International Leaders
Klaus ToepferFormer United Nations Undersecretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme |
Muhammad YunusRecipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Muhammad Yunus is internationally recognized for his work in poverty alleviation and the empowerment of poor women |
Dominique de VillepinPrime Minister of the French Republic 2005-2007 |
Mikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevPresident of the Soviet Union & Nobel Peace Prize Winner |
Vaclav KlausPresident of the Czech Republic |
Joschka FischerFormer German Vice-Chancellor and a leading figure in the German Green Party |
Bertie AhernIreland’s Prime Minister from 1997-2008 |
Guenter VerheugenFormer Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Enlargement, Enterprise and Industry |
Ernesto ZedilloDr. Ernesto Zedillo served as President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000. Currently, he is head of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization |
Lech WalesaFormer President of Poland and Nobel Laureate |
Irene KhanAn international thought leader on human rights and humanitarian issues |
Göran PerssonPrime Minister of Sweden 1996 - 2006 |
Frederik Willem De KlerkNobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993 |
Geir HaardeFormer Prime Minister of Iceland |
John KufuorFormer President of Ghana (2001-2009) |
Mary RobinsonFormer President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
Martti AhtisaariDecember 2008, Mr. Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize |
Aleksander KwasniewskiFormer President of the Republic of Poland (1995 – 2005) |
Jacques DelorsPresident of the European Commission, the executive body of the European Community (EC) from 1985 to 1995 |
Charlie McCreevyEU Commissioner for Internal Market and Services (2004- 2010), Former Minister (Finance; Tourism; Social Welfare), Ireland |
Lionel JospinServed as Prime Minister of France, during the third "cohabitation", under Jacques Chirac, from 1997 to 2002 |
Heizo TakenakaA Japanese economist and retired politician, last serving as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and former Minister of State for Financial Services |
Jagdish BhagwatiSpecial Adviser to the UN on Globalization, and External Adviser to the WTO |
Michel Camdessus - EnglishFormer Chairman of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
Dr Helmut KohlBundeskanzler a. D. |
Vaclav HavelWriter and Dramatist; One of the first Spokesmen for Charter 77; Leading Figure of the Velvet Revolution of 1989; Last President of Czechoslovakia; and First President of the Czech Republic |
Rodrigo RatoFormer Director General of the IMF and Vice President of Spain and current President of Caja Madrid |
Pat CoxPresident of the European Parliament between 2002 - 2004 |
Jesse Louis Jackson Sr.Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. is a Civil Rights activist, clergyman, and prominent African American leader in the United States |
Hanna SuchockaFormer Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and Member of the Board of Governors of the European Cultural Foundation |
John BrutonCurrent EU Ambassador to Washington - Former Prime Minister of Ireland and a former President in office of the European Council |
Jacques SanterFormer Prime Minister of Luxembourg, President of the European Commission (1995-1999) and President of the World Bank |
Gro Harlem BrundtlandFormer Director of the World Health Organization and Prime Minister of Norway |
Ricardo LagosLatin American Leader, former Chilean President - In May 2007, Mr Lagos was appointed UN special envoy on Climate Change by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon |
Fidel RamosFormer President of the Philippines |
Jean-Luc DehaeneFormer Vice-Chairman of the Convention on the Future of Europe and Prime Minister of Belgium |
Wim KokPrime Minister of The Netherlands 1994-2002 and Chairman of the European Employment Taskforce |
Oscar Arias SánchezFormer President of Costa Rica and Nobel Laureate |
Eduardo AninatDeputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from December 1999 to June 2003 and Former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the IMF and World Bank 1995-96 |
James P. RubinFormer Assistant Secretary of State and Chief Spokesman, The State Department |
