swap_horiz Nicholas Burns Alternatives

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian economist serving as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Her appoint...

Trade Current Multilateral Nigerian Diplomat

9.5 Brilliant

2

Filippo Grandi

Filippo Grandi is an Italian diplomat currently serving as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. His leadership has sig...

Current Refugees Multilateral Italian Diplomat

8.9 Great

3

Geir Pedersen

Norwegian diplomat Geir O. Pedersen has served as the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria since 2019, following a lon...

Middle East Current Multilateral Norwegian Diplomat

8.8 Great

4

Volker Türk

Austrian diplomat Volker Türk currently serves as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, taking office i...

Human Rights Current Multilateral Un High Commissioner

8.7 Great

5

Martin Griffiths

British diplomat Martin Griffiths served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emer...

Humanitarian Current Multilateral British Diplomat

8.7 Great

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Ethiopian diplomat Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has served as the Director-General of the World Health Organization since...

Public Health Current Multilateral Ethiopian Diplomat

8.6 Great

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Alicia Bárcena

Mexican economist who served as Executive Secretary of the UN's ECLAC regional commission from 2008 to 2022, then became...

Latin America Current Multilateral Mexican Diplomat

8.4 Great

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Vivian Balakrishnan

Singaporean politician Vivian Balakrishnan has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015, previously holding the...

Asia Pacific Current Asean Multilateral

8.3 Great

9

Thomas Pickering

Career U.S. diplomat who served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and as ambassador to six countries and...

Historical Un Multilateral Us Ambassador

8.2 Great

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Enrique Manalo

Filipino career diplomat Enrique Manalo was appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 2022 under President Ferdinand Mar...

Current Asean South China Sea Multilateral

8.1 Great

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Sophie Wilmès

Belgian liberal politician who served as the first female Prime Minister of Belgium from 2019 to 2020 and subsequently a...

Nato Historical EU Multilateral

7.9 Good

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Andrés Rozental

Mexican career diplomat who served as Deputy Foreign Minister and as ambassador to the United Kingdom and Sweden, and is...

Historical Latin America Multilateral Career Diplomat

7.7 Good

13

Anita Anand

Canadian Liberal politician who served as Minister of National Defence from 2021 to 2023 and briefly as Minister of Fore...

Nato Ukraine Current Multilateral

7.6 Good

14

Antonio Tajani

Italian centre-right politician who served as President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2019 and as Minister of...

Nato Current EU Multilateral

6.9 Fair

15

José Manuel Albares

Spanish Socialist politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain since 2021 under Prime Minister Pedr...

Nato Current EU Multilateral

6.6 Fair

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Parvathaneni Harish

Parvathaneni Harish is an Indian diplomat currently serving as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Natio...

South Asia Current Multilateral Career Diplomat

6.0 Fair

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Emil Hurezeanu

Romanian journalist, writer, and diplomat who served as Romania's ambassador to Germany before transitioning to senior d...

Nato Europe Current Multilateral

5.9 Mediocre

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Vinay Mohan Kwatra

Vinay Mohan Kwatra is an Indian diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of India from 2022 to 2024, previously hold...

South Asia Current Multilateral Career Diplomat

5.8 Mediocre

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Tenoch Adán Cervantes Reyes

Mexican diplomat and military officer who has represented Mexico in international defense and security forums, serving i...

Latin America Current Multilateral Career Diplomat

4.5 Poor

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Juraj Blanár

Slovak politician and member of Robert Fico's Smer party who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia since...

Nato Europe Current Multilateral

4.3 Poor