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.
Erik Brøgger Rasmussen
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Adela Raz
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York
Aviva Raz Shechter
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva
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
Cecilia B. Rebong
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva
Melinda Reed
Former Executive Director,
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Rachael Reilly
Former Geneva Representative,
Women's Refugee Commission
François Rivasseau
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva
Laura Rockwood
Executive Director,
Open Nuclear Network
Martha Rojas Urrego
Secretary General,
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Maria Victoria González Roman
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Spain to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
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)
Alice Ruhweza
Senior Director, Global Policy Influence and Engagement ,
World Wide Fund for Nature International
Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations and the International Organizations in Vienna
Barbara Ryan
Former Director,
Group on Earth Observation
Matthew Rycroft
Current Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development, UK Government,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in New York
Guy Ryder
Director-General,
International Labour Organization
Pilar Saborío de Rocafort
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to International Organizations in Vienna
Richard Sadleir
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Australian Embassy to Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovakia & Slovenia and Permanent Mission to the IAEA, UNODC, CTBTO, UNOOSA & OSCE
Héctor Horacio Salvador
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative.,
Embassy of the Argentine Republic to The Netherlands
Belén Sapag Muñoz de la Peña
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Chile to Austria/Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna
Jarmo Sareva
Former Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in New York
Yvan Savy
Director,
PLAN International France
John Scanlon
Current Special Envoy for African Parks,
Former Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Simona Scarpaleggia
Former CEO, IKEA Switzerland,
Current Head of the Global Initiative The Future of our Work
Milorad Šćepanović
Ambassador,
Former Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations in Geneva
Andrew J. Schofer
Current Co-Chair, OSCE Minsk Group for Nagorno-Karabakh,
Former Chargé d’Affaires, United States Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Nicole Schwab
Former Co-Founder,
EDGE Certified Foundation
Maurizio E. Serra
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva
Syed Tauqir Shah
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the World Trade Organization in Geneva
Abdulla Shahid
President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations General Assembly
Nicole Shampaine
Chargé d’Affaires,
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Kathleen Sherwin
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer,
Women Deliver
Dong-ik Shin
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the International Organizations in Vienna
Michel Sidibé
Executive Director,
UNAIDS
Jack Smith
Specialist Prosecutor,
Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office
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
Christine Stix-Hackl
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Austria to the International Organizations in Vienna
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
Nina Suomalainen
Former Executive Director,
Justice Rapid Response
William Lacy Swing
Former Director-General,
International Organization for Migration