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.
Mary Alice Hayward
Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Management,
International Atomic Energy Agency
Renate Held
Regional Director,
Regional Office of International Organization for Migration
Rolf Heuer
Current President, SESAME Council,
Former Director General, CERN
Christoph Heusgen
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Antonio Hodgers
Former President,
Conseil d'Etat de la République et canton de Genève
Roger Howsley
Co-Founder and Executive Director,
World Institute for Nuclear Security
Sara Hradecky
Former Ambassador of Canada to United Nations Environment (UNEP) and UN-Habitat,
High Commission of Canada in Nairobi
Edwin Huizing
Executive Director,
Hivos
Heidi Hulan
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Canada and Permanent Mission of Canada to the International Organizations in Vienna
Marios Ieronymides
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Cyprus to International Organizations in Vienna
Andreas Ignatiou
Current Ambassador, Cyprus to Portugal,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations in Geneva
Kire Ilioski
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations, OSCE and other International Organizations in Vienna
Hiroshi Inomata
Former Ambassador,
Embassy of Japan to The Netherlands
Selina Jackson
Current Vice President, Global Government Relations and Public Policy at Procter & Gamble,
Former Representative to the UN and WTO for the World Bank Group Office in Geneva
Wolfgang Jamann
Current Executive Director, International Civil Society Centre,
Former Secretary-General/CEO, CARE International
Tehmina Janjua
Current Foreign Secretary of Pakistan,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva
Michel Jarraud
Former Secretary General,
WMO
Morten Jespersen
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva
Simon Jones
Current Director, Dreaming Spires Technology, Ltd.,
Former Director, United Nations International Computing Centre
Marta Eugenia Juarez Ruiz
Former Ambassador ,
Costa Rica to UNEP & UN Habitat
Rev. Dr. Martin Junge
Former General Secretary,
Lutheran World Federation
Sven Jürgenson
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Estonia to the United Nations in New York
Besiana Kadare
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations in New York
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
Päivi Kaukoranta
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative ,
Embassy of Finland to The Netherlands
Kevin Kelly
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Ireland to The Netherlands
Dieudonné Kéré
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to International Organizations in Vienna
Nazhat Shameem Khan
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva
Mohamed Khaled Khiari
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations in New York
Jan Kickert
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York
Lise Kingo
Former CEO & Executive Director,
United Nations Global Compact
Mitsuru Kitano
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna
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
Janez Kopač
Director,
Energy Community Secretariat
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)
Martin Kreutner
Dean & Executive Secretary,
International Anti-Corruption Academy
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