On 1 December, confirmation from the Ministry of Justice came through of the appointment by the Minister of Justice in the name of HM the King of the new Vice-President of the Central Committee. This is the Reverend Dr Catriona Laing. She succeeds Canon Stephen Murray, who resigned as Vice-President in September in order to be appointed as Secretary-General. According to the law of 1875, the members of the Central Committee are appointed by the King of the Belgians on the advice of the Chaplain-President (or in the case of a vacancy for the post of Chaplain-President, on the advice of the Bishop of Gibraltar-in-Europe). We are thrilled to welcome Catriona to the Central Committee: she is chaplain of St Martha and St Mary Leuven (Staff and Councils (anglicanchurchleuven.be)), assistant chaplain of Holy Trinity Brussels (Catriona Laing — Holy Trinity Brussels) and assistant dean of Women's Ministry in the Diocese in Europe (Diocese appoints Dean and Assistant Dean of Women's Ministry - Latest News (anglican.org)). Her academic writing centres especially on Anglican-Muslim relations. Welcome, Catriona!