International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.

Alumni
Pamela Hamamoto

Pamela Hamamoto

Former Ambassador, U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Michael Møller

Michael Møller

Former Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
Alumni
Arancha González

Arancha González

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Former Executive Director, International Trade Centre
Alumni
Monique van Daalen

Monique van Daalen

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations in Geneva
Global Board
Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Executive Director, UN‐Habitat
Alumni
Sahle-Work Zewde

Sahle-Work Zewde

Current President of Ethiopia, Former Director General, United Nations Office at Nairobi
Alumni
Kyung-wha Kang

Kyung-wha Kang

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, Former Under Secretary-General/Senior Adviser on Policy of the United Nations
Alumni
Anne-Sophie Lois

Anne-Sophie Lois

Former Senior United Nations Representative New York & Geneva, Plan International
Alumni
Margot Wallström

Margot Wallström

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
Alumni
Yvette Stevens

Yvette Stevens

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés

María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés

Former President, United Nations General Assembly
Global Board
Pennelope Beckles

Pennelope Beckles

Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Trinidad & Tobago to the United Nations, New York
Global Board
Chad Blackman, LLB, LLM, ACIArb

Chad Blackman, LLB, LLM, ACIArb

Former Ambassador & Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations in Geneva
Global Board
Lisa Helfand

Lisa Helfand

Former Ambassador, Embassy of Canada to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Alumni
Jean Kimani

Jean Kimani

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative, Kenya Permanent Mission to UN-Habitat
Alumni
Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta

Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organisations
Alumni
Mohammed Abdiker

Mohammed Abdiker

Former Regional Director, International Organization for Migration/UN Migration, East and Horn of Africa
Alumni
Maria Assunta Accili

Maria Assunta Accili

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Italy to International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Dr Kesete Admasu

Dr Kesete Admasu

Former CEO, RBM Partnership to End Malaria
Alumni
Carmel Agius

Carmel Agius

President, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Alumni
Asim Ahmed

Asim Ahmed

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Gustavo Eduardo Ainchil

Gustavo Eduardo Ainchil

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna , Permanent Representation of Argentina to the International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Leena Al-Hadid

Leena Al-Hadid

Ambassador, Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Vienna
Alumni
Alexandros Alexandris

Alexandros Alexandris

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa

Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa

Former Ambassador and Permanent Delegate, Permanent Delegation of Peru to UNESCO
Alumni
Olga Algayerova

Olga Algayerova

Former Executive Secretary & Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Alumni
Alessandro Cortese

Alessandro Cortese

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Maria Teresa T. Almojuela

Maria Teresa T. Almojuela

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the Conference on Disarmament
Alumni
Yukiya Amano

Yukiya Amano

Former Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
Alumni
Kim Andersen

Kim Andersen

Former President, World Sailing
Alumni
Kjersti E. Andersen

Kjersti E. Andersen

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Norway to the International Organisations in Vienna
Alumni
Kristján Andri Stefánsson

Kristján Andri Stefánsson

Former Permanent Representative to the OECD and UNESCO, Embassy of Iceland
Alumni
Bente Angell-Hansen

Bente Angell-Hansen

Current President, EFTA Surveillance Authority , Former Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Norway to International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Makeda Antoine-Cambridge

Makeda Antoine-Cambridge

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Alumni
Mikael Anzén

Mikael Anzén

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the WTO , Permanent Mission of Sweden
Alumni
Alanna Armitage

Alanna Armitage

Current Regional Director, UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Former Director, UNFPA Geneva Office
Alumni
Kristín A. Árnadóttir

Kristín A. Árnadóttir

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent Mission of Iceland in Vienna
Alumni
Harald Aspelund

Harald Aspelund

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Mohamed Auajjar

Mohamed Auajjar

Current Minister of Justice, Kingdom of Morocco, Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Roberto Azevêdo

Roberto Azevêdo

Director-General, World Trade Organization
Alumni
Christian Friis Bach

Christian Friis Bach

Current Secretary-General, Danish Refugee Council, Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Alumni
Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Alumni
Salman Bal

Salman Bal

Former Director, Ambassador, Centre d'Accueil de la Genève Internationale
Alumni
Monique Barbut

Monique Barbut

Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Alumni
Veronika Bard

Veronika Bard

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Sheikh Mohammed Belal

Sheikh Mohammed Belal

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Bangladesh to The Netherlands
Alumni
Andrej Benedejčič

Andrej Benedejčič

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Fatou Bensouda

Fatou Bensouda

Prosecutor, International Criminal Court