swap_horiz Ban Ki-moon Alternatives

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Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat who led the United Nations from 1953 until his untimely death in 1961. His tenur...

Cold War Sweden Historical Peacekeeping

9.5 Brilliant

2

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson is a distinguished Irish diplomat and human rights advocate. She achieved international prominence as the...

Climate Historical Human Rights Un High Commissioner

9.5 Brilliant

3

Jan Eliasson

Jan Eliasson is a distinguished Swedish diplomat with extensive experience across multilateral organizations. He has hel...

Historical Humanitarian Multilateral Swedish Diplomat

9.4 Excellent

4

Gareth Evans

Gareth Evans was a prominent Australian diplomat specializing in Asia Pacific affairs. He notably led Australia’s involv...

Asia Pacific Historical Multilateral Landmines

9.2 Excellent

5

Navi Pillay

Navi Pillay was a South African jurist and diplomat who held the position of United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

Historical Human Rights Multilateral South African Diplomat

9.1 Excellent

6

Mark Malloch-Brown

Mark Malloch-Brown is a British diplomat with extensive experience in multilateral affairs. He notably served as United...

Historical Multilateral Un Under Sg British Diplomat

9.0 Excellent

7

Celso Amorim

Celso Amorim was a prominent Brazilian diplomat and former Foreign Minister from 2003 to 2010 during President Lula da S...

Historical Latin America Multilateral Brazilian Foreign Minister

8.9 Great

8

Frans Timmermans

Frans Timmermans is a Dutch diplomat and politician who has played a central role in shaping European Union policy. He s...

Historical Multilateral Dutch Diplomat EU Commissioner

8.8 Great

9

George Yeo

George Yeo was a Singaporean diplomat who notably shaped Asia Pacific relations throughout his career. As Foreign Minist...

Asia Pacific Historical Asean Multilateral

8.8 Great

10

Naledi Pandor

Naledi Pandor is a South African politician who served as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from 2019...

Historical Africa Multilateral South African Foreign Minister

8.7 Great

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Surin Pitsuwan

Surin Pitsuwan was a prominent Thai diplomat and academic who played a key role in Southeast Asian regional politics. He...

Asia Pacific Historical Thailand Multilateral

8.7 Great

12

Retno Marsudi

Retno Marsudi is an Indonesian diplomat who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2024, makin...

Historical Asean Un Multilateral

8.7 Great

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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Javier Perez de Cuellar was a Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 198...

Cold War Historical Peru Falklands

8.6 Great

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George Shultz

George Shultz was an American economist, diplomat, and government official who served as secretary of state under Presid...

Historical Multilateral Us Secretary Of State Cold War End

8.6 Great

15

Giulio Andreotti

Giulio Andreotti was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served seven terms as prime minister between 1972 an...

Cold War Historical EU Multilateral

8.6 Great

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Karel Schwarzenberg

Karel Schwarzenberg was a prominent Czech politician and a member of the historic Austro-Bohemian Schwarzenberg noble fa...

Europe Historical EU Multilateral

8.4 Great

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Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006....

Historical Ghana Multilateral Nobel Peace Prize

8.2 Great

18

Patricia Espinosa

Patricia Espinosa Cantellano is a Mexican diplomat whose career has included senior national and international posts. Sh...

Climate Historical Multilateral Mexican Foreign Minister

8.2 Great

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U Thant

U Thant was a Burmese diplomat who served as the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, follow...

Cold War Historical Burma Multilateral

7.8 Good

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Kurt Waldheim

Kurt Waldheim was an Austrian diplomat who served as the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 198...

Austria Cold War Historical Multilateral

2.2 Poor