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.
Bahtijors Hasans
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Tore Hattrem
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York
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
Martin Bille Hermann
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in New York
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
Piotr Hofmanski
Former President,
International Criminal Court
Laura S.H. Holgate
Former Ambassador,
U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna
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
Ivana Hrdlickova
President,
Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)
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
Thilmeeza Hussain
Former Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations and Special Envoy to the President of the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the UN
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
Anna Jardfelt
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Sweden 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
Ingrid Maria Johansen
Former CEO,
SOS Children's Villages International
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
Mona Juul
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway 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)
Katrina Kaktina
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Latvia to the International Organisations in Vienna
Sami Kanaan
Former Mayor,
City of Geneva
Jānis Kārkliņš
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva
Barry Kashambo
Former Regional Director,
International Civil Aviation Organization
Anja Kaspersen
Former Director,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Päivi Kaukoranta
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative ,
Embassy of Finland to The Netherlands
Kirsti Kauppi
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Kevin Kelly
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Ireland to The Netherlands
Gerard Keown
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of Ireland to the OECD and UNESCO
Dieudonné Kéré
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to International Organizations in Vienna
Giancarlo Kessler
Ambassador and Permanent Representative ,
Swiss Delegation to the OECD
Afshan Khan
Former Director Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Special Coordinator for the refugee and migrant response in Europe,
UNICEF
Nazhat Shameem Khan
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva