Oslo forum 2010 - Participants

Participants Position
Ambassador Kåre R. Aas Ambassador of Norway to Afghanistan
Secretary Annabelle Abaya Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Philippines
Mr Mariano Ernst Aguirre Managing Director, Norwegian Peace-building Centre (NOREF)
His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia; former Saudi Ambassador to United States
Minister Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Qatar
Dr Abdul Karim Al-Eryani Political Adviser to President of Yemen; former Prime Minister of Yemen
Ms Loulouwa al-Rachid Senior Analyst, International Crisis Group
Mr Murad Batal al-Shishani Analyst on Islamic Groups and Terrorism
Ambassador Hiruy Amanuel Regional Director for Africa, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Ms Ngozi Amu Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Mediation Support Unit
Ms Louise Arbour President of International Crisis Group, Former High Commissioner for Human Rights
Rev. Trond Bakkevig Convener, Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land; Moderator of the Board, Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre (NOREF)
Ambassador Marcel Biato Adviser to the Office of the President of Brazil
His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad Personal Envoy of and Special Adviser to King Abdullah II of Jordan
Professor James Clad Senior Fellow, Near East and South Asian Studies, National Defense University; former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia
Ms Sarah Cliffe Special Representative and Director, World Development Report on Conflict, Security and Development, World Bank
Mr Patrick Cockburn Correspondent, The Independent
Mr Staffan de Mistura United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan
Ms Lyse Doucet Senior Presenter and Correspondent, BBC World television and BBC World Service radio
General Asad Durrani Former Director-General, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan
Deputy Minister Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa
Ambassador Anna Karin Eneström Swedish Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ambassador Azouz Ennifar Deputy AU-UN Mediator for Darfur
Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Ms Fatima Gailani President, Afghan Red Crescent Society
Ms Elissa Golberg Director General, Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force Secretariat (START), Canada
Mr Romain Grandjean Middle East Project Manager, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Mr Martin Griffiths Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Ambassador Pekka Haavisto Member of Parliament, Finland
Ambassador Jon Hanssen-Bauer Special Envoy to the Middle East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Ambassador Tore Hattrem Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka
Ms Priscilla Hayner Former Director, International Center for Transitional Justice, Geneva Office
Mr Vidar Helgesen Secretary General, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance; Board Member, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Dr Antje Herrberg Senior Adviser, Crisis Management Initiative
Mr Adam Hinds Team Leader, UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)
Ambassador Mona Juul Deputy Permanent Representative, Norwegian mission to the United Nations in New York
Dr Muhiddin Kabiri Chairman, Islamic Revival Party, Tajikistan
Ambassador Bjørn Janis Kanavin Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Norway
Dr Irene Khan Board Member, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Former Secretary General, Amnesty International
Ms Carla Koppell Director, The Institute for Inclusive Security
Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra Peace and Security Commissioner, African Union
Ambassador Satinder Lambah Special Envoy of Prime Minister, India
Ambassador Yahaya Lawal Director, African Affairs Department, Organization of the Islamic Conference
Mr James LeMoyne Senior Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Former Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General for Colombia
Ms Clare Lockhart Director of Institute for State Effectiveness
Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General to Liberia
Mr Youssef Mahmoud Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic
Dr Ramanujam Manikkalingam Director, Dialogue Advisory Group; former Advisor to President of Sri Lanka
Mr Ian Martin Former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Nepal
Dr Thant Myint-U Former Head of Policy Planning Unit, UN Department of Political Affairs
Ambassador Jorunn Mæhlum Special Envoy for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Reconciliation Process in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Dr Joyce Neu Founder and Senior Associate, Facilitating Peace
Baroness Nuala O'Loan Special Envoy for the Irish Government to Timor-Leste and on UNSC Resolution 1325; Former Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
Ms Ingrid Ofstad Consul General of Norway to Juba, Sudan
Ms Susan Page US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Dr Katia Papagianni Head, Mediation Support Programme, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Mr Geir Pedersen Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Dr Surin Pitsuwan Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Sir Derek Plumbly Chairman, Assessment and Evaluation Commission, Sudan
Mr Jonathan Powell Senior Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Sir Kieran Prendergast Senior Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Former United Nations Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs
Ms Meredith Preston-McGhie Senior Programme Manager, Africa Regional Office, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Ms Teresita (Ging) Quintos Deles Former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Philippines
Mr Ahmed Rashid Pakistani journalist and author
Dr Ying Rong Vice President and Director of the South Asian Studies Center, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS)
Mr Carne Ross Executive Director, Independent Diplomat
Dr Barnett R. Rubin Senior Adviser to the US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ambassador Dr Salim Ahmed Salim Former Special Envoy on the Darfur Conflict, African Union; former Secretary-General, Organisation of African Unity
Mr Rafael Seguis Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Philippines
Ambassador Andrea Semadeni Swiss Special Envoy for Sudan and the Horn of Africa
Mr Michael Semple Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, HKS; Former Deputy European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan
Ambassador Svein Sevje Ambassador-designate of Norway to Israel
Mr Xan Smiley Middle East and Africa Editor, The Economist
Dr Javier Solana Honorary President of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Former High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary General of the European Union
Minister Erik Solheim Minister of the Environment and International Development, Norway
Mr Tomas Stangeland Acting Deputy Director General of the Peace and Reconciliation Section in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lieutenant General Lazaro Sumbeiywo Chief Executive Office, Moi Africa Institute; Former Special Envoy for the IGAD Peace Process in Sudan
Professor Din Syamsuddin Chairman of Muhammadiyah
Ambassador Tore Toreng Special Envoy of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Nepal
Dr Michael Vatikiotis Regional Director for Asia , Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Ambassador Francesc Vendrell Former European Union Special Representative for Afghanistan
Ms Margaret Vogt Deputy Director of Africa Division 1, UN Department of Political Affairs
Mr Richard Werly European Affairs Correspondent, Le Temps
Ms Teresa Whitfield Adviser, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue; Senior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation (NYU)
Ambassador Aud Marit Wiig Director General, Department for Regional Questions and Development, Ministry of Foreign Affair, Norway
Dr Hassan Wirajuda Presidential Adviser on Foreign Affairs; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

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