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
Pamela Hamamoto

Pamela Hamamoto

Former Ambassador, U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Arancha González

Arancha González

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain, Former Executive Director, International Trade Centre
Alumni
Monique van Daalen

Monique van Daalen

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Rosemary McCarney

Rosemary McCarney

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Stephen de Boer

Stephen de Boer

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization
Alumni
Guy Ryder

Guy Ryder

Director-General, International Labour Organization
Alumni
Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Alumni
Yvette Stevens

Yvette Stevens

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Michael Punke

Michael Punke

Current Vice President of Public Policy, Amazon Web Services, Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the U.S. to the World Trade Organization
Alumni
Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta

Aurora Díaz-Rato Revuelta

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organisations
Alumni
Dr Kesete Admasu

Dr Kesete Admasu

Former CEO, RBM Partnership to End Malaria
Alumni
Teuta Agai-Demjaha

Teuta Agai-Demjaha

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of North Macedonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Asim Ahmed

Asim Ahmed

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Alexandros Alexandris

Alexandros Alexandris

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Olga Algayerova

Olga Algayerova

Former Executive Secretary & Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Alumni
Maria Teresa T. Almojuela

Maria Teresa T. Almojuela

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the Conference on Disarmament
Alumni
Kim Andersen

Kim Andersen

Former President, World Sailing
Alumni
Makeda Antoine-Cambridge

Makeda Antoine-Cambridge

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Alumni
Mikael Anzén

Mikael Anzén

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the WTO , Permanent Mission of Sweden
Alumni
Alanna Armitage

Alanna Armitage

Current Regional Director, UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Former Director, UNFPA Geneva Office
Alumni
Harald Aspelund

Harald Aspelund

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Mohamed Auajjar

Mohamed Auajjar

Current Minister of Justice, Kingdom of Morocco, Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Roberto Azevêdo

Roberto Azevêdo

Director-General, World Trade Organization
Alumni
Christian Friis Bach

Christian Friis Bach

Current Secretary-General, Danish Refugee Council, Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Alumni
Salman Bal

Salman Bal

Former Director, Ambassador, Centre d'Accueil de la Genève Internationale
Alumni
Veronika Bard

Veronika Bard

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Seth Berkley

Seth Berkley

Former Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
Global Board
Chad Blackman, LLB, LLM, ACIArb

Chad Blackman, LLB, LLM, ACIArb

Former Ambassador & Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Daniel Blockert

Daniel Blockert

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the World Trade Organization
Alumni
Sabine Böhlke-Möller

Sabine Böhlke-Möller

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Ridha Bouabid

Ridha Bouabid

Current Representative, WIPO Director General on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Former Permanent Representative, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Alumni
Julian Braithwaite

Julian Braithwaite

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Hans Brattskar

Hans Brattskar

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Nan Buzard

Nan Buzard

Current Head of Innovation, International Committee of the Red Cross, Former Executive Director, International Council of Voluntary Agencies
Alumni
Arianna Calza Bini

Arianna Calza Bini

Director, Gender and Mine Action Programme
Alumni
Mehmet Ferden Çarıkçı

Mehmet Ferden Çarıkçı

Current Ambassador, Embassy of Turkey in Vienna , Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Catarina Carvalho

Catarina Carvalho

Former United Nations Representative in Geneva and New York, International Planned Parenthood Federation
Alumni
Didier Chambovey

Didier Chambovey

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the WTO and EFTA (UN/ECE, UNCTAD, ITC)
Alumni
Dr. Margaret Chan

Dr. Margaret Chan

Former Director-General, World Health Organization
Alumni
Kyeonglim Choi

Kyeonglim Choi

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Marcelo Cima

Marcelo Cima

Current Ambassador of Argentina to Belgium, Former Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels and to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Alumni
Mame Baba Cisse

Mame Baba Cisse

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Sue Coates

Sue Coates

Executive Director, Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council
Alumni
Pedro Afonso Comissário

Pedro Afonso Comissário

Ambassador/Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Crispin Conroy

Crispin Conroy

Former Ambassador, Permanent Observer, International Chamber of Commerce
Alumni
Alberto Pedro D'Alotto

Alberto Pedro D'Alotto

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Amadeu Paulo Samuel Da Conceição

Amadeu Paulo Samuel Da Conceição

Ambassador, Former Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Mozambique to the United Nations in Geneva
Alumni
Hans-Joachim Daerr

Hans-Joachim Daerr

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva