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.
Alumni
Aviva Raz Shechter
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
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
Alumni
Cecilia B. Rebong
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Melinda Reed
Former Executive Director,
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Alumni
Madeleine Rees
Former Secretary General,
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Alumni
Rachael Reilly
Former Geneva Representative,
Women's Refugee Commission
Alumni
François Rivasseau
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Laura Rockwood
Executive Director,
Open Nuclear Network
Alumni
Brendan Rogers
Ambassador,
Embassy of Ireland to the Netherlands
Alumni
Martha Rojas Urrego
Secretary General,
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Alumni
Maria Victoria González Roman
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Spain to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Alumni
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)
Alumni
Miguel Camilo Ruiz Blanco
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations and the International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Marie Chantal Rwakazina
Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Rwanda to Switzerland and Permanent Representation to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Alumni
Barbara Ryan
Former Director,
Group on Earth Observation
Alumni
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
Alumni
Guy Ryder
Director-General,
International Labour Organization
Alumni
Pilar Saborío de Rocafort
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Richard Sadleir
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Australian Embassy to Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Slovakia & Slovenia and Permanent Mission to the IAEA, UNODC, CTBTO, UNOOSA & OSCE
Alumni
Adia Sakiqi
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Albania to The Netherlands
Alumni
Héctor Horacio Salvador
Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative.,
Embassy of the Argentine Republic to The Netherlands
Alumni
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
Alumni
Jarmo Sareva
Former Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Alumni
Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Yvan Savy
Director,
PLAN International France
Alumni
John Scanlon
Current Special Envoy for African Parks,
Former Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Alumni
Simona Scarpaleggia
Former CEO, IKEA Switzerland,
Current Head of the Global Initiative The Future of our Work
Alumni
Milorad Šćepanović
Ambassador,
Former Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Helga Maria Schmid
Former Secretary General,
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Alumni
Götz Schmidt-Bremme
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the International Organisations in Vienna
Alumni
Andrew J. Schofer
Current Co-Chair, OSCE Minsk Group for Nagorno-Karabakh,
Former Chargé d’Affaires, United States Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Nicole Schwab
Former Co-Founder,
EDGE Certified Foundation
Alumni
Maurizio E. Serra
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Syed Tauqir Shah
Former Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the World Trade Organization in Geneva
Alumni
Abdulla Shahid
President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations General Assembly
Alumni
Nicole Shampaine
Chargé d’Affaires,
U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Kathleen Sherwin
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer,
Women Deliver
Alumni
Dong-ik Shin
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Michel Sidibé
Executive Director,
UNAIDS
Alumni
Olof Skoog
Ambassador, Former Head of Delegation,
Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Jack Smith
Specialist Prosecutor,
Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office
Alumni
Alejandro Solano Ortiz
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the International Organizations in Vienna
Alumni
Erik Solheim
Former Executive Director,
UN Environment
Alumni
Martin Sørby
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Royal Norwegian Embassy in The Hague
Alumni
Peter Sørensen
Former Head of the Delegation,
Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Philip Spoerri
Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation,
International Committee of the Red Cross
Alumni
Sabina Stadler Repnik
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Carsten Staur
Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Delegation of Denmark to the OECD and UNESCO