Henri is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri,the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium,is a first cousin of King Philippe of Belgium. In 2019,Henri's net worth was estimated around US$4 billion.
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein is a Liechtensteiner lawyer,diplomat and member of the Liechtenstein princely family. He is a younger brother of the reigning Prince of Liechtenstein,Hans-Adam II. He was also the non-resident Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the Holy See.
The Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is an order of merit of Luxembourg,instituted on 23 January 1961 by Grand Duchess Charlotte. Grand Master of the order is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Besides the five classes,a gilt medal can also be bestowed.
Alpo Rusi served in the Foreign Ministry of Finland in several assignments,and from 1994 to 1999 as foreign policy adviser to the President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari. He also served as EU Coordinator for the Sarajevo Summit 1999 and deputy Coordinator of the Stability Pact for Western Balkans in 1999–2000. He worked as professor of International Relations,2000–2003,at Lapland University and in Hamburg. Later on 2007-2009 he was senior adviser in the Cabinet staff of the President of the UN General Assembly.
Oswald Samuel Konstantin Freiherr von Richthofen,a German diplomat and politician,served as Foreign Secretary and head of the Foreign Office from 23 October 1900 to 17 January 1906.
Nikolaos (Koos) van Dam is a Dutch scholar and author on the Middle East. He also was a Dutch Ambassador to Iraq,Egypt,Germany and Indonesia.
Thanat Khoman was a Thai diplomat and politician. He was foreign minister from 1959 to 1971,leader of the Democrat Party from 1979 to 1982,and deputy prime minister from 1980 to 1983. He died at the age of 101 on 3 March 2016,a couple of months shy of his 102nd birthday.
Cristián Barros Melet is a Chilean diplomat who was the Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations in New York since 16 April 2014 to 2018. He also served as Ambassador to India (2010–14),Italy (2008–10),Peru (2006–08),United Kingdom (2000–02) and Denmark (1993–96). He also served as Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs (2002–06) in the government of Ricardo Lagos.
David James Ritchie is an Australian diplomat and a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). His last appointment was as Ambassador for Australia to Germany,a post to which he was appointed in 2013.
Kiyoshi Sumiya (角谷清) was a Japanese diplomat who was Japan's ambassador to the Philippines from April 1985 to 1988,at the time of the snap elections that led to the end of the Marcos regime. He also served as Grand Master of the Ceremonies from 20 June 1989 until his retirement on 8 September 1995.
Domingos Teixeira de Abreu Fezas Vital is a Portuguese diplomat. He served as Portuguese Ambassador to the United States and to The Bahamas. Currently he is the Portuguese Ambassador to the Holy See.
Umberto Vattani is an Italian diplomat. The only official in the history of Italy to have twice held the position of Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also the last president of the National Institute for Foreign Trade until his suppression in 2011.
Manuel Henrique de Melo e Castro de Mendonça Corte-Real is a Portuguese diplomat and historian.
Karl,Prince of Wedel,born Karl Leo Julius Graf von Wedel,was a Prussian general and diplomat who served as the fourth Imperial Lieutenant of the Reichsland of Alsace–Lorraine from 27 October 1907 until his resignation on 18 April 1914.
MārtiņšVirsis is a Latvian historian,politician and diplomat. He was the member of the Fifth Saeima of Latvia and the Latvian ambassador to Germany,Lithuania and Belarus. He is married and has two children.
