List of international organization leaders in 2008

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The following is a list of international organization leaders in 2008.

OrganizationTitleLeaderCountryIn officeRef
Food and Agriculture OrganizationDirector-generalJacques DioufSenegal1994-2011[1][2][3]
International Atomic Energy AgencyDirector-generalMohamed ElBaradeiEgypt1997-2009[4]
International Civil Aviation OrganizationPresident of the CouncilRoberto Kobeh GonzálezMexico2006-2013[5][6]
Secretary-generalTaïeb ChérifAlgeria2003-2009[7]
International Labour OrganizationDirector-generalJuan SomavíaChile1999–2012[8]
United NationsSecretary-generalBan Ki-moonSouth Korea2007–2016[9][10]
President of the General AssemblySrgjan KerimNorth Macedonia2007-2008[11]
Miguel d'Escoto BrockmannNicaragua2008-2009[12]
United Nations Security Council membersChina, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States (permanent members); Belgium, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, South Africa (elected for 2007–2008); Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Vietnam (elected for 2008–2009)[13]
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive DirectorAnn VenemanUnited States2005–2010[14]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) director-generalKōichirō MatsuuraJapan1999-2009[15]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsLouise ArbourCanada2004-2008[16]
Navanethem PillaySouth Africa2008–2014[17][18]
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)António GuterresPortugal2005–2015[19]
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) director-generalKandeh YumkellaSierra Leone2005–2013[20]
World Food Programme (WFP) Executive DirectorJosette SheeranUnited States2006–2012[21][22]
World Health Organization (WHO) director-generalMargaret ChanChina2006–2017[23]
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)PresidentAlexander BedritskyRussia2003–2011[24]
Secretary-generalMichel JarraudFrance2004–2015[25][26]
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)Secretary-generalFrancesco FrangialliJordan1997-2009[27]

Political and economic organizations

OrganizationTitleLeaderCountryIn officeRef
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)Secretary-generalJohn KaputinPapua New Guinea2005–2010[28][29]
African UnionChairpersonJohn KufuorGhana2007-2008[30]
Jakaya KikweteTanzania2008-2009[31]
Chairperson of the CommissionAlpha Oumar KonaréMali2003-2008 (first Chairperson)[32]
Jean PingGabon2008–2012[33][34][35]
President of the Pan-African ParliamentGertrude MongellaTanzania2004-2008 (first President)[36]
Andean CommunitySecretary-generalFreddy EhlersEcuador2007–2010[37]
Arab LeagueSecretary-generalAmr MoussaEgypt2001–2011[38][39]
Arab Maghreb UnionSecretary-generalHabib Ben YahiaTunisia2006–2016[40][41]
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)Executive directorJuan Carlos CapuñayPeru2008[42]
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Secretary-generalSurin PitsuwanThailand2008–2012[43]
Caribbean CommunitySecretary-generalEdwin CarringtonTrinidad and Tobago1992–2010[44]
Central American Parliament (PARLACEN)PresidentJulio Guillermo González GamarraGuatemala2007-2008[45]
Gloria Guadalupe Oquelí Solórzano de MacotoHonduras2008-2009[46]
Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA)Secretary-generalErastus J. O. MwenchaKenya1998-2008[47][48]
Sindiso NgwenyaZimbabwe2008-2018[49][50]
Commonwealth of NationsHeadQueen Elizabeth IIUnited Kingdom1952–present[needs update][51][52]
Secretary-generalDon McKinnonNew Zealand2000-2008[53]
Kamalesh SharmaIndia2008-2016[54]
Commonwealth of Independent StatesExecutive secretarySergei LebedevRussia2007–present[needs update][55][56]
Council of EuropeSecretary GeneralTerry DavisUnited Kingdom2004-2009[57]
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)René van der LindenNetherlands2005-2008[58][59]
Lluís Maria de PuigSpain2008–2010[60][59]
President of the European Court of Human RightsJean-Paul CostaFrance2007-2011[61]
East African CommunitySecretary-generalJuma Volter MwapachuTanzania2006–2011[62][63]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)President of the CommissionMohamed Ibn ChambasGhana2007–2010[64]
ChairmanBlaise CompaoréBurkina Faso2007-2008[65]
Umaru Yar'AduaNigeria2008-2010[66][67]
Eurasian Economic CommunitySecretary-generalTair MansurovKazakhstan2007–2014[68][69]
Chairman of the Interstate CouncilNursultan Nazarbayev2001-2014[70][71]
European Free Trade AssociationSecretary-generalKåre BrynNorway2006–2012[72]
European Union (EU)Presidency of the European CouncilNicolas SarkozyFrance2008[73]
Presidency of the Council of the European UnionSlovenia2008[74]
France[73]
President of the European CommissionJosé Manuel BarrosoPortugal2004–2014[75]
President of the European ParliamentHans-Gert PötteringGermany2007-2009[76]
Secretary-General of the CouncilJavier SolanaSpain1999-2009[77]
High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy[78]
President of the European Central BankJean-Claude TrichetFrance2003–2011[79]
European OmbudsmanNikiforos DiamandourosGreece2003–2013[80]
President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR)Michel DelebarreFrance2006-2008[81]
Luc Van den BrandeBelgium2008-2010[82]
President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)Philippe Maystadt2000–2011[83]
President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)Vassilios SkourisGreece2003–2015[84]
President of the European Court of Auditors (ECA)Hubert WeberAustria2005-2008[85]
Vítor Manuel da Silva CaldeiraPortugal2008-2017[86]
President of the Economic and Social Committee (EESC)Dimitris DimitriadisGreece2006-2008[87]
Mario SepiItaly2008–2010[88]
Group of Eight (G8)President (informal)Japan2008[89]
Gulf Cooperation CouncilSecretary-generalAbdul Rahman bin Hamad Al AttiyahQatar2002–2011[90][91]
Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB)Secretary-generalEnrique V. IglesiasUruguay2005–2013[92][93]
Indian Ocean CommissionSecretary-generalMonique Andréas EsoavelomandrosoMadagascar2004-2008[94]
Callixte d'OffaySeychelles2008-2012[95][96]
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)ChairmanFidel CastroCuba2006-2008[97]
Raúl Castro2006-2009[citation needed]
Nordic CouncilPresidentErkki TuomiojaFinland2008[98]
Secretary-generalJan-Erik Enestam2007–2013[99]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)Secretary-generalJaap de Hoop SchefferDenmark2004-2009[100]
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Secretary-generalJosé Ángel GurríaMexico2006–2021[101]
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)Secretary-generalMarc Perrin de BrichambautFrance2005–2011[102]
Chairman-in-OfficeIlkka KanervaFinland2008[103]
Alexander Stubb[104]
High Commissioner on National MinoritiesKnut VollebækNorway2007–2013[105]
Organization of American StatesSecretary-generalJosé Miguel InsulzaChile2005-2015[106]
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean StatesDirector-generalLen IshmaelSaint Lucia2003–2013[107]
Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)Secretary-generalEkmeleddin IhsanogluTurkey2005–2013[108]
Pacific Community (SPC)Director-generalJimmie RodgersSolomon Islands2006–2014[109]
Pacific Islands ForumSecretary-generalGreg UrwinAustralia2004-2008[110]
Feleti TeoTuvalu2008 (acting)[111]
Tuiloma Neroni SladeSamoa2008-2014[109]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)Secretary-generalBolat NurgaliyevKazakhstan2007-2009[112]
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)Secretary-generalChenkyab DorjiBhutan2005-2008[113]
Sheel Kant SharmaIndia2008–2011[114]
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)Director of the executive secretariat?-2008[citation needed]
José Manuel Quijano CapurroUruguay2008-2009[115]
Southern African Development CommunityExecutive secretaryTomaz SalomãoMozambique2005–2013[116]
Union of South American Nations (USAN)PresidentMichelle BacheletChile2008-2009 (first President)[117]
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)Secretary-generalMarino BusdachinItaly2003-2018[citation needed]
Western European UnionSecretary-generalJavier SolanaSpain1999-2009[118]
World Trade Organization (WTO)Director-generalPascal LamyFrance2005–2013[119]

Financial organizations

OrganizationTitleLeaderCountryIn officeRef
African Development BankPresidentDonald KaberukaRwanda2005–2015[120]
Asian Development BankPresidentHaruhiko KurodaJapan2005–2013[121]
European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentPresidentJean LemierreFrance2000-2008[122]
Thomas MirowGermany2008-2012[123]
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)PresidentLuis Alberto MorenoColombia2005–2020[124]
International Monetary FundManaging directorDominique Strauss-KahnFrance2007–2011[125]
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)PresidentAhmed Mohammed Ali Al-MadaniSaudi Arabia1975–present [needs update][126]
World BankPresidentRobert ZoellickUnited States2007–2012[127]

Sports organizations

OrganizationPresidentCountryIn officeRef
Asian Football Confederation (AFC)Mohamed bin HammamQatar2002–2011[128]
Badminton World Federation (BWF)Kang Young-joongSouth Korea2005-2013[129]
Confédération africaine de football (CAF)Issa HayatouCameroon1988-2017[130]
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)Jack A. WarnerTrinidad and Tobago1990–2011[131]
Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)Nicolás LeozParaguay1986–2013[132]
Fédération internationale de basket-ballRobert ElphinstonAustralia2006-2010[133]
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)Sepp BlatterSwitzerland1998–2015[134]
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)Bruno GrandiItaly1996-2016[135]
Fédération internationale de natation (FINA)Mustapha LarfaouiAlgeria1988-2009[136]
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)Rubén AcostaMexico1984-2008[137]
Wei JizhongChina2008-2012[138]
Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA)Denis OswaldSwitzerland1989-2014[139]
Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI)Princess Haya bint HusseinJordan2006-2014[140]
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE)René RochFrance1993-2008[141]
Alisher UsmanovRussia2008-2022[142]
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)Michael BarredoPhilippines2005-2013[143]
International Association of Athletics FederationsLamine DiackSenegal1999-2015[144]
International Boxing Association (IBA)Wu Ching-kuoTaiwan2006-2017[citation needed]
International Cricket Council (ICC)Ray MaliSouth Africa2007-2008[145]
David MorganUnited Kingdom2008–2010[145]
International Handball Federation (IHF)Hassan MoustafaEgypt2000–present[needs update][146]
International Hockey Federation (FIIH)René FaselSwitzerland1994-2021[147]
International Judo Federation (IJF)Marius VizerRomania/Austria2007–present[needs update][148]
International Olympic Committee (IOC)Jacques RoggeBelgium2001–2013[149]
International Paralympic Committee (IPC)Philip CravenUnited Kingdom2001–2017[150]
International Rugby Board (IRB)Bernard LapassetFrance2008–2016[151]
International Sailing Federation (ISAF)Göran PeterssonSweden2004-2012[152]
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)Olegario Vàzquez RañaMexico1980-2018[153]
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)Adham ShararaCanada1999-2014[154]
International Tennis Federation (ITF)Francesco Ricci BittiItaly1999-2015[155]
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)Chungwon ChoueSouth Korea2004–present[156]
International Triathlon Union (ITU)Les McDonaldUnited Kingdom/Canada1989-2008[157]
Marisol CasadoSpain2008–present[158]

Other organizations

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