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.
Alejandro Solano Ortiz
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the International Organizations in Vienna
Erik Solheim
Former Executive Director,
UN Environment
Martin Sørby
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Royal Norwegian Embassy in The Hague
Peter Sørensen
Former Head of the Delegation,
Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva
Philip Spoerri
Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation,
International Committee of the Red Cross
Sabina Stadler Repnik
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva
Katharina Stasch
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Carsten Staur
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Delegation of Denmark to the OECD and UNESCO
Achim Steiner
Administrator,
UNDP
Christine Stix-Hackl
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Austria to the International Organizations in Vienna
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
Bård Ivar Svendsen
Former Ambassador,
Royal Norwegian Embassy The Hague
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
Cho Tae-Yul
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York
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
Ibrahim Thiaw
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations
Thani Thongphakdi
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations in Geneva
Hannele Tikkanen
Chargé d’Affaires,
Former Permanent Representative of Finland to the OSCE
Stefano Toscano
Former Director,
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Bruce Turner
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
U.S. Mission to the Conference on Disarmament
Leigh Turner
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna
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
Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu
Under-Secretary-General for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States,
United Nations
Ian Vale
Former Regional Director for East and Southern Africa,
Save the Children
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
Caroline Vicini
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden,
Embassy of Sweden to Kenya, UNEP and UN-HABITAT
Mauro Vieira
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in New York
Adrian Vierita
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations in Geneva
Esther Monterrubio Villar
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Spain to UNOV and other International Organizations in Vienna
Julia Emma Villatoro Tario (In Memoriam)
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the International Organisations in Vienna
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
Alexander von Rosenbach
Former Interim Director,
International Centre for Counter-Terrorism
Vladimir Voronkov
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)
Frans Vreeswijk
General Secretary & CEO,
International Electrotechnical Commission
Vladimir Vučinić
Former Ambassador, Chargé d'affaires a.i.,
Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations
Margareta Wahlstrom
Former Director,
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Heinz Walker-Nederkoorn
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Switzerland to The Netherlands
Elizabeth Ward Neiman
Former Ambassador,
Embassy of Panama to the Kingdom of the Netherlands