swap_horiz Susan Rice Alternatives

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Naledi Pandor

South African politician who served as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (2019–2024) under President C...

Historical Africa Multilateral South African Foreign Minister

8.7 Great

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Adlai Stevenson

American statesman who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 to 1965, having previously been the Dem...

Cold War Historical Cuban Missile Crisis Multilateral

8.3 Great

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Babatunde Osotimehin

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Historical Africa Multilateral Nigerian Diplomat

8.3 Great

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Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

South African politician who served as Foreign Affairs Minister (1999–2009) and became the first woman to chair the Afri...

South Africa Historical Africa Multilateral

8.2 Great

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Dlamini-Zuma Nkosazana

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Historical Africa Multilateral Au

8.2 Great

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Ibrahim Gambari

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Historical Africa Multilateral Nigerian Diplomat

8.1 Great

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Sibusiso Moyo

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Historical Africa Coup Multilateral

7.7 Good

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Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

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Historical Africa Multilateral Un Ga President

7.7 Good

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Alfred Nzo

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ANC Historical Africa Multilateral

7.6 Good

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Pik Botha

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Historical Africa Multilateral South African Foreign Minister

7.5 Good

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Jean Ping

Gabonese diplomat who served as Gabon's Foreign Minister and as Chairperson of the African Union Commission (2008–2012),...

Historical Africa Gabon Multilateral

7.3 Good

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan

American politician who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1975 to 1976 and later as a four-term Democ...

Cold War Historical Senator Multilateral

7.2 Good

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Ali Treki

Libyan diplomat who served as the country's Foreign Minister and as President of the 64th UN General Assembly (2009–2010...

Historical Africa Multilateral Un Ga President

7.1 Good

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Stergomena Tax

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Historical Regional Africa Multilateral

7.1 Good

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Ali Abdussalam Treki

Libyan diplomat Ali Abdussalam Treki served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly for its sixty-fourth...

Historical Africa Multilateral Un Ga President

7.1 Good

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Hubert Védrine

French diplomat and scholar who served as Foreign Minister from 1997 to 2002 and coined the term hyperpower to describe...

Europe Historical Africa Multilateral

7.0 Good

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Christophe Lutundula

Christophe Lutundula is a Congolese politician who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affai...

Historical Africa Great Lakes Multilateral

6.7 Fair

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Paulo Gomes

Paulo Gomes is a diplomatic figure associated with African international relations, though specific encyclopedic details...

Historical Africa Multilateral World Bank

6.7 Fair

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Geoffrey Onyeama

Nigerian diplomat Geoffrey Onyeama served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2023 under President Muhammadu Buh...

Historical Africa Multilateral Nigerian Foreign Minister

6.6 Fair

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield

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Africa Current Multilateral Biden Era

6.4 Fair