11.        Members of the Council will be invited and approved by the Chinese government to serve on the Council. The Chinese Government shall consult with the primary donor country when selecting any new international members.

12.        The term of Council Membership shall be five years. A Member may be replaced before the end of this term if the Member resigns for personal reasons, or does not perform his or her duties, or no longer meets the requirements of the Council. These changes shall be adopted by the Bureau Meeting of the Council and reported to the Council’s Annual General Meeting.

Ⅴ. The Bureau and the Bureau Meeting

13.        The Council has a Bureau, which will consist of the Chairperson, Executive Vice Chairpersons, Vice Chairpersons and Secretary General.

14.        The Bureau Meeting will be established and co-chaired by the Executive Vice Chairpersons to serve as the executive body of the Council. The members of the Bureau Meeting include the Executive Vice Chairpersons, Vice Chairpersons and the Secretary General. The executive responsibilities of the Bureau Meeting are to:

1)        Consider and adopt changes to the Council Membership

2)        Make decisions on the Annual General Meeting themes and dates

3)        Approve the tentative agenda for each Annual General Meeting

4)        Approve the themes to be studied by Task Forces

5)        Give guidance on major strategic issues facing the Council, including major new initiatives to be undertaken by the Council.

6)        Endorse the general annual Work Plan of the Council

7)        Approve the annual Work Report presented by the Secretary General

15.        A quorum of the Bureau Meeting shall be a majority of its members, including both Chinese and international members.

16.        The Bureau may invite the Deputy Secretary Generals, the director of the Secretariat, the head of the Secretariat International Support Office, the Chief Advisors, or other guests to participate in the Bureau Meeting as observers as required.

17.        The Bureau Meeting will hold annually in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting. 

18.        Between Bureau Meetings, the Executive Vice Chairpersons, in consultation with other Bureau Meeting members, will make decisions on matters that require the authority of the Bureau and cannot wait for the next Bureau meeting.  These matters include Council membership, significant changes to the annual work-plan, changes to decisions on the AGM theme or dates, changes to Task Force themes, or other decisions of major strategic importance.  The Secretary General will bring proposals for decisions of this nature to the Executive Vice Chairpersons.