2008 – 2009 Guide to Senior-Level Women Leaders in International Affairs:
The U.S. and Abroad
Each year, the Women's Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) publishes its Guide to Senior-Level Women Leaders in International Affairs: the U.S. and Abroad for distribution to the organiza- tion’s members and the public to highlight the voices of women around the world and the role that they play as leaders, diplomats, and policymakers.
The guide contains an index of women in international affairs including: Heads of State and Government, Government Ministers, U.S. Women Officials and Diplomats, Women in International Organizations, and Women Representatives to the U.S. and the UN.
The WFPG is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, educational membership organization that promotes global engagement and the leadership, visibility and participation of women in international affairs. To learn more about the WFPG and for membership information please visit our website at www.wfpg.org.
Updated July 2008
Table of Contents
Elected Heads of State and Government 1 Non-Elected Heads of State and Government 2 Vice Presidents and Deputy Heads of State 3
Ministers 4 Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defense Minister of Finance and Economy
Senior-Level United States Government Officials 9 Department of State Department of Defense Department of Labor Department of Commerce
Senior-Level Officials in International Organizations 12 United Nations World Bank International Monetary Fund Organization of American States
Ambassadors of the United States 18
Representatives to the United States 21 Ambassadors Deputy Chiefs of Mission Consuls General
Representatives to International Organizations 29 Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Deputy Permanent Representatives to the United Nations Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the Organization of American States Governors and Alternate Governors of the World Bank Governors and Alternate Governors of the International Monetary Fund
Elected Heads of State and Government (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Argentine Republic President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Republic of Chile President Michelle Bachelet
Republic of Finland President Tarja Halonen
Federal Republic of Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel
Republic of India President Pratibha Patil
Republic of Ireland President Mary McAleese
Republic of Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Republic of Moldova Prime Minister Zinaida Grecianîi
Republic of Mozambique Prime Minister Luísa Dias Diogo
Netherlands Antilles Prime Minister Emily de Jongh-Elhage
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark
Republic of the Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Republic of San Marino Captain Regent Rosa Zafferani
Ukraine Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko
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Non-Elected Heads of State and Government (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Antigua and Barbuda Governor General Louise Lake-Tack
Canada Governor General Michaëlle Jean
Kingdom of Denmark Queen Margrethe II
Kingdom of the Netherlands Queen Beatrix
Saint Lucia Governor General Pearlette Louisy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Head of the Commonwealth, Elizabeth II
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Vice Presidents and Deputy Heads of State (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Republic of Costa Rica Vice President Laura Chinchilla Miranda
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Deputy Head of State Fatma Ekenoğlu
Republic of Djibouti Deputy Head of State Kadidja Abeba
Commonwealth of Dominica Deputy Head of State Alix Boyd Knights
Republic of El Salvador Vice President Ana Vilma Alvanez de Escobar
Republic of Hungary Deputy Head of State Szili Katalin
Islamic Republic of Iran Vice President Fatemeh Javadi
State of Israel Deputy Head of State Dalia Itzik
Republic of Kiribati Vice President Teima Onorio
Republic of Peru Vice President Lourdes Mendoza del Solar
Republic of South Africa Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Syrian Arab Republic Vice President Naja Al-Attar
Republic of The Gambia Vice President Aisatu N'Jie-Saidy
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Deputy Head of State Linda Baboolal
Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vice President Nguyễn Thị Doan
Republic of Zimbabwe Vice President Joyce Mujuru
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Ministers
Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Principality of Andorra Meritxell Mateu Pi Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Austria Ursula Plassnik Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Burundi Antoinette Batumubwira Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Ecuador Maria Isabel Salvador Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of El Salvador Marisol Argueta de Barillas Minister of Foreign Affairs
Gabonese Republic Laure Olga Gondjout Minister of Foreign Affairs
Georgia Eka Tkeshelashvili Minister of Foreign Affairs
Greenland Aleqa Hammond Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Guinea-Bissau Maria da Conceicao Nobre Cabral Minister of Foreign Affairs
Cooperative Republic of Guyana Carolyn Rodrigues Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hellenic Republic (Greece) Theodora Bakoyianni Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Republic of Hungary Kinga Goncz Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Iceland Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir Minister of Foreign Affairs
State of Israel Tzipi Livni Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Liberia Olubanke King-Akerele Minister of Foreign Affairs
Principality of Liechtenstein Rita Kieber-Beck Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Malawi Joyce Banda Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mongolia Sanjaasuren Oyun Minister of Foreign Affairs
State of Nepal Sahana Pradhan Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Niger Dodo Aichatou Mindaoudou Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Rwanda Rosemary Kobusingye Museminali Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Sierra-Leone Zainab Hawa Bangura Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of South Africa Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Suriname Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk Minister of Foreign Affairs 5
Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Paula Gopee-Scoon Minister of Foreign Affairs
United Mexican States Patricia Espinosa Cantellano Secretary of Foreign Affairs
United States of America Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State
Ministers of Defense (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Argentine Republic Nilda Garré Minister of Defense
Czech Republic Vlasta Parkanová Minister of Defense
Republic of Madagascar Cécile Marie Ange Manorohanta Minister of Defense
Republic of Nicaragua Ruth Tapia Roa Secretary General of Defence with Rank of Minister
Kingdom of Norway Anne-Grethe Strøm-Erichsen Minister of Defense
Kingdom of Spain Carme Chacón i Piqueras Minister of Defense
Ministers of Finance and Economy (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Barbados Mia Mottley
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Minister of Economic Affairs and Development
Republic of El Salvador Yolanda Mayora de Gavidia Minister of Economy
French Republic Christine Lagarde Minister of Finance
Georgia Ekaterine Sharashidze Minister of Economic Development
Republic of Honduras Rebeca Santos Rivera Minister of Finance
Republic of Indonesia Sri Mulyani Indrawati Minister of Finance
Republic of Liberia Antoinette Sayeh Minister of Finance
Republic of Mali Bâ Fatoumata Néné Sy Minister of Economy
Republic of Moldova Mariana Durlesteanu Minister of Finance
Republic of Namibia Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila Minister of Finance
Kingdom of Norway Kristin Halvorsen Minister of Finance
Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina Minister of Economic Development
Kingdom of the Netherlands Maria van der Hoeven Minister of Economic Planning
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Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Karen Nunez-Tesheira Minister of Finance
United Arab Emirates Sheikha Lubna al-Qassemi, Minister of Economic Planning
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Yvette Cooper Chief Secretary to the Treasury
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Senior-Level United States Government Officials
Department of State
Condolezza Rice Secretary of State
(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)
Paula DeSutter Assistant Secretary of State, Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
Elizabet Dibble Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of International Finance and Development
Paula Dobriansky Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs
Henrietta Holsman Fore Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator and Under Secretary for Management of the Department of State
Jendayi Frazer Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of African Affairs
Lauren Landis Senior Representative of Sudan for the Sudan Programs Group
Claudia McMurray Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Kristen Silverberg Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs
D. Kathleen Stephens Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Japan and Korea
Shirin Tahir-Kheli Senior Adviser for Women’s Empowerment of the Office of the Secretary of State
Maria Tamburri Senior Advisor for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Linda Thomas-Greenfield Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of African Affairs
Ruth Whiteside Director of the Foreign Service Institute
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Department of Defense (Listed in alphabetical order by a name)
Leslye A. Arsht Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy
Patricia S. Bradshaw Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy
Jennifer C. Buck Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Resources Deputate
Ellen P. Embrey Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness
Jeanne Fites Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Program Integration
Tina Jonas Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer
Gail H. McGinn Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Plans
Patricia J. Walker Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Materiel and Facilities Deputate
Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao Secretary of Labor
(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)
Christine Bliss Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services and Investment
Meredith Broadbent Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Industry, Market Access and Telecommunications
Wendy Cutler Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs
Victoria A. Espinel Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property and Innovation
Marcia Eugenio Director of International Child Labor Program
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Florizelle Liser Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa
Tiffany M. Moore Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison
Michelle O'Neill Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade for the International Trade Administration
Charlotte Ponticelli Deputy Under Secretary for International Affairs
Mary E. Ryckman Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Capacity Building
Susan C. Schwab U.S. Trade Representative
Carmen Suro-Bredie Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Policy Coordination
Barbara Weisel Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Wendy Wysong Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement in the Bureau of Industry and Security
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Senior-Level Officials in International Organizations
United Nations
Asha Rose Migiro Deputy Secretary-General
(Listed in alphabetical by last name)
Karen AbuZayd Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Inga-Britt Ahlenius Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services
Ines Alberdi Executive Director of United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Jan Beagle Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Office (Geneva)
Judy Cheng-Hopkins Assistant High Commissioner for Operations of the UNHCR (Geneva)
Radhika Coomaraswamy Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
Kathleen Cravero Assistant Administrator of UNDP and Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
Patricia Francis Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva)
Sylvia Fuhrman Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations International School
Ameera Haq Deputy Special Representative for Humanitarian Coordinator (Sudan)
Julian Harston Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (MINURSO)
Noeleen Heyzer Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra Assistant Secretary-General to the post of Deputy Chef de Cabinet in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General
Angela Kane Under-Secretary-General for Management 12
Kyung-Wha Kang Assistant Secretary-General Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Geneva) (UNOHCHR)
Deborah Landey Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS (Geneva)
Jane Holl Lute Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support
Susana Malcorra Head of the Department of Field Support at the Under-Secretary-General level
Elizabeth Mataka Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Rachel Mayanja Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
Thoraya Ahmed Obaid Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Navanethem Pillay United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR)
Catherine Pollard Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management
Josette Sheeran Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP)
Mari Simonen Deputy Executive Director for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Sheila Sisulu Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (UNWFP)
Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka Executive Director of United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Kori Udovički Assisant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator of UNDP and Regional Director for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Ann M. Veneman Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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World Bank (Listed in alphabetical by last name)
Dorothy H. Berry Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, International Finance Corporation
Pamela Cox Vice President, Latin America and the Carribean
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili Vice President, Africa
Kristalina Georgieva Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Daniela Gressani Vice President, Middle East and North Africa
Farida Khambata Vice President, Asia and Latin America, International Finance Corp
Ngozi Okonio-Iweala Managing Director
Yukiko Omura Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Joy Phumaphi Vice President and Network Head, Human Development
Nina Shapiro Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, International Finance Cooperation
Katherine Sierra Vice President and Network Head of Sustainable Development
Ana Guevara Alternate Executive Director United States of America
Mulu Ketsela Executive Director Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Caroline Sergeant Alternate Executive Director United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chularat Suteethorn Alternate Executive Director Kingdom of Thailand 14
Jiayi Zou Executive Director People's Republic of China
International Monetary Fund (Listed in alphabetical by last name)
María Ines Agudelo Alternate Executive Director Republic of Colombia
Benedicte Christensen African Department Acting Director United States of America
Meg Lundsager Executive Director United States of America
Wilhelmina C Mañalac Alternate Executive Director Republic of Philippines
Diana Serrano Human Resources Department Director United States of America
Chantavarn Sucharitakul Alternate Executive Director Kingdom of Thailand
Teresa Ter-Minassian Director, Fiscal Affairs Department United States of America
Miranda Xafa Alternate Executive Director Hellenic Republic (Greece)
Organization of American States (Listed in alphabetical by last name)
Lydia Bendersky Director of the Department of Cultural Services
Carmen Beramendi Executive Committee Member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
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Rosa Maria Barreiro Calzada Director of the Department of Human Resources
Pamela Coke-Hamilton Director of the Department of Trade and Tourism
María de los Dolores Aguilar Marmolejo Director General of the Inter-American Children’s Institute
Rosa Delia Gómez Durán Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Partnership for Development Policies
Linda Hiniker Eddleman Executive Director of the Trust for the Americas
Viviane Espinoza Consultant with the Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Patricia Esquenazi Director of the Department of Press and Communications
Linda Fealing Inspector General
Kirsys Fernández de Valenzuela Vice-President of the Inter-American Children's Institute
Nilcéa Freire Executive Committee Member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Carol S. Fuller Secretary of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism
Lenore Yaffee Garcia Director of the Department of Education and Culture
Jessica Grebeldinger Specialist with the Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero First Vice President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Carmen Marina Gutierrez Director of the Department of Communications & Institutional Image
Irene Klinger Director of the Department of External Relations
Suzanne Laporte Secretary for External Relations 16
Marie Laurence Jocelyn Lassegue Executive Committee Member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Marie Levens Director of the Human Development Fund Committee
Hyacinth Evadne Lindsay Jamaican Representative to the Juridical Committee
Carmen Lomellin Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Pamela Mumuni Director of the Office of Procurement Services
Maria Gabriela Núñez Pérez Executive Committee Member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Ana Colomar O’Brien Director of Protocol
Sara Oviedo President of the Inter-American Children’s Institute Directing Council
María Teresa Chadwick Piñera Vice Chair of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
Jacqui Quinn-Leandro President of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Cecilia Medina Quiroga President of the Inter-American Court of Rights
Mirta Roses President of the Pan-American Health Organization
Virginia Borra Toledo Executive Committee Member of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Martha Lucía Vásquez Vice-President of the Inter-American Commission of Women
Carmen Velásquez Chairman of the Subcommittee on Partnership for Development Policies
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Ambassadors of the United States (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
African Union Ambassador Cindy Courville
Republic of Azerbaijan Ambassador Anne Derse
Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Ambassador Mary Ourisman
Republic of Belarus Ambassador Karen Stewart
Republic of Benin Ambassador Gayleatha Brown
Republic of Botswana Ambassador Katherine Canavan
Burkina Faso Ambassador Jeanine Jackson
Mynamar Chargé d'Affaires Shari Villarosa
Republic of Burundi Ambassador Patricia Moller
Republic of Cameroon Ambassador Janet Garvey
Conference on Disarmament Ambassador Christina Rocca
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Wanda Nesbitt
Republic of Ecuador Ambassador Linda Jewell
Federated States of Micronesia Ambassador Miriam Hughes
Republic of Finland Ambassador Marilyn Ware
Gabonese Republic and the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Ambassador Eunice Reddick
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Republic of Ghana Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater
Cooperative Republic of Guyana Chargé d'Affaires Karen Williams
Republic of Haiti Ambassador Janet Sanderson
Holy See Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon
Republic of Hungary Ambassador April Foley
Republic of Iceland Ambassador Carol van Voorst
Jamaica Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson
Republic of Kosovo Chargé d'Affaires Tina Kaidanow
State of Kuwait Ambassador Deborah Jones
Kyrgyz Republic Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
Lebanese Republic Ambassador Michele Sison
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Ambassador Ann Wagner
Republic of Macedonia Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic
Republic of Malta Ambassador Molly Bordonaro
Republic of Namibia Ambassador Denisse Gail Mathieu
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ambassador Victoria Nuland
Nepal Ambassador Nancy Powell 19
Republic of Niger Ambassador Bernadette Allen
Federal Republic of Nigeria Ambassador Robin Sanders
Organization for Security and Cooperation Ambassador Julie Finley
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Ambassador Anne Patterson
Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Republic of Vanuatu Ambassador Leslie Rowe
Republic of the Philippines Ambassador Kristie Kenney
Republic of Sierra Leone Ambassador June Carter Perry
Republic of Singapore Ambassador Patricia Herbold
Republic of Suriname Ambassador Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes
Republic of Tajikistan Ambassador Tracey Jacobson
UNESCO Permanent Representative Louise Oliver
Republic of Zambia Ambassador Carmen Martinez
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Representatives to the United States
Ambassadors to the United States (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
African Union Ambassador Amina Salum Ali
Republic of Angola Ambassador Josefina Pitra Diakite
Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador Deborah Mae Lovell
Bosnia & Herzogovina Ambassador Bisera Turkovic
Republic of Bulgaria Ambassador Elena Poptodorova
Republic of Colombia Ambassador Carolina Barco Isakson
Republic of Croatia Ambassador Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ambassador Faida Mitifu
Commonwealth of Dominica Ambassador Judith Anne Rolle
Republic of Equatorial Guinea Ambassador Purificacion Anque Ondo
Kyrgyz Republic Ambassador Zamira Sydykova
Principality of Liechtenstein Ambassador Claudia Fritsche
Republic of Malawi Ambassador Hawa Olga Ndilowe
Republic of Niger Ambassador Aminata Djibrilla Maiga Touré
Sultanate of Oman Ambassador Hunaina al-Mughairi
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Republic of Singapore Ambassador Heng Chee Chan
Saint. Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador La Celia Aritha Prince
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Glenda Morean-Phillip
Republic of Zambia Ambassador Inonge Mbikusita Lewanika
Deputy Chiefs of Mission to the United States (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Brunei Darussalam Angela Oi Foong Shim
Republic of Colombia Mariana Pacheco Montes
Republic of El Salvador Carmen Tobar
Republic of Estonia Eva Maria Liimets
Republic of Finland Raijaanne Lammila
Republic of Ghana Irene Addo
Republic of Honduras Maria Bennaton
Ireland Orla Marie O'Hanrahan
Lebanese Republic Carla Jazzar
Republic of Madagascar Eulalie Narisolo Ravelosoa
Republic of Mauritius Shiu Ching Young Kim Fat
Kingdom of Morocco 22
Aicha Afifi
Kingdom of Norway Aud Kolberg
Romania Daniela Anda Grigore Gitman
Republic of Slovenia Miriam Mozgan
Kingdom of Sweden Caroline Maria Ilmerin Vicini
Consuls General to the United States (Listed in alphabetical order by city)
Atlanta, GA
Commonwealth of Australia Amanda Michelle Hodges
Republic of Costa Rica Emilia Maria Trejos Castro
United Mexican States Remedios Gomez Arnau
Austin, TX
United Mexican States Rosalba Ojedo
Boston, MA
Republic of Cape Verde Maria de Jesus Veiga Mascarenhas
Republic of El Salvador Roxana Patricia Abregp Granados
Republic of Korea Young Sun Ji
Portuguese Republic Maria Manuela Freitas Bairos Chicago, IL
Bosnia & Herzogovina Filomena Nikolic 23
Republic of Colombia Paulina Maria Gomez
Republic of Croatia Marcia Matkovic
Dominican Republic Gisselle D. Castillo Veremis
Arab Republic of Egypt Hoda Abdou Mohamed Gouda
Republic of El Salvador Patricia Maza Pittsford
Hellenic Republic (Greece) Aliki Hadji
Republic of the Phillipines Blesila C. Cabrera
Denver, CO
Republic of Peru Maria Susana Landaveri Porturas
Houston,TX
People's Republic of China Hong Qiao
Repubilc of Colombia Maria Cristina Chirolla
Republic of Ecuador Veronica Pena Montero
Republic of Honduras Lastenia Pineda
Republic of Senegal Fatou Ndiaye Sall
Los Angeles, CA
Federative Republic of Brazil Thereza Maria Machado Quintella
Republic of Costa Rica Xinia Vargas Mora 24
Republic of Honduras Vivian Veronica Panting Galo
Republic of Kenya Mary Nyambura Kamau
Kingdom of the Netherlands Magdalina Anna Jacoba de Planque
Republic of the Phillipines Mary Jo Antonia Bernardo Aragon
Republic of Poland Krystyna Tokarska Biernacik
Republic of South Africa Jeanette Thokozile Ndhlovu
Kingdom of Sweden Nina Ersman
Swiss Confedation Brigitta Schoch Dettweiler
Miami, FL
Commonwealth of The Bahamas Alma Augusta Adams
Canada Marcy Grossman
Republic of Costa Rica Ana Lorena Sanchez Urpi
Federal Republic of Germany Eva Alexandra Kendeffy
Republic of Guatemala Julia Beatriz Illescas Putzeys
Kingdom of the Netherlands Lucita C.G.N. Moeniralam
New Orleans, LA
Republic of Honduras Ena Liliana Castro Rice
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 25
Maria de L. Madriz Bustamante
New York, NY
Republic of Angola Julia Machado
Republic of Austria Brigitta Blaha
Barbados Jessica C. Odle
Kingdom of Belgium Renilde Loeckx-Drozdiak
Republic of Costa Rica Laura Pizarro
Czech Republic Halka Kaiserova
Commonwealth of Dominica Zilpha Theodore
Republic of El Salvador Lorena Sol de Pool
Gabonese Republic Yvonne Walker-Borobo
Hellenic Republic (Greece) Catherine Boura
Republic of Guatemala Ambassador Rosa Maria Mérida de Mora
Republic of India Neelam Deo
Republic of Indonesia Trie Edi Mulyani
Principality of Monaco Maguy Maccario-Doyle
Kingdom of Norway Ambassador Liv Mørch Finborud
Republic of Panama 26
Arleen Sucre
Republic of the Phillipines Cecilia B. Rebong
Republic of Slovenia Alenka Suhadolnik
Republic of South Africa Fikile Sylvia Magubane
Kingdom of Thailand Vipawan Nipatakusol
Oriental Republic of Uruguay Adriana Lissidini
Nogales, AZ
United Mexican States Maria Luisa B Lopez Gargallo
Philadelphia, PA
Republic of Panama Georgia Athanasopulos
Phoenix, AZ Republic of Honduras Nora Isabel Montoya Torres
Roswell, GA
Republic of Honduras Rosa Pineda
Sacramento, CA
United Mexican States Alejandra Bologna de Morett
San Antonio, TX
United Mexican States Martha Irene Lara
San Francisco, CA
Hellenic Republic (Greece) Polyxeni Stefanidou
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Republic of Guatemala Ana Patricia Ramirez Morales
Ireland Emer Fionnuala Deane
Republic of the Phillipines Maria Rowena M. Sanchez
Sun Valley, CA
Dominican Republic Celeste Jimenez Pena de Amarante
Washington, DC
Canada Margery Elaine Landeryou
Republic of El Salvador Ana Margarita Chavez Escobar
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Representatives to International Organizations
Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
African Union Ambassador Lila Hanitra Ratsifandrihamanana
People's Republic of Bangladesh Ambassador Ismat Jahan
Belize Ambassador Janine Elizabeth Coye-Felson
Federative Republic of Brazil Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
Republic of Cape Verde Ambassador Maria de Fatima Lima da Veiga
Republic of Colombia Ambassador Claudia Blum de Barberi
Republic of Croatia Ambassador Mirjana Mladineo
Republic of Ecuador Ambassador Maria Fernanda Espinosaq
Republic of El Salvador Ambassador Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez
Republic of Estonia Ambassador Tiina Intelmann
Republic of Finland Ambassador Kristi Lintonen
Inter-Parliamentary Union Ambassador Anda Filip
Republic of Kazakhstan Ambassador Byganym Aitimova
Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ambassador Kanika Phommachanh
Republic of Latvia Ambassador Solveiga Silkalna
Mongolia 29
Ambassador Ochir Enkhtsetseg Republic of Nauru Ambassador Marlene Moses
New Zealand Ambassador Rosemary Banks
Republic of Nicaragua Ambassador Maria Rubiales de Chamorro
Federal Republic of Nigeria Ambassador Joy Ogwu
Republic of Panama Ambassador Elena Barletta de Nottebohm
Romania Ambassador Simona Mirela Miculescu
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador Margaret Hughes Ferrari
Republic of Slovenia Ambassador Sanja Stiglic
Commonwealth of The Bahamas Ambassador Paulette Bethel
Kingdom of Tonga Ambassador Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Marina Annette Valere
Turkmenistan Ambassador Aksoltan T. Ataeva
Deputy Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Antigua and Barbuda Janil Greenaway
Commonwealth of Australia Ambassador Frances Lisson
Barbados Gayle Catherine Francis-Vaughan
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Republic of Botswana Tapiwa Sue Mongwa Republic of Columbia Ambassador Margarita Name Cardova
Republic of Cuba Ambassador Ileana B. Núñez Mordoche
Republic of Estonia Merike Kokajev
Republic of Finland Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox
Republic of Haiti Ambassador Marie-Laurence Péan Mevs
Republic of Hungary Kinga Simon
Republic of Indonesia Ambassador Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady
Jamaica Angella Brown
Republic of Kazakhstan Aida Alzhanova
Republic of Lebanon Caroline Ziade
Republic of Liberia Famatta Rose Osode
Republic of Lithuania Ramonda Murmokaritė
Republic of Malawi Roselyn Makhumula
United Mexican States Ambassador Socorro Roviroso
Principality of Monaco Isabelle F. Picco
Republic of Namibia Ambassador Nangula Frieda Ithete
New Zealand 31
Kirsty Graham
Kingdom of Norway Ambassador Mona Juul
Republic of Palau Joan Yang
Republic of Panama Ambassador Mary Morgan-Moss
Independent State of Papua New Guinea Mathilda Jacinta Takaku
Most Serene Republic of San Marino Elena Molaroni
Republic of Slovenia Aleška Simkić
Republic of Suriname Asha I. Burkhardt-Remesar
Kingdom of Sweden Ambassador Ulla Ström
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Gail Paula Guy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ambassador Karen Pierce
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Ambassador Aura Mahuampi Roderíguez de Ortiz
Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the Organization of American States
Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador Deborah Mae-Lovell Chairman of the Permanent Council (Listed in alphabetical order by country)
Belize Ambassador Lisa Shoman
Commonwealth of Dominica Ambassador Judith Anne Rolle
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Republic of El Salvador Ambassador Abigail Castro de Perez
Republic of Peru Ambassador María Zavala Valladares
Saint Lucia Ambassador Clenie Greer-Lacasde
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador La Celia A. Prince
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Glenda-Morean-Philip
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Ambassador Marina Annette Valere
Oriental Republic of Uruguay Ambassador María del Luján Flores
Governors of the World Bank International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Finance Corporation International Development Association (Listed in alphabetical order)
Suhair Al-Ali Governor/ Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Cristina Duarte Governor Republic of Cape Verde
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir Governor/ Minister for Foreign Affairs Republic of Iceland
Christine Lagarde Governor/ Ministre de l'Economie de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi French Republic
Doris Leuthard Governor/ Federal Councillor and Minister of Economic Affairs Swiss Confederation
Ana Dias Lourenco Governor/Minister of Planning Republic of Angola 33
Fatoumata Nene Sy Ba Governor/ Ministre de l'Economie de l'Industrie et du Commerce Republic of Mali
Clotilde Nizigama Governor Republic of Burundi
Karen Nunez-Tesheira Governor/Minister of Finance Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Emilia Pires Governor/ Minister of Finance Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Rebeca Patricia Santos Governor/ Secretaria de Estado en el Despacho de Finanzas Republic of Honduras
Antoinette M. Sayeh Governor/ Minister of Finance Republic of Liberia
Ulla Toernaes Governor/ Minister for Development Cooperation Kingdom of Denmark
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul Governor Federal Republic of Germany
Governors of the World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Listed in alphabetical order)
Suhair Al-Ali Governor/ Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Cristina Duarte Governor Republic of Cape Verde
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir Governor/ Minister for Foreign Affairs Republic of Iceland
Christine Lagarde 34
Governor/ Ministre de l'Economie de l'Industrie et de l'Emploi French Republic
Ana Dias Lourenco Governor/Minister of Planning Republic of Angola
Lekha Nair Governor/ Principal Secretary Republic of Seychelles
Fatoumata Nene Sy Ba Governor/ Ministre de l'Economie de l'Industrie et du Commerce Republic of Mali
Clotilde Nizigama Governor Republic of Burundi
Karen Nunez-Tesheira Governor/Minister of Finance Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Emilia Pires Governor/ Minister of Finance Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Rebeca Patricia Santos Governor/ Secretaria de Estado en el Despacho de Finanzas Republic of Honduras
Antoinette M. Sayeh Governor/ Minister of Finance Republic of Liberia
Ulla Toernaes Governor/ Minister for Development Cooperation Kingdom of Denmark
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul Governor Federal Republic of Germany
Alternate Governors of the World Bank International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Finance Corporation International Development Association (Listed in alphabetical order)
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Alternate Governor/ Minister of International Cooperation Arab Republic of Egypt
Laura Anthony-Browne Alternate Governor/ Director of Planning Saint. Vincent and the Grenadines
Carla Barnette Alternate Governor, Economic and Fiscal Policy Advisor Belize
Micheline Calmy-Rey Alternate Governor/ Federal Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Swiss Confederation
Enelda M. de Gonzalez Alternate Governor/ Viceministra de Economia Republic of Panama
Maria Antonieta del Cid de Bonilla Alternate Governor/Presidenta Republic of Guatemala
Ramatou Diamballa Alternate Governor/ Directrice Generale des Financements Republic of Niger
Leonesa Maria do Nascimento Lima Fortes Alternate Governor/ Secretaire d'Etat Republic of Cape Verde
Rosamund Edwards Alternate Governor/ Financial Secretary Commonwealth of Domenica
Alison Lewis Alternate Governor, Permanent Secretary Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Maria Elsa Literi Acaiturri Alternate Governor/Subsecretaria General de Finanzas Republic of Ecuador
Ruth Miller Alternate Governor/ Financial Secretary Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Myo Nwe Alternate Governor/ Director General of Foreign Relations Department Myanmar
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Rose Nakanaga Alternate Governor/ Assistant Secretary for Investment and International Finance Federated States of Micronesia
Monique Nsanzabaganwa Alternate Governor Republic of Rwanda
Ama I. Pepple Alternate Governor/ Permanent Secretary Federal Repubilc of Nigeria
Hinauri Petana Alternate Governor/ Chief Executive Officer Independent State of Samoa
Carolina Renteria Alternate Governor/Directora Republic of Colombia
Adelien Wijnerman Alternate Governor, Permanent Secretary of Finance Republic of Suriname
Martha Woldegiorghis Alternate Governor/ Director General, Finance Department State of Eritrea
Ramune Vilija Zabuliene Alternate Governor/ Deputy Chairperson of the Board Republic of Lithuania
Alternate Governors of the World Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Listed in alphabetical order)
Fayza Abulnaga Alternate Governor/ Minister of International Cooperation Arab Republic of Egypt
Laura Anthony-Browne Alternate Governor/ Director of Planning Saint. Vincent and the Grenadines
Carla Barnette Alternate Governor, Economic and Fiscal Policy Advisor Belize
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Republic of Panama
Leonesa Maria do Nascimento Lima Fortes Alternate Governor/ Secretaire d'Etat Republic of Cape Verde
Katarzyna-Rzucidlo Dziamara Alternate Governor/ Deputy Director, Financial Market Development Department Republic of Poland
Rosamund Edwards Alternate Governor/ Financial Secretary Commonwealth of Domenica
Christina Grieder Alternate Governor, Head of Bretton Woods Institution Division Swiss Confederation
Alison Lewis Alternate Governor, Permanent Secretary Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Maria Elsa Literi Acaiturri Alternate Governor/Subsecretaria General de Finanzas Republic of Ecuador
Ruth Miller Alternate Governor/ Financial Secretary Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Rose Nakanaga Alternate Governor/ Assistant Secretary for Investment and International Finance Federated States of Micronesia
Monique Nsanzabaganwa Alternate Governor Republic of Rwanda
Ama I. Pepple Alternate Governor/ Permanent Secretary Federal Repubilc of Nigeria
Hinauri Petana Alternate Governor/ Chief Executive Officer Independent State of Samoa
Carolina Renteria Alternate Governor/Directora Republic of Colombia
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Alternate Governor, Director General Republic of Hungary
Adelien Wijnerman Alternate Governor, Permanent Secretary of Finance Republic of Suriname
Martha Woldegiorghis Alternate Governor/ Director General, Finance Department State of Eritrea
Ramune Vilija Zabuliene Alternate Governor/ Deputy Chairperson of the Board Republic of Lithuania
Governors of the International Monetary Fund (Listed in alphabetical order)
Shamshad Akhtar Governor Islamic Republic of Pakistan
María Antonieta del Cid de Bonilla Governor Republic of Guatemala
Cristina Duarte Governor Republic of Cape Verde
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila Governor Republic of Namibia
Christine Lagarde Governor French Republic
Linah K. Mohohlo Governor Republic of Bostwana
Karen Nunez-Tesheira Governor Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Emília Pires Governor Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
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Antoinette M. Sayeh Governor Republic of Liberia
Tarisa Watanagase Governor Kingdom of Thailand
Alternate Governors of the International Monetary Fund (Listed in alphabetical order)
María Elsa Viteri Acaiturri Alternate Governor Republic of Ecuador
Zeti Akhtar Aziz Alternate Governor Malaysia
Spès Bibara Alternate Governor Republic of Burundi
Neav Chanthana Alternate Governor Kingdom of Cambodia
Wendy Craigg Alternate Governor Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Abubacar Demba Dahaba Alternate Governor Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Clarissa de la Rocha de Torres Alternate Governor Dominican Republic
Jacek Dominik Alternate Governor Republic of Poland
Ana Gligorijevič Alternate Governor Republic of Serbia
Azra Hadžiahmetović Alternate Governor Bosnia and Herzegovina 40
Janet Harris Alternate Governor Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Khadeeja Hassan Alternate Governor Republic of Maldives
Graciela Toro Ibáñez Alternate Governor Republic of Bolivia
Irēna Krūmane Alternate Governor Republic of Latvia
Siosi C. Mafi Alternate Governor Kingdom of Tonga
Mariola Bindang Obiang Alternate Governor Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Hinauri Petana Alternate Governor Independent State of Samoa
Rebeca Patricia Santos Alternate Governor Republic of Honduras
Fatoumata Sy Ba Alternate Governor Republic of Mali
L.B.J. van Geest Alternate Governor Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tea Varrak Alternate Governor Republic of Estonia
Atchana Waiquamdee Alternate Governor Kingdom of Thailand
Marion Williams Alternate Governor 41
Barbados
Martha Woldegiorghis Alternate Governor State of Eritrea
Ruth Wong Alternate Governor Republic of Palau
Hu Xiaolian Alternate Governor People's Republic of China
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