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.
Katharina Stasch
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Jürgen Stock
Former Secretary-General,
INTERPOL
Dr Lachlan Strahan
Former Chargé d’affaires a.i.,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Vojislav Šuc
Former Permanent Representative and President of the Human Rights Council Twelfth Cycle (2018),
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva
William Lacy Swing
Former Director-General,
International Organization for Migration
Elhadj As Sy
Former Secretary-General,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Petteri Taalas
Former Secretary-General,
World Meteorological Organization
Michèle Taylor
Ambassador, Former U.S. Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council,
Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations in Geneva
Dorothy Tembo
Executive Director ad interim,
International Trade Centre
Thani Thongphakdi
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations in Geneva
Stefano Toscano
Former Director,
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Bruce Turner
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
U.S. Mission to the Conference on Disarmament
Tudor Ulianovschi
Current Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Republic of Moldova,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva
Andras Vamos-Goldman
Former Executive Director,
Justice Rapid Response
Marc Vanheukelen
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the European Union to the World Trade Organization
Jos Verbeek
Former Special Representative to the UN and WTO,
World Bank Group Office in Geneva
Adrian Vierita
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations in Geneva
Federico Villegas
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in Geneva
António Vitorino
Former Director-General,
International Organization for Migration
Marilena Viviani
Former Director of the Geneva Liaison Office,
United Nations Children's Fund
Frans Vreeswijk
General Secretary & CEO,
International Electrotechnical Commission
Margareta Wahlstrom
Former Director,
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Scott Weber
Former President,
Interpeace
Marijke Wijnroks
Former Interim Executive Director,
The Global Fund
Chris Williams
Current Director, UN Habitat in New York,
Former Executive Director, Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
Santiago Wills
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Colombia to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Robert Wood
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the U.S. to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Kazuyuki Yamazaki
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Houlin Zhao
Secretary-General,
International Telecommunication Union