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
Thanh T. Nguyen
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Mxolisi Nkosi
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other international organizations in Switzerland
Alumni
Dato' Nadzirah Osman
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Etienne Oudot de Dainville
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the World Trade Organization
Alumni
Ji-ah PAIK
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Indra Mani Pandey
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva
Alumni
Alexandros Papaioannou
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Alumni
Geir Otto Pedersen
UN Special Envoy for Syria,
UN Office of the Special Envoy for Syria
Alumni
Andrea Pedrazzini
CEO, Publicis Groupe Lausanne,
Former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
Alumni
John Quinn
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Adriana Quiñones
Head of Human Rights and Development,
UN Women Liaison Office in Geneva
Alumni
Erik Brøgger Rasmussen
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Aviva Raz Shechter
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Carl Reaich
Current Divisional Manager of the Consular Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade,
Former Acting Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Cecilia B. Rebong
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Madeleine Rees
Former Secretary General,
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Alumni
Rachael Reilly
Former Geneva Representative,
Women's Refugee Commission
Alumni
Jean-Pierre Reymond
Executive Director,
2050Today
Alumni
François Rivasseau
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Martha Rojas Urrego
Secretary General,
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Alumni
Joachim Rücker
Current Founder, Joachim Rücker Consulting,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva, Former President of the UN Human Rights Council (2015)
Alumni
Marie Chantal Rwakazina
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Rwanda to Switzerland and Permanent Representation to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Alumni
Barbara Ryan
Former Director,
Group on Earth Observation
Alumni
Jarmo Sareva
Former Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Alumni
John Scanlon
Current Special Envoy for African Parks,
Former Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Alumni
Simona Scarpaleggia
Former CEO, IKEA Switzerland,
Current Head of the Global Initiative The Future of our Work
Alumni
Milorad Šćepanović
Ambassador,
Former Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Nicole Schwab
Former Co-Founder,
EDGE Certified Foundation
Alumni
Désirée Schweitzer
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Maurizio E. Serra
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Nikhil Seth
Former Executive Director,
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Alumni
Syed Tauqir Shah
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the World Trade Organization in Geneva
Alumni
Michel Sidibé
Executive Director,
UNAIDS
Alumni
Peter Sørensen
Former Head of the Delegation,
Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Sabina Stadler Repnik
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Darius Staniulis
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Katharina Stasch
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Charlotte Stemmer
Head of Geneva Office and UN Representative,
Plan International
Alumni
Jürgen Stock
Former Secretary-General,
INTERPOL
Alumni
Dr Lachlan Strahan
Former Chargé d’affaires a.i.,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
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
Alumni
William Lacy Swing
Former Director-General,
International Organization for Migration
Alumni
Elhadj As Sy
Former Secretary-General,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Alumni
Petteri Taalas
Former Secretary-General,
World Meteorological Organization
Alumni
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
Alumni
Dorothy Tembo
Executive Director ad interim,
International Trade Centre
Alumni
Ibrahim Thiaw
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)