Aspen Global Health and Development

Who are the Members of the Global Leaders Council?

 The Members of the Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health are:

The Honorable Joyce Banda, Vice President, Malawi

Vice Admiral Regina Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States

The Honorable Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister, Norway; Former Director-General, World Health Organization 

The Honorable Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Former President, Brazil

The Right Honorable Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator and Chair of UN Development Group; former Prime Minister, New Zealand

Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Former President, United Nations General Assembly; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sweden

The Honorable Tarja Halonen, President, Finland

The Honorable Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President, Liberia

Annie Lennox, Singer-Songwriter, Humanitarian and Founder of the SING Campaign

Ms. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, Former Deputy President, South Africa

The Honorable Maria Otero (Ex Officio), Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, United States

The Honorable Joy Phumaphi, Former Minister of Health, Botswana; Former Vice President of Human Development, the World Bank

The Honorable Mary Robinson (Chair), Former President, Ireland; President, Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative

Dr. Fred Sai, Former President, International Planned Parenthood Federation; Former Director of Population, the World Bank

The Right Honorable Dame Jenny Shipley, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand and Vice President, Club of Madrid

The Honorable Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former President, Latvia

The Global Leaders Council members meet annually to review past work and plan for upcoming opportunities.

In September 2010, Mary Robinson convened the group to launch the Council and speak to the need for universal access to reproductive health, both as a human right and a key development strategy. Read more here. 

In September 2011, the Council members will host a reception to share their personal stories and call on fellow leaders to support greater reproductive health investments. Read more here.

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