Steering Committee
Niall Burgess

Niall Burgess

Ambassador, Embassy of Ireland in France
Steering Committee
Audrey Azoulay

Audrey Azoulay

Director General, UNESCO

Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa

Ambassador and Permanent Delegate, Permanent Delegation of Peru to UNESCO

Gillian Bird

Australian Ambassador to France with non-resident accreditation to Algeria, Mauritania and Monaco, Australian Embassy in France

Anna Brandt

Ambassador, Sweden to the OECD and UNESCO

Natasha Cayer

Ambassador & Permanent Delegate, Delegation of Canada to UNESCO

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