Decision on the first item on the agenda: Election of the Officers of the Governing Body for 2008–09
The Governing Body elected His Excellency, Ambassador Zdzislaw Rapacki of the Republic of Poland as Chairperson of the Governing Body for the 2008–09 period.
The Governing Body re-elected Mr Daniel Funes de Rioja (Employer, Argentine Republic) and Sir Roy Trotman (Worker, Barbados) as Employer and Worker Vice-Chairpersons, respectively, of the Governing Body for the 2008–09 period.