“GLF brings together a pool of vast experience, acquired from diverse backgrounds, which can enable it to make a unique contribution in building one world where peace, freedom and social justice prevail”.
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica
“GLF has established itself as a unique resource for leaders that are facing serious challenges and have the sagacity to recognise their need for external input from senior, experienced people”.
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Affairs
GLF Members
GLF is a network built around its 43 Members who as former Heads of State or Government and distinguished leaders have something to offer current world leaders because they have first-hand experience of the difficulties of leadership.
Members contribute to the work of GLF as private individuals.
Global Membership. Global Network. Global Reach.
Africa

Lakhdar Brahimi
Algeria

Mohamed ElBaradei
Egypt

Amara Essy
Côte d’Ivoire

Donald Kaberuka
Rwanda

John Kufuor
Ghana

Roelf Meyer
South Africa

Festus Mogae
Botswana

Salim Ahmed Salim
Tanzania

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberia

Cassam Uteem
Mauritius
Americas

Barbara Barrett
U.S.A.

Chester A. Crocker
U.S.A.

Joe Clark
Canada

Alvaro de Soto
Peru

Vicente Fox
Mexico

Louise Frechette
Canada

Enrique Iglesias
Uruguay

Ricardo Luna
Peru

P.J.Patterson
Jamaica

Donald F. McHenry
U.S.A.

Thomas R. Pickering
U.S.A.

Eduardo Stein
Guatemala
Asia & Asia-Pacific

M. Hamid Ansari
India

Helen Clark
New Zealand

Marzuki Darusman
Indonesia

Hikmet Çetin
Turkey

Gareth Evans
Australia

Supachai Panitchpakdi
Thailand

Ghassan Salamé
Lebanon
Europe

Carl Bildt
Sweden

John Bruton
Ireland

Micheline Calmy-Rey
Switzerland

Lynda Chalker
United Kingdom

Lawrence Gonzi
Malta

Hervé Ladsous
France

Ana Palacio
Spain

Jean-Pierre Raffarin
France

George Robertson
United Kingdom

Wolfgang Schüssel
Austria

Javier Solana
Spain

Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Denmark

Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Latvia

Kaspar Villiger
Switzerland