Champions
Leadership Network
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.
Sebastian Groth
Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles,
Embassy of Germany
Christian Grønbech-Jensen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Denmark to the international organizations in Vienna
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Fabricio Guariglia
Director, The Hague Office,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Christian Guillermet Fernández
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Einar Gunnarsson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Riaz Hamidullah
Ambassador,
Embassy of Bangladesh in the Netherlands
Casey Harden
General Secretary,
World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Astrid Harz
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the OPCW,
Austrian Embassy The Hague
Bahtijors Hasans
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Piotr Hofmanski
President,
International Criminal Court
Laura S.H. Holgate
Ambassador,
U.S. Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General ,
International Labour Organization
Ivana Hrdlickova
President,
Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)
Thilmeeza Hussain
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
Julia Imene-Chanduru
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Stephen Jackson
UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya,
Kenya Resident Coordinator's Office
Anna Jardfelt
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva
Blanca Jiménez Cisneros
Ambassador,
Embassy of Mexico in France
Ingrid Maria Johansen
CEO,
SOS Children's Villages International
Mathu Joyini
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in New York
Katrina Kaktina
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Latvia to the International Organisations in Vienna
Natalia Kanem
Executive Director,
UNFPA
Gerard Keown
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of Ireland to the OECD and UNESCO
Giancarlo Kessler
Ambassador and Permanent Representative ,
Swiss Delegation to the OECD
Karim A.A. Khan KC
Prosecutor,
International Criminal Court
Atul Khare
Under Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Operational Support
Corinne Kitsell
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to IAEA and CTBTO,
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna
Lotte Knudsen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the European Union to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Csaba Kőrösi
President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations General Assembly
Khalid Koser
Executive Director,
Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
Philippe Kridelka
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in New York
Rachael Kupka
Executive Director,
Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP)
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Peace Operations
Paul Ladd
Director,
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
Frances Galatia Lanitou Williams
Ambassador,
Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus
Emmanuelle Larroque
Chief Executive Officer,
Social Builder
Philippe Lazzarini
Commissioner-General,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Le Thi Tuyet Mai
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organization and other International Organizations in Geneva
Dorothée Le Fraper du Hellen
Head of Defence Office ,
Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Antje Leendertse
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Niamh Leinwather
Secretary General,
Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Analisa Leonor Balares
Chair & Chief Innovation Architect,
Womensphere Interactive + Womensphere Foundation
Debora Lepre
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna
Aiga Liepina
Ambassador,
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Netherlands
Michael W. Lodge
Permanent Observer, Secretary-General,
International Seabed Authority
Raymond Loretan
President,
Diplomatic Club of Geneva
Artur Lorkowski
Director,
Energy Community