Alumni
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together female & male decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
Alicia Buenrostro Massieu
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Mexico to International Organizations in Vienna
Ivita Burmistre
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative ,
Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Latvia to the OECD and UNESCO
Philippe Burrin
Director,
Graduate Institute Geneva
Nan Buzard
Current Head of Innovation, International Committee of the Red Cross,
Former Executive Director, International Council of Voluntary Agencies
Geraldine Byrne Nason
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in New York
Kate Byrnes
Current Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy Athens,
Former Chargé d’Affaires, United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Kathy Calvin
Former President and CEO,
United Nations Foundation
Arianna Calza Bini
Director,
Gender and Mine Action Programme
Mehmet Ferden Çarıkçı
Current Ambassador, Embassy of Turkey in Vienna ,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in Geneva
Dr. Margaret Chan
Former Director-General,
World Health Organization
Alison Chartres
Former Australian High Commissioner to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, Ambassador to Burundi; designate to Somalia ,
Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat
Siddharth Chatterjee
UN Resident Coordinator,
Kenya
Kyeonglim Choi
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in Geneva
Marcelo Cima
Current Ambassador of Argentina to Belgium,
Former Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels and to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Mame Baba Cisse
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations in Geneva
Maria Cleofe Natividad
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Philippine Embassy and Permanent Mission
Sue Coates
Executive Director,
Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council
Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the International Organisations in Vienna
Pedro Afonso Comissário
Ambassador/Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nations in Geneva
Crispin Conroy
Former Ambassador, Permanent Observer,
International Chamber of Commerce
Regina Maria Cordeiro Dunlop
Ambassador ,
Embassy of Brazil to The Netherlands
Alberto Pedro D'Alotto
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in Geneva
Hans-Joachim Daerr
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva
Suraya Dalil
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in Geneva
Amado Philip de Andrés
Regional Representative, Regional Office for Eastern Africa and the Horn,
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Stephen de Boer
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization
Bertrand de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele
Current Ambassador, Embassy of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva
Staffan de Mistura
Former Special Envoy for Syria,
Office of the Special Envoy of The Secretary-General for Syria
Willys Delvalle
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Panama to The Netherlands
Jillian Dempster
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations in Geneva
Simonetta Di Pippo
Director,
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
René Rosager Dinesen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Vienna
Oxana Domenti
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva
Philippe Donckel
Current Counselor and Former Chargé d’affaires,
Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to International Organizations in Vienna
Peter Drennan
Under-Secretary-General,
UN Department of Safety and Security
Olivier Dubois
Head of Regional Delegation ,
International Committee of the Red Cross in Nairobi
Chi Dzung Duong
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Jan Dusik
Director,
UN Environment Europe Office
Christian Dussey
Director,
Geneva Center for Security Policy
Renata Dwan
Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Mark Dybul
Current Inaugural Faculty Director, Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health and Equality,
Former Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Chile Eboe-Osuji
President,
International Criminal Court
Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Vienna
Helen Eduards
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Sweden to International Organizations in Vienna
Alice Edwards
Head of Secretariat,
Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI)
Olufemi Elias
Registrar,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)
Patricia Espinosa
Former Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Manor Eviatar
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva