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.
Rev. Dr. Martin Junge
Former General Secretary,
Lutheran World Federation
Päivi Kairamo
Current Ambassador for Counterterrorism Cooperation at the MFA, Former Ambassador of Finland to Turkey,,
Former Ambassador, and Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva and to the World Trade Organization
Misako Kaji
Ambassador of Japan to Croatia , Former Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to International Organizations in Geneva,
and Chairperson of the ILO Governing Body (2015-2016)
Sami Kanaan
Former Mayor,
City of Geneva
Jānis Kārkliņš
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva
Anja Kaspersen
Former Director,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Kirsti Kauppi
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Nazhat Shameem Khan
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva
Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Filloreta Kodra
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations in Geneva
Steffen Kongstad
Current Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Norway to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva
Anna Korka
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in Geneva
Vesna Batistić Kos
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Croatia to the United Nations in Geneva
Deyana Kostadinova
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations in Geneva
Pierre Krähenbühl
Commissioner-General,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Högni S. Kristjánsson
Current Representative, Iceland to EFTA Surveillance Authority's Board,
Former Ambassador, Iceland to the United Nations in Geneva
Andrius Krivas
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in Geneva
Linda Kromjong
Former Secretary-General,
International Organization of Employers
Ajit Kumar
Former Ambassador ,
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in Geneva
Jovan Kurbalija
Director,
DiploFoundation
Marco Lambertini
Former Director General,
World Wide Fund for Nature International (WWF) International
Elisabeth Laurin
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva
Le Thi Tuyet Mai
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organization and other International Organizations in Geneva
Taeho LEE
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Richard Lennane
Executive Director,
Geneva Disarmament Platform
Frances Lisson
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the WTO
Anne-Sophie Lois
Former Senior United Nations Representative New York & Geneva,
Plan International
Jorge Lomonaco
Current Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of Mexico to the Organization of American States,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations in Geneva
François Longchamp
Former President,
Conseil d'État du canton de Genève
Rolf Luyendijk
Former Executive Director,
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
Nazrene Mannie
Former Executive Director,
GAN Global Apprenticeship Network
Sally Mansfield
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Catherine Marchi-Uhel
Former Assistant Secretary-General, Head,
International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism – Syria (IIIM)
Marta Maurás Pérez
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations in Geneva
Peter Maurer
Former President,
International Committee of the Red Cross
George Mina
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Mami Mizutori
Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Benjamin Moeling
Chargé d'Affaires,
Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva
Henri Monceau
Ambassadeur, Ancien Représentant permanent de la Francophonie auprès des Nations Unies et des autres organisations à Genève et à Vienne,
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
Michael Møller
Former Director-General,
United Nations Office at Geneva
Tine Mørch Smith
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
Robert Müller
Former Ambassador, Head of Delegation,
Austria to the Conference on Disarmament
Geert Muylle
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva
Penda A. Naanda
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Georges Nakseu Nguefang
Ancien Représentant Permanent,
Représentation permanente de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie auprès des Nations Unies à Genève, à Vienne et des autres organisations internationales en Suisse
Harald Neple
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva
Dr. Francois Xavier Ngarambe
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva,
Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations in Geneva
Thanh T. Nguyen
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in Geneva