List of international organization leaders in 2012

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The following is a list of international organization leaders in 2012.

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UN organizations

OrganizationTitleLeaderCountryIn officeRef
Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José Graziano da Silva Brazil 2012-2019 [1]
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano Japan 2009-2019 [2] [3]
International Civil Aviation Organization President of the Council Roberto Kobeh González Mexico 2006-2013 [4]
Secretary-General Raymond Benjamin France 2009-2015 [5] [6]
International Labour Organization Director-General Juan Somavía Chile 1999–2012 [7]
Guy Ryder United Kingdom 2012-2022 [8]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon South Korea 2007–2016 [9] [10]
President of the General Assembly Nassir Al-Nasser Qatar 2011–2012 [11] [12]
Security Council members Member China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States (permanent members); Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa (elected for 2011–2012); Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan, Togo (elected for 2012–2013) [13]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)Executive Director Anthony Lake United States 2010–2017 [14] [15]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)Director-General Irina Bokova Bulgaria 2009–2017 [16] [17]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay South Africa 2008–2014 [18] [19]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)High Commissioner António Guterres Portugal 2005–2015 [20] [21]
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)Director-General Kandeh Yumkella Sierra Leone 2005–2013 [22] [23]
World Food Programme (WFP)Executive Director Josette Sheeran United States 2006–2012 [24] [25] [26]
Ertharin Cousin 2012-2017 [27]
World Health Organization (WHO)Director-General Margaret Chan China 2006–2017 [28]
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)President David Grimes Canada 2011–2020 [29]
Secretary-General Michel Jarraud France 2004–2015 [30] [31]
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)Secretary-General Taleb Rifai Jordan 2010–2017 [32] [33] [34]

Political and economic organizations

OrganizationTitleLeaderCountryIn officeRef
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)Secretary-General Mohamed Ibn Chambas Ghana 2010–2013 [35] [36]
African Union Chairperson Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Equatorial Guinea 2011–2012 [37] [38]
Thomas Boni Yayi Dahomey (now Benin)2012-2013 [39]
Chairperson of the Commission Jean Ping Gabon 2008–2012 [40] [41] [42]
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma South Africa 2012–2017 [43]
President of the Pan-African Parliament Idriss Ndélé Moussa Chad 2009–2012 [44]
Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi Nigeria 2012–2015 [45]
Andean Community Secretary-General Adalid Contreras Baspineiro Bolivia 2010-2011 (interim), 2011-2013 [46] [47] [48]
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby Egypt 2011–2016 [49]
Arab Maghreb Union Secretary-General Habib Ben Yahia Tunisia 2006–2016 [50] [51]
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Executive Director Muhamad Noor Malaysia 2010-2012 [52]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan Thailand 2008–2012 [53]
Caribbean Community Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque Dominica 2011-2021 [54]
Central American Parliament President Dorindo Cortéz Panama 2010-2011 [55] [56]
Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA)Secretary-General Sindiso Ngwenya Zimbabwe 2008-2018 [57] [58]
Commonwealth of Nations Head Queen Elizabeth II United Kingdom 1952–present [59] [60]
Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma India 2008-2016 [61]
Commonwealth of Independent States Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev Russia 2007–present [62] [63]
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland Norway 2009-2019 [64] [65]
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Turkey 2010–2012 [66] [67]
Jean-Claude Mignon France 2012-2014 [68]
President of the European Court of Human Rights Nicolas Bratza United Kingdom 2011-2012 [69]
Dean Spielmann Luxembourg 2012-2015 [70]
East African Community Secretary-General Richard Sezibera Rwanda 2011–2016 [71]
Economic Community of West African States President of the Commission James Victor Gbeho Ghana 2010–2012 [72]
Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo Burkina Faso 2012-2016 [73]
Chairman Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria 2010–2012 [74] [75]
Alassane Ouattara Ivory Coast 2012-2014 [76]
Eurasian Economic Community Secretary-General Tair Mansurov Kazakhstan 2007–2014 [77] [78]
Chairman of the Interstate Council Nursultan Nazarbayev 2001-2014 [79] [80]
European Free Trade Association Secretary-General Kåre Bryn Norway 2006–2012 [81]
Kristinn F. Árnason Iceland 2012-2018 [82]
European Union (EU) Presidency of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy Belgium 2009–2014 [83]
Presidency of the Council of the European Union Denmark 2012 [84]
Cyprus 2012 [85]
President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso Portugal 2004–2014 [86]
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek Poland 2009–2012 [87] [88]
Martin Schulz Germany 2012-2017 [89]
Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton United Kingdom 2009–2014 [90]
President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi Italy2011–2019 [91]
European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros Greece 2003–2013 [92]
President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) Mercedes Bresso Italy 2010-2012 [93]
Ramón Luis Valcárcel Spain 2012-2014 [94]
President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Werner Hoyer Germany 2012–present [95] [96]
President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Vassilios Skouris Greece 2003–2015 [97]
President of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira Portugal 2008-2017 [98]
President of the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Staffan Nilsson Sweden 2010-2013 [99]
Group of Eight (G8)President (informal) United States 2012 [100]
Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani Bahrain 2011-2020 [101]
Ibero-American Secretariat (SEGIB)Secretary-General Enrique V. Iglesias Uruguay 2005–2013 [102] [103]
Indian Ocean Commission Secretary-General Callixte d'Offay Seychelles 2008-2012 [104] [105]
Jean Claude de l'Estrac Mauritius 2012-2016 [106]
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)Chairman Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Egypt2011-2012[ citation needed ]
Mohamed Morsi 2012 [107]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran 2012-2013 [107]
Nordic Council President Kimmo Sasi Finland 2012 [108]
Secretary-General Jan-Erik Enestam 2007–2013 [109]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Denmark 2009-2014 [110]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Secretary-General José Ángel Gurría Mexico 2006–2021 [111]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)Secretary-General Lamberto Zannier Italy2011-2017 [112]
Chairman-in-Office Eamon Gilmore Ireland 2012 [113]
High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebæk Norway 2007–2013 [114]
Organization of American States Secretary-General José Miguel Insulza Chile 2005-2015 [115]
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Director-General Len Ishmael Saint Lucia 2003–2013 [116]
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (from July 2011 known as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) (OIC) Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Turkey 2005–2013 [117]
Pacific Community (SPC)Director-General Jimmie Rodgers Solomon Islands 2006–2014 [118]
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Tuiloma Neroni Slade Samoa 2008-2014 [118]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)Secretary-General Muratbek Imanaliyev Kyrgyzstan 2010-2012 [119]
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary-General Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed Maldives 2011-2012 [120]
Ahmed Saleem 2012-2014 [121]
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)Director of the Executive Secretariat Jeferson Miola Brazil 2012-2013 [122]
Southern African Development Community Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomão Mozambique 2005–2013 [123]
Union of South American Nations (USAN) President Fernando Lugo Paraguay 2011-2012 [124]
Ollanta Humanla Peru 2012-2013 [125]
Secretary-General María Emma Mejía Colombia 2011-2012 [126]
Alí Rodríguez Araque Venezuela 2012-2014 [127]
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)Secretary-General Marino Busdachin Italy 2003-2018[ citation needed ]
World Trade Organization (WTO)Director-General Pascal Lamy France 2005–2013 [128]

Financial organizations

OrganizationTitleLeaderCountryIn officeRef
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka Rwanda 2005–2015 [129]
Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda Japan 2005–2013 [130]
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Thomas Mirow Germany 2008-2012 [131]
Suma Chakrabarti United Kingdom/India 2012-2020 [132]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)President Luis Alberto Moreno Colombia 2005–2020 [133]
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde France 2011-2019 [134]
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)President Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Madani Saudi Arabia 1975–present [135]
World Bank President Robert Zoellick United States 2007–2012 [136]
Jim Yong Kim 2012-2019 [137]

Sports organizations

OrganizationPresidentCountryIn officeRef
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Zhang Jilong China 2011-2013 [138]
Badminton World Federation (BWF) Kang Young-joong South Korea 2005-2013 [139]
Confédération africaine de football (CAF) Issa Hayatou Cameroon 1988-2017 [140]
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Alfredo Hawit Honduras 2011-2012 [141]
Jeffrey Webb Cayman Islands 2012-2015 [142]
Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) Nicolás Leoz Paraguay 1986–2013 [143]
Fédération internationale de basket-ball Yvan Mainini France 2010-2014 [144]
Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Russia 1995-2018 [145]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Sepp Blatter Switzerland 1998–2015 [146]
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Bruno Grandi Italy 1996-2016 [147]
Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) Julio Maglione Uruguay 2009-2021 [148]
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Wei Jizhong China 2008-2012 [149]
Ary Graça Brazil 2012–present [150]
Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Denis Oswald Switzerland 1989-2014 [151]
Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) Princess Haya bint Hussein Jordan 2006-2014 [152]
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Alisher Usmanov Russia 2008-2022 [153]
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Michael Barredo Philippines 2005-2013 [154]
International Association of Athletics Federations Lamine Diack Senegal 1999-2015 [155]
International Boxing Association (IBA) Wu Ching-kuo Taiwan 2006-2017[ citation needed ]
International Canoe Federation (ICF) Thomas Konietzko Germany 2010–2016,
2021–present
[156] [157]
International Cricket Council (ICC) Sharad Pawar India 2010-2012 [158]
Alan Isaac New Zealand 2012-2014 [159]
International Golf Federation (IGF) Peter Dawson United Kingdom 2010-2020 [160]
International Handball Federation (IHF) Hassan Moustafa Egypt 2000–present [161]
International Hockey Federation (FIIH) René Fasel Switzerland 1994-2021 [162]
International Judo Federation (IJF) Marius Viser Romania/Austria 2007–present [163]
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge Belgium 2001–2013 [164]
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Philip Craven United Kingdom 2001–2017 [165]
International Rugby Board (IRB) Bernard Lapasset France 2008–2016 [166]
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Olegario Vàzquez Raña Mexico 1980-2018 [167]
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Adham Sharara Canada 1999-2014 [168]
International Tennis Federation (ITF) Francesco Ricci Bitti Italy 1999-2015 [169]
International Triathlon Union (ITU) Marisol Casado Spain 2008–present [170]
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Tamás Aján Hungary 2000-2020 [171]
Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) David Chung Malaysia/Papua New Guinea 2010–2011,
2011-2018 (acting)
[172]
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Pat McQuaid Ireland 2005-2013 [173]
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini France 2007-2015 [174]
Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) Klaus Schormann Germany 1992–present [175]
United World Wrestling (UWW) Raphaël Martinetti Switzerland 2002-2013 [176]
World Archery Federation Uğur Erdener Turkey 2005-2025 [177]
International Rugby Board Bernard Lapasset France 2008-2016 [178]
International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Göran Petersson Sweden 2004-2012 [179]
Carlo Croce Italy 2012-2016 [180]
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Chungwon Choue South Korea 2004–present [181]

Other organizations

OrganizationTitleLeaderCountryIn officeRef
Antarctic Treaty Executive Secretary Manfred Reinke Germany 2009-2017 [182]
Colombo Plan Secretary-General Adam Maniku Maldives 2011-2013 [183]
Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) Executive Secretary Domingos Simões Pereira Guinea-Bissau 2008–2012 [184]
Murade Isaac Murargy Mozambique 2012-2016 [185]
International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger Switzerland 2000–2012 [186]
Peter Maurer 2012-2022 [187]
International Court of Justice Presidents Hisashi Owada Japan 2009-2012 [188]
Peter Tomka Slovakia 2012-2015 [189]
International Criminal Court President Song Sang-Hyun South Korea 2009–2015 [190]
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Secretary-General Ronald Noble United States 2000-2014 [191]
President Khoo Boon Hui Singapore 2008–2012 [192]
Mireille Ballestrazzi France 2012-2016 [193]
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies President Tadateru Konoe Japan 2009–2017 [194]
International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu Japan 2012-2015 [195]
International Organization for Migration (IOM)Director-General William Lacy Swing United States 2008–2018 [196]
International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré Mali 2007–2014 [197]
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü Turkey 2010–2018 [198]
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary-General Abdallah Salem el-Badri Libya 2007–2016 [199]
Universal Postal Union Director-General Édouard Dayan France 2005–2012 [200]
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director-General Francis Gurry Australia 2008–2020 [201]

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