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Washington D.C., October 20, 2017 – The Ninth Tripartite Meeting of the Heads of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO), the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) and the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT IGO), took place on 20 October 2017 in Washington, D.C. Hosted by Mr. Patrick Masambu, Director General of ITSO, the meeting was attended by Captain Moin Ahmed, Director General of IMSO and Mr. Piotr Dmochowski-Lipski, Executive Secretary of EUTELSAT IGO. ITSO Director of Legal Affairs, Ms. Renata Brazil David, also participated in the meeting.

Washington, DC, August 28, 2017. The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is pleased to announce that its Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Patrick Masambu, has been invited to be a member of the m-Powering Development Initiative Advisory Board.

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is pleased to announce that its Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Patrick Masambu, has been invited to be a Commissioner of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.

Today marks yet another important milestone in the roadmap of ITSO’s contribution towards achieving the objectives of the global ICT development agenda. Mr. Patrick Masambu, a citizen of Uganda, assumes the post of Director General of ITSO for four years, through July 2021.

The 31st Extraordinary Assembly of Parties (AP-31), during the period 20-23 March 2007 in Paris, France, approved an amendment to Article XII, Paragraph (c)(ii) of the ITSO Agreement in order to protect the Parties’ Common Heritage orbital locations and associated frequency assignments in case of adverse or unforeseen situations.

Washington DC, 14 October 2016 – Today, representatives from 120 member states of the International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (ITSO) concluded their deliberations at the 37th Assembly of Parties. The meeting was held in Washington, D.C. at American University’s Washington College of Law and was chaired by Mr. Nikolai Nikiforov, the Minister of Communications and Mass Media of Russia.