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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Al-Mahdi, Sadig
Prime Minister of Sudan (1966-1967, 1986-1989)
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Bruton, John
Prime Minister of Republic of Ireland (1994-1997)
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Hidalgo, Diego
Fundador y Presidente Honorario, FRIDE
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Jones, Anthony
Executive Director, GFNA
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Kok, Wim
Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994-2002)
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Lacalle, Luis Alberto
President of Uruguay (1990-1995)
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Ramos-Horta, José Manuel
President of Timor-Leste (2007-2012)
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Shipley, Jennifer Mary
Prime Minister of New Zealand (1997-1999)
General assembly
The General Assembly is the highest representative
and governing body of the Club de Madrid.
It is composed of all the former Heads of State and Government of the Club de Madrid, 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 the Club de Madrid 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 the Club de Madrid, 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 the Club of Madrid. 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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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 the Club de
Madrid 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 the Club de Madrid
Briano, Agustina
Outreach and Development Officer
Office of the Secretary GeneralCampos, Rubén
Programs Coordinator
ProgramsChoquette, Véronique
Responsable de Programa
ProgramsEl Khoury, Tamara
Project officer
ProgramsGuasch, Albert
Communications Assistant
Office of the Secretary GeneralGuillemot Ormazábal, Eva
Project Financial Manager
Finance & General ServicesHidalgo, Ricardo
Chief Financial Officer
Finance & General ServicesMigliari, Mariana
Institutional Relations and Internal Governance Officer
Office of the Secretary GeneralMoreno López, Rafael
Project Officer
ProgramsNieto, Ana
Recepcionist
Finance & General ServicesPacheco, Lorena
Program Officer
ProgramsPerez Gil, Luis
Communications Officer
Office of the Secretary GeneralRomero, María
Events Manager
Finance & General ServicesSánchez, Irene
Events & Programs Assistant
Finance & General ServicesSánchez, Montserrat
Office Manager
Finance & General Servicesde Agustín, Sara
Human Resources and Accounting Officer
Finance & General ServicesÁlvarez-Couceiro, Antonio
Secretary General Ad Honorem
Office of the Secretary General