وحتى قبل أن يصبح مساعداً للمفوض السامي لشؤون اللاجئين، كان يشترك عن كثب في عمل هذه اللجنة، وخاصة عندما كان أمينها.
Even before becoming Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees, he had been closely involved in the work of this Committee, not least during the period when he was its Secretary.