ASSEMBLY OF
GLOBAL LEADERS
With a political, geographic and gender balance
VIKE-FREIBERGA, VAIRA
President of Latvia (1999-2007)
President of the WLA - Club de Madrid
board of directors
The Board of Directors is the governing body that represents and manages the interests of the organization according to the decisions and directives of the General Assembly. It is composed of the President, the two Vice-Presidents, one member from each of the constituent foundations (FRIDE and the GFNA), the Secretary General and up to six other members – all elected by the General Assembly. The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year and is responsible for the management of the social, financial and administrative activities of the organization, the drafting and presentation to the General Assembly of overall strategies, annual programming and project proposals, annual reports, budgets and financial statements as well as the appointment of new members and new officials, always subject to the ratification of the General Assembly.
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Campbell, Kim
Prime Minister of Canada (1993)
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Clark, Helen
Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-2008)
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Hidalgo, Diego
Fundador y Presidente Honorario, FRIDE
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Jones, Anthony
Executive Director, GFNA
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Leterme, Yves
Prime Minister of Belgium (2008, 2009-2011)
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Ramos-Horta, José Manuel
President of Timor-Leste (2007-2012)
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Turk, Danilo
President of Slovenia (2007-2012)
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Uteem, Cassam
President of the Republic of Mauritius (1992-1997, 1997- 2002)
Vice-President of the WLA- Club de Madrid
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Agüero, María Elena
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid
General assembly
The General Assembly is the highest representative
and governing body of Club de Madrid
It is composed of all the former Heads of State and Government of World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), representatives of each of the two Constituent Foundations as well as the Secretary General of the organization, all of whom shall attend with full voting rights. All other institutional and honorary members, as well as WLA-CdM advisors, may participate in the General Assembly but are not entitled to vote.
The General Assembly meets at least once a year and is responsible for the approval of the organization’s activities according to its objectives, reports prepared by the Secretariat, the incorporation of new members in WLA-CdM, the designation or ratification of the President, Vice-Presidents, the members of the Board of Directors, the Secretary General, and the approval of the organization’s fundraising strategy, annual budget and accounts.
advisory commitee
The Advisory Committee is a permanent advisory body to the Board of Directors and the General
Assembly of WLA-CdM. The members of the Advisory Committee participate in the General
Assembly but are not entitled to vote; they may be called to attend meetings of the Board of Directors
whenever their expert opinion is required.
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Cleary, Sean
Executive Vice-Chair of the FutureWorld Foundation
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Byung-Kook, Kim
Professor at the Department of Political Science, Korea University
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Carroll, Sean
Senior Director, Creative Associates International
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Diamint, Rut
Professor of Political Science, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
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Ekiert, Grzegorz
Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government; Director of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES), Harvard University
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Jones, Jerry
VP and Chief Legal Officer, ACXIOM
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Lamounier, Bolívar
Director of Augurium Consultores, Sao Paulo
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Likhotal, Alexander
President of Green Cross International
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Maravall, José María
Academic Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Juan March Institute
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Muñoz, Lucinio
Economic and Commercial Attaché, Spanish Embassy in Berlin
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Neumann, Peter
Director, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College London
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Ocampo, José Antonio
Director of the Economic and Political Development Program in the School of International and Public Affairs and Fellow of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University
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Phillips, Timothy
Co-Chair and Co-Founder, The Project for Justice in Times of Transition
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Piccone, Ted
Senior Fellow & Deputy Director for Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution
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Ribera, Teresa
Director of the Institute for sustainable development and international relations
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Rigo Sureda, Andrés
Former Deputy General Counsel of the World Bank. International Arbitrator
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Rose-Ackerman, Susan
Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence, Law School and Department of Political Science, Yale University
SECRETARIAT
The Secretary General is appointed by the Board of Directors and ratified by the General
Assembly. The Secretary General is responsible for the daily management of WLA-CdM as well as the coordination of the activities of the organization. He/she also
submits to the Board of Directors all the information and proposals to be approved by the
Board or submitted to the General Assembly.
Agüero, María Elena
Secretary General of WLA-CdM
Agustín Fernández, Sara
Human Resources & Accounting Officer
Finance & General ServicesBriano, Agustina
Outreach and Development Coordinator
Office of the Secretary GeneralCampos, Rubén
Programs Coordinator
ProgramsGuasch, Albert
Communications Assistant
Office of the Secretary GeneralGuillemot Ormazábal, Eva
Project Financial Manager
Finance & General ServicesHernández, Celia
Events Assistant
Finance & General ServicesHidalgo, Ricardo
Chief Financial Officer
Finance & General ServicesHita, Alejandro
Communications Manager
Office of the Secretary GeneralMigliari, Mariana
Institutional Relations and Internal Governance Officer
Office of the Secretary GeneralMikkelsen, Ida Krogh
Program Officer
ProgramsMoreno López, Rafael
Project Officer
ProgramsNieto, Ana
Recepcionist
Finance & General ServicesPacheco, Lorena
Program Officer
ProgramsRobayo, María Fernanda
Program Officer
ProgramsRomero, María
Events Manager
Finance & General ServicesSánchez, Montserrat
Office Manager
Finance & General ServicesVillasmil, Emma Sofía
Program Support Assistant
Office of the Secretary GeneralÁlvarez-Couceiro, Antonio
Secretary General Ad Honorem
Office of the Secretary General