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.
Stephen Omollo
Regional Director,
World Vision, East Africa Region
Babatunde Osotimehin
Former Executive Director,
United Nations Population Fund
Etienne Oudot de Dainville
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the World Trade Organization
William R. Pace
Convenor,
Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)
Ji-ah PAIK
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Senén Florensa Palau
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Spain to UNOV and other International Organizations in Vienna
Indra Mani Pandey
Ambassador and Former Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva
Alexandros Papaioannou
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer
Executive Secretary,
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Andrea Pedrazzini
CEO, Publicis Groupe Lausanne,
Former CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
Andrea Perugini
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Italy to The Netherlands
Audra Plepytė
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York
Liselotte Plesner
Ambassador,
Former Permanent Representative of Denmark to International Organizations in Vienna
Mohammad Naeem Poyesh
Current Counselor and DCM, and Former Chargé d’Affaires,
Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the UN in Vienna
Brândușa Predescu
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Romania to The Netherlands
I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Indonesia to The Netherlands
Michael Punke
Current Vice President of Public Policy, Amazon Web Services,
Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the U.S. to the World Trade Organization
Fionnuala Quinlan
Former Ambassador,
Embassy of Ireland to Kenya, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea
John Quinn
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in Geneva
Adriana Quiñones
Head of Human Rights and Development,
UN Women Liaison Office in Geneva
Elena Rafti
Ambassador/Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the UN and other International Organisations in Vienna
Zara Rapoport
Current Gender Equality and Inclusion Specialist, Plan International Asia,
Former Head of Office, Plan International
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
Shefali Razdan Duggal
Former Ambassador,
US Embassy in The Netherlands
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
Madeleine Rees
Former Secretary General,
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
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
Brendan Rogers
Ambassador,
Embassy of Ireland to the Netherlands
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)
Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations and the International Organizations in Vienna
Marie Chantal Rwakazina
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Rwanda to Switzerland and Permanent Representation to the United Nations Office in Geneva
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
Adia Sakiqi
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Albania to The Netherlands
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