Champions | International Gender Champions

International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together female & male decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director-General, World Health Organization

Fabiola Gianotti

Director-General, European Organization for Nuclear Research

Aldrik Gierveld

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations in Vienna

Naor Gilon

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Israel to The Netherlands

Ricardo González Arenas

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations Office in Geneva

Filippo Grandi

High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Dr. Thomas Greminger

Secretary General, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Philip Griffiths

Head of Secretariat, The Wassenaar Arrangement

Rafael Mariano Grossi

Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Thomas Guerber

Director, DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

Angel Gurría

Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Francis Gurry

Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization

Andrea Gustovic-Ercegovac

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Croatia to The Netherlands

Terhi Hakala

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva

David Hall

Ambassador and Resident Representative to the IAEA, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna

Pirkko Hämäläinen

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Finland to the International Organisations in Vienna

Casey Harden

General Secretary, World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)

Lisa Helfand

Ambassador, Embassy of Canada to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Martin Bille Hermann

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in New York

Dr. Christoph Heusgen

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York

Antonio Hodgers

President, Conseil d'Etat de la République et canton de Genève

Hidehisa Horinouchi

Ambassador, Embassy of Japan to The Netherlands

Roger Howsley

Co-Founder and Executive Director, World Institute for Nuclear Security

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

Morten Jespersen

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva

Wayne Jordash

Managing Partner, Global Rights Compliance

Marta Eugenia Juarez Ruiz

Ambassador , Costa Rica to UNEP & UN Habitat

Rev. Dr. Martin Junge

General Secretary, Lutheran World Federation

Sven Jürgenson

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Estonia to the United Nations in New York

Mona Juul

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York

Sigrid Kaag

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Government of Netherlands

Besiana Kadare

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Albania to the United Nations in New York

Jānis Kārkliņš

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva

George C. Kasoulides

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus in Geneva

Päivi Kaukoranta

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

Giancarlo Kessler

Ambassador and Permanent Representative , Swiss Delegation to the OECD

Nazhat Shameem Khan

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva

Atul Khare

Under Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Operational Support

Mukhisa Kituyi

Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Vesna Batistić Kos

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Croatia to the United Nations in Geneva

Khalid Koser

Executive Director, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

Deyana Kostadinova

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations in Geneva

Andrius Krivas

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in Geneva

Mikaela Kumlin Granit

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Vienna

Darja Bavdaž Kuret

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations in New York

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Peace Operations