A/HRC/1/L.10 page 6 C. Election of officers 7. At the informal consultations on preparations for the first session of the Council, held on 18 May 2006, the States members of the Council agreed on the following statement in connection with the election of officers: “We agree to the designation of the first Chair of the Human Rights Council to be from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States. “We agree that the Bureau will comprise one Chair and four Vice-Chairs, on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, with one Vice-Chair also acting as Rapporteur. “The Chair-designate, as a matter of priority and expeditiously, will hold consultations on the remaining related issues, inter alia, the principle of geographic rotation for the Council’s Chairmanship from four regions, other than the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, starting from next year.” 8. At the 1st meeting, on 19 June 2006, the Council decided that its officers would be known as President and Vice-President. At the same meeting, the Council, on the basis of the above agreement, elected the following officers by acclamation: 9. President: Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba (Mexico) Vice-Presidents: Mr. Tomáš Husák (Czech Republic) Mr. Mohammed Loulichki (Morocco) Mr. Blaise Godet (Switzerland) Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Musa Burayzat (Jordan) At the same meeting, a statement in connection with the election of officers was made by the representative of Brazil (on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States). 10. Also at the same meeting, the President of the Human Rights Council, Mr. Luis Alfonso de Alba, made a statement.