List of international organization leaders in 2008

The following is a list of international organization leaders in 2008.

UN organizations edit

Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref
Food and Agriculture Organization Director-general Jacques Diouf Senegal 1994-2011 [1][2][3]
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-general Mohamed ElBaradei Egypt 1997-2009 [4]
International Civil Aviation Organization President of the Council Roberto Kobeh González Mexico 2006-2013 [5][6]
Secretary-general Taïeb Chérif Algeria 2003-2009 [7]
International Labour Organization Director-general Juan Somavía Chile 1999–2012 [8]
United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon South Korea 2007–2016 [9][10]
President of the General Assembly Srgjan Kerim North Macedonia 2007-2008 [11]
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann Nicaragua 2008-2009 [12]
United Nations Security Council members China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States (permanent members); Belgium, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, South Africa (elected for 2007–2008); Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Vietnam (elected for 2008–2009) [13]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Ann Veneman United States 2005–2010 [14]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) director-general Kōichirō Matsuura Japan 1999-2009 [15]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Canada 2004-2008 [16]
Navanethem Pillay South Africa 2008–2014 [17][18]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres Portugal 2005–2015 [19]
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) director-general Kandeh Yumkella Sierra Leone 2005–2013 [20]
World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Josette Sheeran United States 2006–2012 [21][22]
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Margaret Chan China 2006–2017 [23]
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) President Alexander Bedritsky Russia 2003–2011 [24]
Secretary-general Michel Jarraud France 2004–2015 [25][26]
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-general Francesco Frangialli Jordan 1997-2009 [27]

Political and economic organizations edit

Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Secretary-general John Kaputin Papua New Guinea 2005–2010 [28][29]
African Union Chairperson John Kufuor Ghana 2007-2008 [30]
Jakaya Kikwete Tanzania 2008-2009 [31]
Chairperson of the Commission Alpha Oumar Konaré Mali 2003-2008 (first Chairperson) [32]
Jean Ping Gabon 2008–2012 [33][34][35]
President of the Pan-African Parliament Gertrude Mongella Tanzania 2004-2008 (first President) [36]
Andean Community Secretary-general Freddy Ehlers Ecuador 2007–2010 [37]
Arab League Secretary-general Amr Moussa Egypt 2001–2011 [38][39]
Arab Maghreb Union Secretary-general Habib Ben Yahia Tunisia 2006–2016 [40][41]
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Executive director Juan Carlos Capuñay Peru 2008 [42]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan Thailand 2008–2012 [43]
Caribbean Community Secretary-general Edwin Carrington Trinidad and Tobago 1992–2010 [44]
Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) President Julio Guillermo González Gamarra Guatemala 2007-2008 [45]
Gloria Guadalupe Oquelí Solórzano de Macoto Honduras 2008-2009 [46]
Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary-general Erastus J. O. Mwencha Kenya 1998-2008 [47][48]
Sindiso Ngwenya Zimbabwe 2008-2018 [49][50]
Commonwealth of Nations Head Queen Elizabeth II United Kingdom 1952–present [51][52]
Secretary-general Don McKinnon New Zealand 2000-2008 [53]
Kamalesh Sharma India 2008-2016 [54]
Commonwealth of Independent States Executive secretary Sergei Lebedev Russia 2007–present [55][56]
Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis United Kingdom 2004-2009 [57]
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) René van der Linden Netherlands 2005-2008 [58][59]
Lluís Maria de Puig Spain 2008–2010 [60][59]
President of the European Court of Human Rights Jean-Paul Costa France 2007-2011 [61]
East African Community Secretary-general Juma Volter Mwapachu Tanzania 2006–2011 [62][63]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President of the Commission Mohamed Ibn Chambas Ghana 2007–2010 [64]
Chairman Blaise Compaoré Burkina Faso 2007-2008 [65]
Umaru Yar'Adua Nigeria 2008-2010 [66][67]
Eurasian Economic Community Secretary-general Tair Mansurov Kazakhstan 2007–2014 [68][69]
Chairman of the Interstate Council Nursultan Nazarbayev 2001-2014 [70][71]
European Free Trade Association Secretary-general Kåre Bryn Norway 2006–2012 [72]
European Union (EU) Presidency of the European Council Nicolas Sarkozy France 2008 [73]
Presidency of the Council of the European Union Slovenia 2008 [74]
France [73]
President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso Portugal 2004–2014 [75]
President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pöttering Germany 2007-2009 [76]
Secretary-General of the Council Javier Solana Spain 1999-2009 [77]
High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy [78]
President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet France 2003–2011 [79]
European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros Greece 2003–2013 [80]
President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) Michel Delebarre France 2006-2008 [81]
Luc Van den Brande Belgium 2008-2010 [82]
President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Philippe Maystadt 2000–2011 [83]
President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Vassilios Skouris Greece 2003–2015 [84]
President of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Hubert Weber Austria 2005-2008 [85]
Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira Portugal 2008-2017 [86]
President of the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Dimitris Dimitriadis Greece 2006-2008 [87]
Mario Sepi Italy 2008–2010 [88]
Group of Eight (G8) President (informal) Japan 2008 [89]
Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-general Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al Attiyah Qatar 2002–2011 [90][91]
Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) Secretary-general Enrique V. Iglesias Uruguay 2005–2013 [92][93]
Indian Ocean Commission Secretary-general Monique Andréas Esoavelomandroso Madagascar 2004-2008 [94]
Callixte d'Offay Seychelles 2008-2012 [95][96]
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Chairman Fidel Castro Cuba 2006-2008 [97]
Raúl Castro 2006-2009 [citation needed]
Nordic Council President Erkki Tuomioja Finland 2008 [98]
Secretary-general Jan-Erik Enestam 2007–2013 [99]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Denmark 2004-2009 [100]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-general José Ángel Gurría Mexico 2006–2021 [101]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary-general Marc Perrin de Brichambaut France 2005–2011 [102]
Chairman-in-Office Ilkka Kanerva Finland 2008 [103]
Alexander Stubb [104]
High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebæk Norway 2007–2013 [105]
Organization of American States Secretary-general José Miguel Insulza Chile 2005-2015 [106]
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Director-general Len Ishmael Saint Lucia 2003–2013 [107]
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Turkey 2005–2013 [108]
Pacific Community (SPC) Director-general Jimmie Rodgers Solomon Islands 2006–2014 [109]
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-general Greg Urwin Australia 2004-2008 [110]
Feleti Teo Tuvalu 2008 (acting) [111]
Tuiloma Neroni Slade Samoa 2008-2014 [109]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-general Bolat Nurgaliyev Kazakhstan 2007-2009 [112]
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary-general Chenkyab Dorji Bhutan 2005-2008 [113]
Sheel Kant Sharma India 2008–2011 [114]
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) Director of the executive secretariat ?-2008 [citation needed]
José Manuel Quijano Capurro Uruguay 2008-2009 [115]
Southern African Development Community Executive secretary Tomaz Salomão Mozambique 2005–2013 [116]
Union of South American Nations (USAN) President Michelle Bachelet Chile 2008-2009 (first President) [117]
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) Secretary-general Marino Busdachin Italy 2003-2018 [citation needed]
Western European Union Secretary-general Javier Solana Spain 1999-2009 [118]
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-general Pascal Lamy France 2005–2013 [119]

Financial organizations edit

Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka Rwanda 2005–2015 [120]
Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda Japan 2005–2013 [121]
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Jean Lemierre France 2000-2008 [122]
Thomas Mirow Germany 2008-2012 [123]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President Luis Alberto Moreno Colombia 2005–2020 [124]
International Monetary Fund Managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn France 2007–2011 [125]
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) President Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Madani Saudi Arabia 1975–present [126]
World Bank President Robert Zoellick United States 2007–2012 [127]

Sports organizations edit

Organization President Country In office Ref
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Mohamed bin Hammam Qatar 2002–2011 [128]
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Kang Young-joong South Korea 2005-2013 [129]
Confédération africaine de football (CAF) Issa Hayatou Cameroon 1988-2017 [130]
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Jack A. Warner Trinidad and Tobago 1990–2011 [131]
Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) Nicolás Leoz Paraguay 1986–2013 [132]
Fédération internationale de basket-ball Robert Elphinston Australia 2006-2010 [133]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Sepp Blatter Switzerland 1998–2015 [134]
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Bruno Grandi Italy 1996-2016 [135]
Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) Mustapha Larfaoui Algeria 1988-2009 [136]
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Rubén Acosta Mexico 1984-2008 [137]
Wei Jizhong China 2008-2012 [138]
Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Denis Oswald Switzerland 1989-2014 [139]
Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) Princess Haya bint Hussein Jordan 2006-2014 [140]
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) René Roch France 1993-2008 [141]
Alisher Usmanov Russia 2008-2022 [142]
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Michael Barredo Philippines 2005-2013 [143]
International Association of Athletics Federations Lamine Diack Senegal 1999-2015 [144]
International Boxing Association (IBA) Wu Ching-kuo Taiwan 2006-2017 [citation needed]
International Cricket Council (ICC) Ray Mali South Africa 2007-2008 [145]
David Morgan United Kingdom 2008–2010 [145]
International Handball Federation (IHF) Hassan Moustafa Egypt 2000–present [146]
International Hockey Federation (FIIH) René Fasel Switzerland 1994-2021 [147]
International Judo Federation (IJF) Marius Vizer Romania/Austria 2007–present [148]
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge Belgium 2001–2013 [149]
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Philip Craven United Kingdom 2001–2017 [150]
International Rugby Board (IRB) Bernard Lapasset France 2008–2016 [151]
International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Göran Petersson Sweden 2004-2012 [152]
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Olegario Vàzquez Raña Mexico 1980-2018 [153]
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Adham Sharara Canada 1999-2014 [154]
International Tennis Federation (ITF) Francesco Ricci Bitti Italy 1999-2015 [155]
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Chungwon Choue South Korea 2004–present [156]
International Triathlon Union (ITU) Les McDonald United Kingdom/Canada 1989-2008 [157]
Marisol Casado Spain 2008–present [158]

Other organizations edit

Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref
Antarctic Treaty Executive secretary Jan Huber Netherlands 2004-2009 (first executive secretary) [159]
Colombo Plan Secretary-general Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia Malaysia 2007–2011 [160]
Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) Executive secretary Luís de Matos Monteiro da Fonseca Cape Verde 2004-2008 [161]
Domingos Simões Pereira Guinea-Bissau 2008–2012 [162]
La Francophonie Secretary-general Abdou Diouf Senegal 2003–2014 [163]
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive secretary Attalla Bashir Sudan 2000-2008 [164]
Mahboub Maalim Kenya 2008–2019 [165]
International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger Switzerland 2000–2012 [166]
International Court of Justice Presidents Rosalyn Higgins United Kingdom 2006-2009 [167]
International Criminal Court President Philippe Kirsch Canada 2003-2009 (first President) [168]
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Secretary-general Ronald Noble United States 2000-2014 [169]
President Jackie Selebi South Africa 2004-2008 [170][171]
Arturo Herrera Verdugo Chile 2008 (acting) [172]
Khoo Boon Hui Singapore 2008–2012 [173]
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) President Juan Manuel Suárez Del Toro Rivero Spain 2001-2009 [174][175]
International Maritime Organization Secretary-general Efthimios E. Mitropoulos Greece 2004–2011 [176]
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-general Brunson McKinley United States 1998-2008 [177]
William Lacy Swing 2008–2018 [178]
International Telecommunication Union Secretary-general Hamadoun Touré Mali 2007–2014 [179]
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director-general Rogelio Pfirter Argentina 2002–2010 [180]
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary-general Abdallah Salem el-Badri Libya 2007–2016 [181]
Universal Postal Union Director-general Édouard Dayan France 2005–2013 [182]
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director-general Kamil Idris Sudan 1997-2008 [183]
Francis Gurry Australia 2008–2020 [184]

See also edit

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