Mr. John Buckley was born in Perth, and has a BA (Hons) from the University of Adelaide.

Mr. Buckley is a senior career officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He joined the then Department of Foreign Affairs in 1973. His appointments in Australian missions have been in Jakarta as Third Secretary (1973-75), Bangkok as First Secretary (1979-82) and Minister at the GATT Mission in Geneva (1992-95). From 1985-89 Mr. Buckley was with the Department of Finance.

Before coming to Manila in March 1999, Mr. Buckley was the First Assistant Secretary, Passports, Services and Security Division in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra.

Mr. Buckley is married with two children.

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS AS OF MAY 31, 2000


BEGINNING BALANCE: May 01, 2000 ………….................................... P 54,607.91

RECEIPTS;

Fines ...................................................................... P 7,180.00
Annual dues .........................................................… . 4,450.00
Bank interest ............................................................. 1,997.92
Sale on tapes on Valentines & 40th Anniversary ...... 1,500.00
Anniversary assessment ........................................... 1,400.00
Admission fee/Rotary Pin ............................................. 700.00
X'mas assessment ....................................................... 200.00
Induction assessment .................................................. 100.00
Valentine assessment .......................................…....... 100.00     17,627.92
Fund Transfer (Time to current account).…………................…………..... 40,000.00

TOTAL…………..................................................................................... P112,235.83

DISBURSEMENTS:

Project expense:
Vocational awards ....................... P 12,000.00
Emergency 2000....................……..... 1,534.50
Dengue Information Seminar ,.........….. 988.00
Operation Tuli................................….… 945.00
Freight of 37 doz donated shovels...... 1,480.00…..16,947.50
Office expense (PLDT, transportation, xerox,
postage, pictures)...................................…....…....….. 7,478.41
Sec. aide's salary ..............................……........……... 6,040.00
Meals of special guests & sec. aide …................……. 2,980.50
SSS contribution ...........………….....….................…….. 638.10     34,084.51

CASH IN BANK AS OF MAY 31, 2000 .................................................... P 78.151.32

Committee, Sponsorship committee, Youth Exchange Committee, Literacy Promotion Task forc and Environmental concerns task Force.
2. The following five topics are recommended for discussion at the 2000-2001 Rotary Institutes:
a. Sustaining and/or growing a club's membership base
b. Polio eradication
c. Utilizing task forces to support key interests
d. Role of public relations at increasing membership in Rotary clubs
e. Consolidating districts.

    .....Philippine Rotary Magazine, May 2000 Issue