decision to cease his functions as a member of the Committee as of 31 December 1999. By a note dated 2 March 2000, the Government of Denmark informed the Secretary-General of its decision to appoint, subject to the tacit approval of half or more of the States parties, Mr. Ole Vedel Rasmussen to serve on the Committee for the remainder of Mr. Sorensen's term on the Committee, which will expire on 31 December 2001. 7. Since none of the States parties to the Convention responded negatively within the six-week period after having been informed by the Secretary-General of the proposed appointment, the Secretary-General considered that the States parties had approved the appointment of Mr. Ole Vedel Rasmussen as a member of the Committee, in accordance with the above-mentioned provisions. The list of the members of the Committee in 2000, with their terms of office, appears in annex IV to the present report. 8. All the members attended the twenty-third and the twenty-fourth sessions of the Committee, except Mr. Silva Henriques Gaspar who attended for two of the three weeks of the twenty-fourth session. D. Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee 9. At the 410th meeting, on 1 May 2000, the five members of the Committee who had been elected at the Seventh Meeting of States parties to the Convention, as well as the newly appointed member, made the solemn declaration upon assuming their duties, in accordance with rule 14 of the rules of procedure. E. Election of officers 10. At the 410th meeting, on 1 May 2000, the Committee elected the following officers for a term of two years, in accordance with article 18, paragraph 1, of the Convention and rules 15 and 16 of the rules of procedure: Chairman: Mr. Peter Burns Vice-Chairmen: Mr. Guibril Camara Mr. Alejandro Gonzalez Poblete Mr. Yu Mengjia Rapporteur: Mr. Sayed Kassem El Masry F. Agendas 11. At its 391st meeting, on 8 November 1999, the Committee adopted the following items listed in the provisional agenda submitted by the Secretary-General in accordance with rule 6 of the rules of procedure (CAT/C/51) as the agenda of its twenty-third session and added a new item, appearing as item 7 below: 1. Adoption of the agenda. 2. Organizational and other matters. 3. Submission of reports by States parties under article 19 of the Convention. 4. Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 19 of the Convention. 5. Consideration of information received under article 20 of the Convention. 6. Consideration of communications under article 22 of the Convention. 2