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The International Advisory Board (IAB), established by the Board of Directors in 1995 under the chairmanship of David Rockefeller, Honorary Chairman of the Council, meets annually in conjunction with the fall Board meeting to offer perspectives on a broad range of matters of concern to the Council. IAB members are invited to comment on institutional programs and strategic directions, and on practical opportunities for collaboration between the Council and institutions abroad. They also provide invaluable international insights into U.S. foreign policy in discussions on a variety of issues—from the need for new strategies and institutions for the twenty-first century, to the value of multilateral approaches toward world problems, to ways to foster democratization.
The IAB includes the following distinguished individuals:
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, International Advisory Board
Chairman Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations;
Senior Chairman and Co-Founder, The Blackstone Group
Syed Babar Ali
(Pakistan) Chairman, Interbank; Advisor, Packages Limited; Former Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Planning, Pakistan
Khalid A. Alturki
(Saudi Arabia), Chairman, Trading and Development Company (TRADCO)
Mukesh D. Ambani
(India), Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd.
Ahmad E. Bishara
(Kuwait), Secretary-General, National Democratic Movement
Mark C. Chona
(Zambia), Chairman and CEO, Sumika Consultancy and Management Services Ltd.; former Political Adviser to the President of Zambia
Gustavo A. Cisneros
(Venezuela), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisneros Group of Companies
Gerhard Cromme
(Germany) Chairman, Supervisory Board, ThyssenKrupp AG
Abdel Raouf El Reedy
(Egypt) Chairman, Egyptian Council on Foreign Affairs
Jacob A. Frenkel
(Israel), Vice Chairman, American International Group; former Governor, Bank of Israel
Mikhail Fridman
(Russia), Chairman, Alfa Bank
Toyoo Gyohten
(Japan), President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs; former Vice Minister of Finance, Japan
Baba Gana Kingibe
(Nigeria), AU Special Representative in the Sudan; former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria
Yotaro Kobayashi
(Japan), Chief Corporate Adviser, Fuji Xerox Company, Ltd.
Rahmi M. Koç
(Turkey), Honorary Chairman, Koç Holdings A.S.
Luiz Felipe Lampreia
(Brazil), Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais; former Foreign Minister of Brazil
Maurice Lévy
(France), Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, Publicis Groupe
Brian Mulroney
(Canada), former Prime Minister of Canada; Senior Partner, Ogilvy Renault
Sari Nusseibeh
(Palestinian Authority), President, Al Quds University
Sadako Ogata
(Japan), President, Japan International Cooperation Agency; former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
Lubna S. Olayan
(Saudi Arabia), Chief Executive Officer, Olayan Financing Company
Ana Palacio
(Spain), Senior Vice President, International Affairs and Marketing, AREVA
Surin Pitsuwan
(Thailand), Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations; former Foreign Minister of Thailand
Prannoy Roy
(India), President, New Delhi Television Ltd.
Zalman Shoval
(Israel), Head, Foreign Policy Bureau, Likud Party; former Israeli Ambassador to the United States
Khehla Shubane
(South Africa), Director, RMB Holdings
Washington SyCip
(Philippines), Chairman and Founder, SGV Group; Chairman, Asian Institute of Management
Horst M. Teltschik
(Germany), Chairman, Teltschik Associates GmbH
Jacob Wallenberg
(Sweden), Chairman of the Board, Investor AB
Jusuf Wanandi
(Indonesia) Senior Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Jakarta)
Shirley V. T. Brittain Williams
(United Kingdom), Member, House of Lords
Yuan Ming
(China), Director, Institute for International Relations, Beijing University
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León
(Mexico), former President of Mexico; Director, Center for the Study of Globalization, Yale University
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