Ambassador CouncilMembership

The Ambassador Council Experience

j Exclusive international network committed to responding to the serious challenges facing the world today

j Engages the next generation of rising stars from diverse fields with a shared ambition to create a more peaceful and secure future

j Members enjoy unique access to our field-based analysts and global Board of Trustees

j Active branches in New York, London, Vancouver and San Francisco

Working with the Council is an enormously enriching experience. Ambassadors create a powerful network that examines the causes of global conflict and advocates for change.”

Megan McGillMcKinsey & Company

Crisis Group’s experts have a unique ability to combine a strategic understanding of conflicts with a nuanced understanding of issues on the ground. This sophisticated analysis is extremely valuable personally and professionally.”

Dillon TwomblyDataminr, Inc.

PREVENTING WAR. SHAPING PEACE.

Board of Trustees

CO-CHAIRLord (Mark) Malloch-Brown*Former UN Deputy Secretary-General and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

PRESIDENT AND CEOJean-Marie Guéhenno*Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

VICE CHAIRAyo Obe*Chair of the Board of Gorée Institute (Senegal); Legal Practitioner(Nigeria)

OTHER TRUSTEESFola AdeolaFounder and Chairman, FATE FoundationAli al ShihabiAuthor; Founder and Former Chairman of Rasmala Investment BankCelso AmorimFormer Minister of External Relations of Brazil; Former Defence Minister Hushang Ansary*Chairman, Parman Capital Group LLC; Former Iranian Ambassador to the U.S. and Minister of Finance and Economic AffairsNahum BarneaPolitical Columnist, Israel Kim BeazleyFormer Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Ambassador to the U.S.; Former Defence Minister Carl BildtFormer Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of SwedenEmma BoninoFormer Foreign Minister of Italy and European Commissioner for Humanitarian AidLakhdar BrahimiMember, The Elders; UN Diplomat; Former Foreign Minister of AlgeriaCheryl Carolus*Former South African High Commissioner to the UK and Secretary General of the African National wCongress (ANC) Maria Livanos Cattaui*Former Secretary General of theInternational Chamber of CommerceWesley ClarkFormer NATO Supreme Allied Commander

Sheila CoronelToni Stabile Professor of Practice in Investigative Journalism; Director, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia UniversityFrank Giustra*President & CEO, Fiore Financial CorporationMo IbrahimFounder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Founder, Celtel InternationalWolfgang IschingerChairman, Munich Security Conference; Former German Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the UK and U.S.Asma JahangirFormer President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, and UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Religion or BeliefYoriko Kawaguchi Former Foreign Minister of Japan; Former Environment MinisterWadah KhanfarCo-Founder, Al Sharq Forum; Former Director General, Al Jazeera NetworkWim KokFormer Prime Minister of the NetherlandsAndrey KortunovDirector General of the Russian International Affairs Council Ivan KrastevChairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia); Founding Board member of European Council on Foreign Relations Ricardo LagosFormer President of ChileJoanne Leedom-AckermanFormer International Secretary of PEN International; Novelist and Journalist, U.S. Helge LundFormer Chief Executive BG Group (UK) and Statoil (Norway)Shivshankar MenonFormer Foreign Secretary of India; Former National Security AdvisorNaz ModirzadehDirector of the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict Saad MohseniChairman and Chief Executive Officer of MOBY Group

Marty NatalegawaFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the UN, and Ambassador to the UKRoza OtunbayevaFormer President of the Kyrgyz Republic; Founder of the International Public Foundation “Roza Otunbayeva Initiative”Thomas R Pickering*Former U.S. Under Secretary of State and Ambassador to the UN, Russia, India, Israel, Jordan, El Salvador and NigeriaOlympia SnoweFormer U.S. Senator and member of the House of RepresentativesJavier SolanaPresident, ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics; Distinguished Fellow, The Brookings Institution Alexander SorosGlobal Board Member, Open Society FoundationsGeorge Soros*Founder, Open Society Foundations and Chair, Soros Fund Management Pär StenbäckFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Education, Finland; Chairman of the European Cultural ParliamentJonas Gahr StøreLeader of the Labour Party and Labour Party Parliamentary Group; Former Foreign Minister of NorwayLawrence H. SummersFormer Director of the U.S. National Economic Council and Secretary of the U.S. Treasury; President Emeritus of Harvard UniversityHelle Thorning-Schmidt CEO of Save the Children International; Former Prime Minister of Denmark Wang JisiMember, Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the Chinese Foreign Ministry; President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University

*  Ex officio, and member of Board of Directors

As of 1 January 2017.

Cover photograph: A volunteer guides a refugee boat to the coast of Lesbos near the village of Skala Skamnias / Lesbos, January 8, 2016. (Photo by Bartek Langer/NurPhoto)

www.crisisgroup.org @crisisgroup /crisisgroup

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Ambassador CouncilMembership

The Ambassador Council Experience

j Exclusive international network committed to responding to the serious challenges facing the world today

j Engages the next generation of rising stars from diverse fields with a shared ambition to create a more peaceful and secure future

j Members enjoy unique access to our field-based analysts and global Board of Trustees

j Active branches in New York, London, Vancouver and San Francisco

Working with the Council is an enormously enriching experience. Ambassadors create a powerful network that examines the causes of global conflict and advocates for change.”

Megan McGillMcKinsey & Company

Crisis Group’s experts have a unique ability to combine a strategic understanding of conflicts with a nuanced understanding of issues on the ground. This sophisticated analysis is extremely valuable personally and professionally.”

Dillon TwomblyDataminr, Inc.

PREVENTING WAR. SHAPING PEACE.

Board of Trustees

CO-CHAIRLord (Mark) Malloch-Brown*Former UN Deputy Secretary-General and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

PRESIDENT AND CEOJean-Marie Guéhenno*Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

VICE CHAIRAyo Obe*Chair of the Board of Gorée Institute (Senegal); Legal Practitioner(Nigeria)

OTHER TRUSTEESFola AdeolaFounder and Chairman, FATE FoundationAli al ShihabiAuthor; Founder and Former Chairman of Rasmala Investment BankCelso AmorimFormer Minister of External Relations of Brazil; Former Defence Minister Hushang Ansary*Chairman, Parman Capital Group LLC; Former Iranian Ambassador to the U.S. and Minister of Finance and Economic AffairsNahum BarneaPolitical Columnist, Israel Kim BeazleyFormer Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Ambassador to the U.S.; Former Defence Minister Carl BildtFormer Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of SwedenEmma BoninoFormer Foreign Minister of Italy and European Commissioner for Humanitarian AidLakhdar BrahimiMember, The Elders; UN Diplomat; Former Foreign Minister of AlgeriaCheryl Carolus*Former South African High Commissioner to the UK and Secretary General of the African National wCongress (ANC) Maria Livanos Cattaui*Former Secretary General of theInternational Chamber of CommerceWesley ClarkFormer NATO Supreme Allied Commander

Sheila CoronelToni Stabile Professor of Practice in Investigative Journalism; Director, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia UniversityFrank Giustra*President & CEO, Fiore Financial CorporationMo IbrahimFounder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Founder, Celtel InternationalWolfgang IschingerChairman, Munich Security Conference; Former German Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the UK and U.S.Asma JahangirFormer President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, and UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Religion or BeliefYoriko Kawaguchi Former Foreign Minister of Japan; Former Environment MinisterWadah KhanfarCo-Founder, Al Sharq Forum; Former Director General, Al Jazeera NetworkWim KokFormer Prime Minister of the NetherlandsAndrey KortunovDirector General of the Russian International Affairs Council Ivan KrastevChairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia); Founding Board member of European Council on Foreign Relations Ricardo LagosFormer President of ChileJoanne Leedom-AckermanFormer International Secretary of PEN International; Novelist and Journalist, U.S. Helge LundFormer Chief Executive BG Group (UK) and Statoil (Norway)Shivshankar MenonFormer Foreign Secretary of India; Former National Security AdvisorNaz ModirzadehDirector of the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict Saad MohseniChairman and Chief Executive Officer of MOBY Group

Marty NatalegawaFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the UN, and Ambassador to the UKRoza OtunbayevaFormer President of the Kyrgyz Republic; Founder of the International Public Foundation “Roza Otunbayeva Initiative”Thomas R Pickering*Former U.S. Under Secretary of State and Ambassador to the UN, Russia, India, Israel, Jordan, El Salvador and NigeriaOlympia SnoweFormer U.S. Senator and member of the House of RepresentativesJavier SolanaPresident, ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics; Distinguished Fellow, The Brookings Institution Alexander SorosGlobal Board Member, Open Society FoundationsGeorge Soros*Founder, Open Society Foundations and Chair, Soros Fund Management Pär StenbäckFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Education, Finland; Chairman of the European Cultural ParliamentJonas Gahr StøreLeader of the Labour Party and Labour Party Parliamentary Group; Former Foreign Minister of NorwayLawrence H. SummersFormer Director of the U.S. National Economic Council and Secretary of the U.S. Treasury; President Emeritus of Harvard UniversityHelle Thorning-Schmidt CEO of Save the Children International; Former Prime Minister of Denmark Wang JisiMember, Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the Chinese Foreign Ministry; President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University

*  Ex officio, and member of Board of Directors

As of 1 January 2017.

Cover photograph: A volunteer guides a refugee boat to the coast of Lesbos near the village of Skala Skamnias / Lesbos, January 8, 2016. (Photo by Bartek Langer/NurPhoto)

www.crisisgroup.org @crisisgroup /crisisgroup

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Our Work

Crisis Group is the leading independent non-governmental organisation working to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Our mission is all the more urgent as the world confronts a dramatic rise in armed conflicts, with devastating humanitarian, social and economic costs. Our in-depth reporting and high-level advocacy help open paths to peace.

70 active and potential conflicts covered

43 board members from 33 countries

21 years of experience leading conflict prevention efforts

500+ publications each year to inform and influence international policy

Ambassador Council Members of our Ambassador Council make an annual gift as well as in-kind contributions of their time and talent to advance our mission. Members enjoy access to Crisis Group analysts, exclusive events, trips and more.

Annual benefits include:

j 2 invitations per month to members-only events in New York, London, Los Angeles, Brussels, Vancouver, and elsewhere

j 1 on-demand private briefing per year from Crisis Group experts

j Unlimited participation in CrisisCalls, our telephonic briefing series with analysts on breaking news events and conflict issues

j 1 invitation to join biennial Ambassador Council trips to our field offices for private meetings with government, business and civil society leaders

j Ongoing access to the global Ambassador Council network of talented professionals from diverse fields

j 12+ networking opportunities with our International Advisory and President’s Council members, including global business leaders and philanthropists

j Opportunities to connect in small group settings with Crisis Group Trustees, including former heads of state and business leaders

j Recognition on our website and printed materials

CRISIS GROUP/KO/2016

Benefits of Membership

Clockwise from top left: Senior Libya analyst Claudia Gazzini speaks with a petroleum engineer loyal to a militia leader controlling the Zueitina oil terminal; Africa program director Comfort Ero talks about the militarisation of peacekeeping at Crisis Group’s Global Briefing in Brussels; Colombia analyst Kyle Johnson interviews a community leader in Cauca about the peace process; Central Asia analyst Alina Dalbaeva asks a teacher of the Mutakallim school in Bishkek about religious education in Kyrgyzstan. (Credits: CRISIS GROUP; Suricata Films; Julie David de Lossy)

To discuss Ambassador Council membership, please contact philanthropy@crisisgroup.org | +1 212 813 0820

The Ambassador Council is an essential initiative that brings talented young voices to the heart of Crisis Group’s mission and debates. Their passion, skills, and support enrich our work to increase peace and security for future generations.”

Lord Mark Malloch-BrownCrisis Group Co-Chair

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Our Work

Crisis Group is the leading independent non-governmental organisation working to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Our mission is all the more urgent as the world confronts a dramatic rise in armed conflicts, with devastating humanitarian, social and economic costs. Our in-depth reporting and high-level advocacy help open paths to peace.

70 active and potential conflicts covered

43 board members from 33 countries

21 years of experience leading conflict prevention efforts

500+ publications each year to inform and influence international policy

Ambassador Council Members of our Ambassador Council make an annual gift as well as in-kind contributions of their time and talent to advance our mission. Members enjoy access to Crisis Group analysts, exclusive events, trips and more.

Annual benefits include:

j 2 invitations per month to members-only events in New York, London, Los Angeles, Brussels, Vancouver, and elsewhere

j 1 on-demand private briefing per year from Crisis Group experts

j Unlimited participation in CrisisCalls, our telephonic briefing series with analysts on breaking news events and conflict issues

j 1 invitation to join biennial Ambassador Council trips to our field offices for private meetings with government, business and civil society leaders

j Ongoing access to the global Ambassador Council network of talented professionals from diverse fields

j 12+ networking opportunities with our International Advisory and President’s Council members, including global business leaders and philanthropists

j Opportunities to connect in small group settings with Crisis Group Trustees, including former heads of state and business leaders

j Recognition on our website and printed materials

CRISIS GROUP/KO/2016

Benefits of Membership

Clockwise from top left: Senior Libya analyst Claudia Gazzini speaks with a petroleum engineer loyal to a militia leader controlling the Zueitina oil terminal; Africa program director Comfort Ero talks about the militarisation of peacekeeping at Crisis Group’s Global Briefing in Brussels; Colombia analyst Kyle Johnson interviews a community leader in Cauca about the peace process; Central Asia analyst Alina Dalbaeva asks a teacher of the Mutakallim school in Bishkek about religious education in Kyrgyzstan. (Credits: CRISIS GROUP; Suricata Films; Julie David de Lossy)

To discuss Ambassador Council membership, please contact philanthropy@crisisgroup.org | +1 212 813 0820

The Ambassador Council is an essential initiative that brings talented young voices to the heart of Crisis Group’s mission and debates. Their passion, skills, and support enrich our work to increase peace and security for future generations.”

Lord Mark Malloch-BrownCrisis Group Co-Chair

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Our Work

Crisis Group is the leading independent non-governmental organisation working to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Our mission is all the more urgent as the world confronts a dramatic rise in armed conflicts, with devastating humanitarian, social and economic costs. Our in-depth reporting and high-level advocacy help open paths to peace.

70 active and potential conflicts covered

43 board members from 33 countries

21 years of experience leading conflict prevention efforts

500+ publications each year to inform and influence international policy

Ambassador Council Members of our Ambassador Council make an annual gift as well as in-kind contributions of their time and talent to advance our mission. Members enjoy access to Crisis Group analysts, exclusive events, trips and more.

Annual benefits include:

j 2 invitations per month to members-only events in New York, London, Los Angeles, Brussels, Vancouver, and elsewhere

j 1 on-demand private briefing per year from Crisis Group experts

j Unlimited participation in CrisisCalls, our telephonic briefing series with analysts on breaking news events and conflict issues

j 1 invitation to join biennial Ambassador Council trips to our field offices for private meetings with government, business and civil society leaders

j Ongoing access to the global Ambassador Council network of talented professionals from diverse fields

j 12+ networking opportunities with our International Advisory and President’s Council members, including global business leaders and philanthropists

j Opportunities to connect in small group settings with Crisis Group Trustees, including former heads of state and business leaders

j Recognition on our website and printed materials

CRISIS GROUP/KO/2016

Benefits of Membership

Clockwise from top left: Senior Libya analyst Claudia Gazzini speaks with a petroleum engineer loyal to a militia leader controlling the Zueitina oil terminal; Africa program director Comfort Ero talks about the militarisation of peacekeeping at Crisis Group’s Global Briefing in Brussels; Colombia analyst Kyle Johnson interviews a community leader in Cauca about the peace process; Central Asia analyst Alina Dalbaeva asks a teacher of the Mutakallim school in Bishkek about religious education in Kyrgyzstan. (Credits: CRISIS GROUP; Suricata Films; Julie David de Lossy)

To discuss Ambassador Council membership, please contact philanthropy@crisisgroup.org | +1 212 813 0820

The Ambassador Council is an essential initiative that brings talented young voices to the heart of Crisis Group’s mission and debates. Their passion, skills, and support enrich our work to increase peace and security for future generations.”

Lord Mark Malloch-BrownCrisis Group Co-Chair

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Ambassador CouncilMembership

The Ambassador Council Experience

j Exclusive international network committed to responding to the serious challenges facing the world today

j Engages the next generation of rising stars from diverse fields with a shared ambition to create a more peaceful and secure future

j Members enjoy unique access to our field-based analysts and global Board of Trustees

j Active branches in New York, London, Vancouver and San Francisco

Working with the Council is an enormously enriching experience. Ambassadors create a powerful network that examines the causes of global conflict and advocates for change.”

Megan McGillMcKinsey & Company

Crisis Group’s experts have a unique ability to combine a strategic understanding of conflicts with a nuanced understanding of issues on the ground. This sophisticated analysis is extremely valuable personally and professionally.”

Dillon TwomblyDataminr, Inc.

PREVENTING WAR. SHAPING PEACE.

Board of Trustees

CO-CHAIRLord (Mark) Malloch-Brown*Former UN Deputy Secretary-General and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

PRESIDENT AND CEOJean-Marie Guéhenno*Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

VICE CHAIRAyo Obe*Chair of the Board of Gorée Institute (Senegal); Legal Practitioner(Nigeria)

OTHER TRUSTEESFola AdeolaFounder and Chairman, FATE FoundationAli al ShihabiAuthor; Founder and Former Chairman of Rasmala Investment BankCelso AmorimFormer Minister of External Relations of Brazil; Former Defence Minister Hushang Ansary*Chairman, Parman Capital Group LLC; Former Iranian Ambassador to the U.S. and Minister of Finance and Economic AffairsNahum BarneaPolitical Columnist, Israel Kim BeazleyFormer Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Ambassador to the U.S.; Former Defence Minister Carl BildtFormer Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of SwedenEmma BoninoFormer Foreign Minister of Italy and European Commissioner for Humanitarian AidLakhdar BrahimiMember, The Elders; UN Diplomat; Former Foreign Minister of AlgeriaCheryl Carolus*Former South African High Commissioner to the UK and Secretary General of the African National wCongress (ANC) Maria Livanos Cattaui*Former Secretary General of theInternational Chamber of CommerceWesley ClarkFormer NATO Supreme Allied Commander

Sheila CoronelToni Stabile Professor of Practice in Investigative Journalism; Director, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia UniversityFrank Giustra*President & CEO, Fiore Financial CorporationMo IbrahimFounder and Chair, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Founder, Celtel InternationalWolfgang IschingerChairman, Munich Security Conference; Former German Deputy Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the UK and U.S.Asma JahangirFormer President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, and UN Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Religion or BeliefYoriko Kawaguchi Former Foreign Minister of Japan; Former Environment MinisterWadah KhanfarCo-Founder, Al Sharq Forum; Former Director General, Al Jazeera NetworkWim KokFormer Prime Minister of the NetherlandsAndrey KortunovDirector General of the Russian International Affairs Council Ivan KrastevChairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies (Sofia); Founding Board member of European Council on Foreign Relations Ricardo LagosFormer President of ChileJoanne Leedom-AckermanFormer International Secretary of PEN International; Novelist and Journalist, U.S. Helge LundFormer Chief Executive BG Group (UK) and Statoil (Norway)Shivshankar MenonFormer Foreign Secretary of India; Former National Security AdvisorNaz ModirzadehDirector of the Harvard Law School Program on International Law and Armed Conflict Saad MohseniChairman and Chief Executive Officer of MOBY Group

Marty NatalegawaFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Permanent Representative to the UN, and Ambassador to the UKRoza OtunbayevaFormer President of the Kyrgyz Republic; Founder of the International Public Foundation “Roza Otunbayeva Initiative”Thomas R Pickering*Former U.S. Under Secretary of State and Ambassador to the UN, Russia, India, Israel, Jordan, El Salvador and NigeriaOlympia SnoweFormer U.S. Senator and member of the House of RepresentativesJavier SolanaPresident, ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics; Distinguished Fellow, The Brookings Institution Alexander SorosGlobal Board Member, Open Society FoundationsGeorge Soros*Founder, Open Society Foundations and Chair, Soros Fund Management Pär StenbäckFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Education, Finland; Chairman of the European Cultural ParliamentJonas Gahr StøreLeader of the Labour Party and Labour Party Parliamentary Group; Former Foreign Minister of NorwayLawrence H. SummersFormer Director of the U.S. National Economic Council and Secretary of the U.S. Treasury; President Emeritus of Harvard UniversityHelle Thorning-Schmidt CEO of Save the Children International; Former Prime Minister of Denmark Wang JisiMember, Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the Chinese Foreign Ministry; President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Peking University

*  Ex officio, and member of Board of Directors

As of 1 January 2017.

Cover photograph: A volunteer guides a refugee boat to the coast of Lesbos near the village of Skala Skamnias / Lesbos, January 8, 2016. (Photo by Bartek Langer/NurPhoto)

www.crisisgroup.org @crisisgroup /crisisgroup

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