Common use of CLOSING REMARKS Clause in Contracts

CLOSING REMARKS. 21.1 The Vice-chair thanked everybody who had taken part in the meeting, the Secretariat, the technical staff, the interpreters, the stenographers, and everyone else involved in meeting organisation. She welcomed the new appointees to ACAP positions. The Vice-chair then reflected on her close working relationship and friendship with the out-going Chair, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇. She thanked him for his outstanding contribution to ▇▇▇▇’s work and wished him well in his future endeavours. 21.2 Many other delegates then expressed their thanks to the Chair for his dedicated work on behalf of ▇▇▇▇. 21.3 The Chair, in his closing remarks, described his experiences as AC Chair and how much he had learned from this role. He recalled the many experiences and friendships around the world that had come his way through his ACAP work. He highlighted the progress achieved by the Agreement over this period and noted challenges ahead. The Chair also recalled the excellent contribution to ACAP’s work by ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (who has left his position as Co-convenor of the SBWG to manage the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Island mouse eradication project) and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇’s honorary Information Officer, who has given years of dedication to the Agreement and will be retiring in mid-2022. Finally, the Chair thanked all ACAP officials for their hard work and dedication, and reiterated the Vice-chair’s thanks to all involved in running the meeting. 21.4 The Advisory Committee thanked the Chair and Vice-chair for their excellent stewardship during the meeting.