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Reception Committee

As of May 24, 2023

H.E. Ban Ki-Moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, South Korea
Chair, Reception Committee

H.E. Pravind Jugnauth

Prime Minister, Mauritius

H.E. Ratu Wiliame Katonivere

President, Fiji

H.E. Chan Santokhi

President, Suriname

H.E. Jacques Santer

Former President, European Commission
Former Prime Minister, Luxembourg

H.E. Erik Solheim

Former UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Former Minister of International Development & Environment, Norway

H.E. Venkaiah Naidu

Former Vice-President, India

H. E. Kjell Magne Bondevik

Former Prime Minister, Norway Founder and Executive Chair, The Oslo Center

H.E. Helen Clark

Former Prime Minister, New Zealand

H.E. Nambaryn Enkhbayar

Former President, Mongolia

H.E. Dr. Mark Eyskens

Former Prime Minister, Belgium

H.E. Vicente Fox

Former President, Mexico

H.E. Federico Franco

Former President, Paraguay

H.E. Mohamed Moncef Marzouki

Former President, Tunisia

H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President, Nigeria

H.E. Alojz Peterle

Former Prime Minister, Slovenia

H.E. Rosalía Arteaga Serrano

Former President, Ecuador
Executive Director, Fidal Foundation

H.E. Jigmi Yoser Thinley

Former Prime Minister, Bhutan

H.E. Akie Abe

Former First Lady, Japan

The Honorable Prof. Herman De Croo

Minister of State
Honorary Speaker of the House
Honorary Mayor of Brakel, Belgium

The Honorable
Armin Laschet

Member of German Parliament
Vice President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Former Minister-President, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The Honorable
Nancy Pelosi

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, United States of America

Right Honorable
Sir Robert James Buckland KBE KC MP

Former Lord Chancellor and Wales Secretary, United Kingdom

The Honorable
Ryszard Czarnecki

Former Vice President of European Parliament, Poland

The Honorable
Sumitra Mahajan

Former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, India

H.E. Ted Baillieu

Former Premier of Victoria, Australia

The Honorable Bruno Bruins

Former Minister for Medical Care, Netherlands

The Honorable
Hakubun Shimomura

Member of the House of Representatives,
Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology, Japan

The Honorable Hildebrando Tapia

Former Vice President, Andean Parliament, Peru

The Honorable
Geoffrey Van Orden CBE

Former Leader of British Conservatives in the European Parliament, United Kingdom

The Honorable
Danny Davis

Member of House of Representatives
(D-IL), United States of America

The Honorable
Mike Quigley

Member of House of Representatives
(D-IL), United States of America

The Honorable
Bill Foster

Member of House of Representatives
(D-IL), United States of America

The Honorable
Andy Barr

Member of House of Representatives
(R-KY), United States of America

The Honorable
Richard Hudson

Member of House of Representatives
(R-NC), United States of America

The Honorable
Marc Veasey

Member of House of Representatives
(D-TX), United States of America

The Honorable
Darin LaHood

Member of House of Representatives
(R-IL), United States of America

The Honorable
Ro Khanna

Member of House of Representatives
(D-CA), United States of America

The Honorable
Raja Krishnamoorthi

Member of House of Representatives
(D-IL), United States of America

The Honorable Andy Kim

Member of House of Representatives (D-NJ),
United States of America

The Honorable
Jake Auchincloss

Member of House of Representatives
(D-MA), United States of America

The Honorable
Jerry Carl

Member of House of Representatives
(R-AL), United States of America

The Honorable
Young Kim

Member of House of Representatives,
(R-CA), United States of America

The Honorable
Deborah Ross

Member of House of Representatives
(D-NC), United States of America

The Honorable
Michelle Steel

Member of House of Representatives
(R-CA), United States of America

The Honorable
Kevin Kiley

Member of House of Representatives
(R-CA), United States of America

The Honorable
Laurel Lee

Member of House of Representatives
(R-FL), United States of America

The Honorable
Rich McCormick

Member of House of Representatives
(R-GA), United States of America

The Honorable
Shri Thanedar

Member of House of Representatives
(D-MI), United States of America

The Honorable
Binod Chaudhary

Member of Parliament, Nepal
Chairman and President, The Chaudhary Group (CG)

The Honorable
Yvonne Feri

Member of Parliament, Switzerland

The Honorable
Dr. Nik Gugger

Member of the Parliament, Switzerland
Member of the European Parliament

His Highness
Azzan Bin Qais Al Said

Vice Chairman, Oman National Olympic Committee, Oman