World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
List of Public Figures
As of 21 January 2009
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 28 January-1 February 2009
Lulzim Basha Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Albania
Sali Berisha Prime Minister of Albania Albania
Mauricio Macri Mayor of Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina
Edward Nalbandian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Armenia
Serzh A. Sargsyan President of Armenia Armenia
David V. Murray Chairman of the Board of Guardians, Future Fund Management
Agency, Australia
Australia
Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia Australia
Wayne Swan Treasurer of Australia Australia
Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed
Al Khalifa
Minister of Finance of Bahrain Bahrain
Herman A. van Rompuy Prime Minister of Belgium Belgium
Karel De Gucht Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Belgium
Celso Amorim Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil Brazil
Henrique de Campos Meirelles Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil Brazil
Sérgio de Oliveira Cabral Governor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil
James M. Flaherty Minister of Finance of Canada Canada
Jean Charest Premier of Québec, Canada Canada
Mark J. Carney Governor of the Bank of Canada Canada
Stockwell B. Day Jr Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific
Gateway of Canada
Canada
Andrés Velasco Minister of Finance of Chile Chile
Alvaro Uribe Velez President of Colombia Colombia
Jaime Bermúdez Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia Colombia
Luis Guillermo Plata Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia Colombia
Marco Vinicio Ruiz Gutierrez Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica Costa Rica
Václav Klaus President of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Anders Fogh Rasmussen Prime Minister of Denmark Denmark
Connie Hedegaard Minister of Climate and Energy of Denmark Denmark
Amre Moussa Secretary-General, League of Arab States, Cairo Egypt
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Gamal H. Mubarak Assistant Secretary-General and Head, Policy Secretariat, National
Democratic Party (NDP), Egypt
Egypt
Rachid M. Rachid Minister of Trade and Industry of Egypt Egypt
Tarek Kamel Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt Egypt
Youssef Boutros-Ghali Minister of Finance of Egypt Egypt
Andris Piebalgs Commissioner, Energy, European Commission, Brussels EU
Baroness Ashton of Upholland Commissioner, Trade, European Commission, Brussels EU
Benita Ferrero-Waldner Commissioner, External Relations and European Neighbourhood
Policy, European Commission, Brussels
EU
Charlie McCreevy Commissioner, Internal Market and Services, European
Commission, Brussels
EU
Günter Verheugen Vice-President and Commissioner, Enterprise and Industry,
European Commission, Brussels
EU
Jacques Barrot Vice-President and Commissioner, Justice, Freedom and Security,
European Commission, Brussels
EU
Jean-Claude Trichet President, European Central Bank, Frankfurt EU
Joaquín Almunia Commissioner, Economic and Monetary Affairs, European
Commission, Brussels
EU
José Manuel Barroso President, European Commission, Brussels EU
Neelie Kroes Commissioner, Competition, European Commission, Brussels EU
Thomas Mirow President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD), London
EU
Viviane Reding Commissioner, Information Society and Media, European
Commission, Brussels
EU
Tarja Halonen President of Finland Finland
Bernard Kouchner Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France France
Christian Noyer Governor of the Banque de France France
Christine Lagarde Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment of France; Member
of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum
France
Hervé Morin Minister of Defence of France France
Luc Chatel Minister of State to the Minister of Economy, Industry and
Employment of France
France
Angela Merkel Federal Chancellor of Germany Germany
Axel A. Weber President of the Central Bank of Germany Germany
Guido Westerwelle Chairman, Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP), Germany Germany
Michael Glos Federal Minister of Economics and Technology of Germany Germany
Bharrat Jagdeo President of Guyana Guyana
Kamal Nath Minister of Commerce and Industry of India India
Kapil Sibal Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences of India India
Montek S. Ahluwalia Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, India India
Praful Patel Minister of State for Civil Aviation of India India
Mari Pangestu Minister of Trade of Indonesia Indonesia
Miranda S. Goeltom Senior Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia, Indonesia Indonesia
Abdalla Salem El Badri Secretary-General, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC), Vienna
INT
Achim Steiner Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), Nairobi
INT
Angel Gurría Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), Paris
INT
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Ann M. Veneman Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New
York; Chair, Global Agenda Council on the Welfare of Children
INT
Antonio Guterres UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva INT
Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General, United Nations, New York INT
Donald Kaberuka President, African Development Bank (ADB), Tunis INT
Haruhiko Kuroda President, Asian Development Bank, Manila INT
Jacques Diouf Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO), Rome
INT
Jacques Rogozinski General Manager, Inter-American Investment Corporation,
Washington DC
INT
Jakob Kellenberger President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),
Geneva
INT
John Lipsky First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF),
Washington DC
INT
José Miguel Insulza Secretary-General, Organization of American States (OAS),
Washington DC
INT
Josette Sheeran Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),
Rome; Chair, Global Agenda Council on Food Security
INT
Koichiro Matsuura Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris
INT
Lars H. Thunell Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer, International
Finance Corporation (IFC), Washington DC
INT
Luis A. Moreno President, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC INT
Margaret Chan Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva INT
Michel Kazatchkine Executive Director, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria, Geneva
INT
Mohamed M. ElBaradei Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
Vienna
INT
Nobuo Tanaka Executive Director, International Energy Agency, Paris INT
Pascal Lamy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva INT
Robert B. Zoellick President, The World Bank Group, Washington DC INT
Ronald K. Noble Secretary-General, International Criminal Police Organization
(Interpol), Lyon
INT
Sir John Holmes Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency
Relief Coordinator, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), New York
INT
Supachai Panitchpakdi Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD), Geneva
INT
Surin Pitsuwan Secretary-General, ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian
Nations), Jakarta
INT
Yvo De Boer Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn
INT
Barham Salih Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq Iraq
Brian Cowen Prime Minister of Ireland Ireland
Manouchehr Mottaki Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohamed Bagher Ghalibaf Mayor of Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Seyed Mojtaba Samare
Hashemi Shajareh
First Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu Leader of the Likud Party, Israel Israel
Shimon Peres President of Israel Israel
Stanley Fischer Governor of the Central Bank of Israel Israel
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Giulio Tremonti Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy Italy
Letizia Moratti Mayor of Milan, Italy Italy
Mario Draghi Governor of the Bank of Italy and Chairman, Financial Stability
Forum, Italy
Italy
Motohisa Furukawa Member of the House of Representatives, Japan Japan
Sadako Ogata President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Japan
Shoichi Nakagawa Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Financial Services of
Japan
Japan
Taro Aso Prime Minister of Japan Japan
Tetsuo Saito Minister of the Environment of Japan Japan
Toshihiro Nikai Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Japan
Yoriko Kawaguchi Member of the House of Councillors, Japan; Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Japan (2002-2004)
Japan
Marat Tazhin Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Nursultan A. Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Sauat Mynbayev Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Vladimir Shkolnik Minister of Industry and Trade of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Yerbol Orynbayev Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Raila Amolo Odinga Prime Minister of Kenya Kenya
Bader M. Al Sa'ad Managing Director, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), Kuwait Kuwait
H.H. Sheikh Nasser Mohammed
Al Ahmad Al Sabah
Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait Kuwait
Valdis Zatlers President of Latvia Latvia
Valdas Adamkus President of Lithuania Lithuania
Agustin Carstens Secretary of Finance of Mexico Mexico
Felipe Calderón President of Mexico Mexico
Georgina Kessel Secretary of Energy of Mexico Mexico
Guillermo Ortiz Governor of the Central Bank of Mexico Mexico
Luis Téllez Kuenzler Secretary of Communications and Transport of Mexico Mexico
Patricia Espinosa Cantellano Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico Mexico
Nambaryn Enkhbayar President of Mongolia Mongolia
Sukhbaatar Batbold Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Mongolia Mongolia
Abbas El Fassi Prime Minister of Morocco Morocco
Ahmed Reda Chami Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies of Morocco Morocco
André Azoulay Counsellor to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Morocco Morocco
Mohamed Boussaid Minister of Tourism and Handicraft of Morocco Morocco
Mohamed Hassad Wali of the Region of Tanger-Tétouan, Morocco Morocco
Nizar Baraka Delegate Minister to the Prime Minister in Charge of Economic and
General Affairs of Morocco
Morocco
Salaheddine Mezouar Minister of Economy and Finance of Morocco Morocco
Luisa Dias Diogo Prime Minister of Mozambique Mozambique
Jan Peter Balkenende Prime Minister of the Netherlands Netherlands
Chukwuma C. Soludo Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Nigeria
Shamsuddeen Usman Minister and Deputy Chairman of National Planning Commission of
Nigeria
Nigeria
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Erik Solheim Minister of the Environment and International Development of
Norway
Norway
H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of
Norway
Norway
Martin Skancke Director-General, Asset Management Department, Ministry of
Finance of Norway
Norway
Hina Rabbani Khar Adviser to the Prime Minister on Economic Affairs of Pakistan Pakistan
Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani Prime Minister of Pakistan Pakistan
Chen Deming Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Wen Jiabao Premier of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Xia Deren Mayor of Dalian, People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Xie Fuzhan Director of the State Council of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Yang Jiechi Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Zhang Ping Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission,
People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
Zhang Xiaoqiang Vice-Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission,
People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
Arthur C. Yap Secretary of Agriculture of the Philippines Philippines
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President of the Philippines Philippines
Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland Poland
Jacek Rostowski Minister of Finance of Poland Poland
Radoslaw Tomasz Sikorski Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Poland
Slawomir Skrzypek President of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) Poland
H.E. Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim
Bin Jabr Al Thani
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Qatar
Chin Young-Wook President and Chief Executive Officer, Korea Investment
Corporation (KIC), Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Han Seung-Soo Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Republic of Korea
Kim Jong-Hoon Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea Republic of Korea
Bozidar Djelic Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and Minister of
Science and Technological Development of Serbia
Republic of Serbia
Elvira Nabiullina Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Russian Federation
Igor Shuvalov First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Russian Federation
Rustam N. Minnikhanov Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Russian Federation
Paul Kagame President of Rwanda Rwanda
Abdul Rahman A. Al Tuwaijri Secretary-General, Supreme Economic Council, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Ahmed Zainal Alireza Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Amr A. Al Dabbagh Governor, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA),
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
H.E. Sheikh Hamad Al Sayari Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Saudi Arabia
H.R.H. Hussam Bin Saud Bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud
Prince of Saudi Royal Family; Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Al Assaf Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Muhammad S. Al Jasser Vice-Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Saudi Arabia
Abdoulaye Wade President of Senegal Senegal
Tony Tan Keng-Yam Deputy Chairman and Executive Director, Government of
Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), Singapore
Singapore
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Yaacob Ibrahim Minister of the Environment and Water Resources of Singapore Singapore
Buyelwa Patience Sonjica Minister of Minerals and Energy of South Africa South Africa
Kgalema Motlanthe President of South Africa South Africa
Mandisi Mpahlwa Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa South Africa
Marthinus van Schalkwyk Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of South Africa South Africa
Tito Mboweni Governor of the South African Reserve Bank South Africa
Trevor Manuel Minister of Finance of South Africa South Africa
Anders Borg Minister of Finance of Sweden Sweden
Carl Bildt Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Sweden
Fredrik Reinfeldt Prime Minister of Sweden Sweden
Doris Leuthard Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor
of Economic Affairs
Switzerland
Hans-Rudolf Merz President of the Swiss Confederation and Federal Councillor of
Finance
Switzerland
Jean-Pierre Roth Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank,
Switzerland
Switzerland
Kofi Annan Secretary-General, United Nations (1997-2006); Member of the
Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum; Co-Chair of the
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009
Switzerland
Michael Ambühl State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Switzerland
Micheline Calmy-Rey Federal Councillor of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Switzerland
Moritz Leuenberger Federal Councillor of Environment, Transport, Energy and
Communications of the Swiss Confederation
Switzerland
Abhisit Vejjajiva Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand
Kasit Piromya Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Thailand
Korbsak Sabhavasu Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Thailand
Ali Babacan Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Turkey
Durmus Yilmaz Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey Turkey
Mehmet Hilmi Güler Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Turkey
Mehmet Simsek State Minister for the Economy of Turkey Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister of Turkey Turkey
Viktor A. Yushchenko President of Ukraine Ukraine
H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
H.H. Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed
Al Nahyan
President of the Court of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Khaldoon Al Mubarak Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al Hamli Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Mohammad Abdullah Al
Gergawi
Minister of Cabinet Affairs of the United Arab Emirates; Chairman,
Dubai Holding, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Reem Al Hashimy Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Alistair Darling Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Boris Johnson Mayor of London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
David Cameron Leader of the Conservative Party, United Kingdom United Kingdom
David Miliband Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Douglas Alexander Secretary of State for International Development of the United
Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Ed Miliband Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change of the United
Kingdom
United Kingdom
George Osborne Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and General Election
Campaign Coordinator, Conservative Party, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Gordon Brown Prime Minister of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
H.R.H. The Duke of York UK Special Representative for International Trade and Investment United Kingdom
Hilary Benn Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe Head of International Economic Affairs, Europe and G8 Sherpa,
Office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Lord Mandelson Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Lord Turner Chairman, Financial Services Authority (FSA), United Kingdom United Kingdom
Sir John Gieve Deputy Governor of the Bank of England United Kingdom
Tony Blair UN Middle East Quartet Representative; Member of the Foundation
Board of the World Economic Forum
United Kingdom
Al Gore Vice-President of the United States of America (1993-2001); Nobel
Laureate 2007
USA
Barney Frank Congressman from Massachusetts (Democrat), 4th District;
Chairman, Financial Services Committee, USA
USA
Brian Baird Congressman from Washington (Democrat), 3rd District, USA USA
Carolyn B. Maloney Congresswoman from New York (Democrat), 14th District, USA USA
Christopher J. Dodd Senator from Connecticut (Democrat), USA USA
David A. Paterson Governor of New York, USA USA
Evan Bayh Senator from Indiana (Democrat), USA USA
Gavin Newsom Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, USA USA
Howard B. Dean III Governor of Vermont (1991-2003), USA USA
James L. Jones Jr National Security Advisor, National Security Council, USA USA
John F. Kerry Senator from Massachusetts (Democrat), USA USA
Lawrence H. Summers Director, National Economic Council (NEC), Executive Office of the
President, USA
USA
Lindsey O. Graham Senator from South Carolina (Republican), USA USA
Marshall C. Sanford Jr Governor of South Carolina, USA USA
Max Baucus Senator from Montana (Democrat); Chairman, US Senate
Committee on Finance
USA
Nita M. Lowey Congresswoman from New York (Democrat), 18th District, USA USA
Patrick J. Leahy Senator from Vermont (Democrat), USA USA
Sheila C. Bair Chairwoman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), USA USA
William J. Clinton Founder, William Jefferson Clinton Foundation; President of the
United States (1993-2001)
USA
Nguyen Thien Nhan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Training of
Vietnam
Vietnam
Morgan Tsvangirai President, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
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