Oslo forum | Asia 08 - Participants

Participants Position
Ambassador Shamshad Ahmad Former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan; Member of the ASEAN Regional Forum’s Eminent Experts Persons Group
Ambassador Yasushi Akashi Representative of the Government of Japan on Peacebuilding; Chairman, Japan Centre for Conflict Prevention
Mr Ali Alatas Chairman, Advisory Council of the President of the Republic of Indonesia; Former Adviser to the Foreign Minister; Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Indonesia
Ambassador Richard Armitage Former US Deputy-Secretary of State; President, Armitage International
Ambassador Le Van Bang Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of Vietnam
Ambassador Merete Brattested Ambassador of Norway to the Kingdom of Thailand
Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh Director and Professor of Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, Patterson School of Diplomacy
Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn Assistant Group Editor, Nation Media Group, Thailand
Mr Léon de Riedmatten Representative, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Mr Kanak Mani Dixit Editor of Himal Southasian Magazine, Nepal
Secretary Jesus G. Dureza Adviser to the President of the Philippines on the Peace Process
Mr Feng Fei Director, Industrial Economics Research Department, Development Research Centre (DRC) of the State Council
Mr Joaquim Fonseca Adviser to the Prime Minister of East Timor
General Lt. Secretary Rodolfo C. Garcia Chairman, Philippines Government Peace Negotiating Panel for talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Ms Rut Krüger Giverin Adviser, Section for Peace and Reconciliation, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr David Gorman Mediation Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Mr Martin Griffiths Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Ambassador Jon Hanssen-Bauer Special Envoy to Sri Lanka, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador Tore Hattrem Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka
Mr Markus Heiniger Special Adviser for Peacebuilding in Nepal, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Mr Tao Jian Vice President, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations
Professor Yang Jiemian President, Shanghai Institute of International Studies
Mr Bilahari Kausikan Second Permanent Secretary of State, Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador Ingolf Kiesow Former Ambassador of Sweden to North Korea; Ambassador-in-Residence/Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Security and Development Policy
Honourable Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt China Adviser/ Northeast Asia Project Director, International Crisis Group (ICG)
Dr Ramanujam Manikkalingam Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Former Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka
Mr C. Andrew Marshall Deputy Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Doctor Shireen Mazari Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan
Mr Thierry Meyrat Head of Delegation, ICRC Regional Delegation for East Asia
Doctor C. Raja Mohan Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore
Ambassador Rustam Shah Mohmand Adviser to the Government of Pakistan; Consultant, Pakistan -Afghanistan Peace Jirga; Former Ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan
Doctor Desra Percaya Director of International Security and Disarmament, Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr Surin Pitsuwan Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Former Foreign Minister of Thailand
Sir Kieran Prendergast Former United Nations Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs; Senior Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Ambassador Vladimir Rakhmanin Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia
Dr Ying Rong Vice President, China Institute of International Studies
Ambassador Svein Saether Ambassador of Norway to the People's Republic of China
Mr Tamrat Samuel Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Nepal; Deputy Head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)
Ambassador Shri Shyam Saran Special Envoy of the Indian Prime Minister; Former Foreign Secretary
Mr Richard C. Smith Former Secretary of the Department of Defence, Australia
General Sir Rupert Smith Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Mr Robert Templer Asia Programme Director, International Crisis Group (ICG)
Dr Michael Vatikiotis Regional Director Asia, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Ambassador Francesc Vendrell European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan
Honourable He Yafei Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, China
Ambassador Ma Zhengang President, China Institute of International Studies

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