“New Area Leadership Assignments,” Ensign, Aug. 2011, 76–77
New Area Leadership Assignments
The First Presidency has announced changes in area leadership assignments effective on August 1, 2011. As part of the changes, Elder Tad R. Callister was called to the Presidency of the Seventy. All members of Area Presidencies are members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy.
Presidency of the Seventy
Ronald A. Rasband
Assists in All Areas
Steven E. Snow
1. Utah North
2. Utah Salt Lake City
3. Utah South
Walter F. González
4. North America Southeast
L. Whitney Clayton
5. North America Northwest
6. North America West
Jay E. Jensen
7. North America Northeast
Donald L. Hallstrom
8. Idaho
9. North America Central
Tad R. Callister
10. North America Southwest
11. Mexico
Benjamín De Hoyos
First Counselor
Daniel L. Johnson
President
Octaviano Tenorio
Second Counselor
12. Central America
James B. Martino
First Counselor
Enrique R. Falabella
President
Carlos H. Amado
Second Counselor
13. Caribbean
Wilford W. Andersen
First Counselor
Francisco J. Viñas
President
J. Devn Cornish
Second Counselor
14. South America Northwest
Juan A. Uceda
First Counselor
Rafael E. Pino
President
W. Christopher Waddell
Second Counselor
15. Brazil
Carlos A. Godoy
First Counselor
Claudio R. M. Costa
President
Jairo Mazzagardi
Second Counselor
16. Chile
Jorge F. Zeballos
First Counselor
Lawrence E. Corbridge
President
Kent F. Richards
Second Counselor
17. South America South
Marcos A. Aidukaitis
First Counselor
Mervyn B. Arnold
President
Bradley D. Foster
Second Counselor
18. Middle East/Africa North
Bruce D. Porter
Paul B. Pieper
Administered from Headquarters
19. Europe
Gérald Caussé
First Counselor
Erich W. Kopischke
President
José A. Teixeira
Second Counselor
20. Europe East
Larry R. Lawrence
First Counselor
Gregory A. Schwitzer
President
Randall K. Bennett
Second Counselor
21. Asia
Kent D. Watson
First Counselor
Anthony D. Perkins
President
Gerrit W. Gong
Second Counselor
22. Asia North
Michael T. Ringwood
First Counselor
Gary E. Stevenson
President
Koichi Aoyagi
Second Counselor
23. Africa West
Joseph W. Sitati
First Counselor
John B. Dickson
President
Legrand R. Curtis Jr.
Second Counselor
24. Africa Southeast
Ulisses Soares
First Counselor
Dale G. Renlund
President
Carl B. Cook
Second Counselor
25. Philippines
Brent H. Nielson
First Counselor
Michael John U. Teh
President
Ian S. Ardern
Second Counselor
26. Pacific
Kevin W. Pearson
First Counselor
James J. Hamula
President
F. Michael Watson
Second Counselor