Alumni
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
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés
Former President,
United Nations General Assembly
Alumni
Jan Beagle
Current Director-General of the International Development Law Organization in Rome,
Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance
Global Board
Pennelope Beckles
Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Trinidad & Tobago to the United Nations, New York
Alumni
Marc-André Blanchard
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Katalin Annamária Bogyay
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Volkan Bozkir
President of the 75th United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations General Assembly
Alumni
Harald Braun
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Geraldine Byrne Nason
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Kathy Calvin
Former President and CEO,
United Nations Foundation
Alumni
Peter Drennan
Under-Secretary-General,
UN Department of Safety and Security
Alumni
Grete Faremo
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director,
UNOPS
Alumni
Guillermo Fernández de Soto Valderrama
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Laura Flores Herrera
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Henrietta Fore
Executive Director,
UNICEF
Alumni
John Frank
Former Vice President, UN Affairs,
Microsoft
Alumni
Andrew Gilmour
Former Assistant Secretary-General,
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Alumni
Juan José Gómez Camacho
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Elliott Harris
Former Assistant Secretary-General,
UN Environment
Alumni
Tore Hattrem
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Christoph Heusgen
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Sven Jürgenson
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Estonia to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Besiana Kadare
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Kyung-wha Kang
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea,
Former Under Secretary-General/Senior Adviser on Policy of the United Nations
Alumni
Mohamed Khaled Khiari
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Jan Kickert
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Lise Kingo
Former CEO & Executive Director,
United Nations Global Compact
Alumni
Darja Bavdaž Kuret
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Miroslav Lajčák
Former President,
UN General Assembly
Alumni
Mark Lowcock
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator,
United Nations OCHA
Alumni
Anna Macdonald
Former Director,
Control Arms
Alumni
Robert Mardini
Former Permanent Observer of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the United Nations,
Current Director-General of the ICRC
Alumni
Maria Emma Mejía Vélez
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Juan Carlos Mendoza García
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General,
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Alumni
Martín Garcia Moritán
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Raimonda Murmokaitė
Current Director, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Nguyen Phuong Nga
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Babatunde Osotimehin
Former Executive Director,
United Nations Population Fund
Alumni
Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer
Executive Secretary,
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Alumni
Ib Petersen
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Audra Plepytė
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Zara Rapoport
Current Gender Equality and Inclusion Specialist, Plan International Asia,
Former Head of Office, Plan International
Alumni
Adela Raz
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Matthew Rycroft
Current Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development, UK Government,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Abdulla Shahid
President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations General Assembly
Alumni
Kathleen Sherwin
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer,
Women Deliver
Alumni
Philip Spoerri
Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation,
International Committee of the Red Cross