The University for Peace

The Council of the University for Peace is the governing body of the University composed of 17 members. Ten members are appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations in consultation with the Director-General of UNESCO, and seven ex-officio members: the Chancellor of the University, the Rector, two members nominated by the Government of Costa Rica—the host country—a representative of the UN Secretary-General, a representative of the Director-General of UNESCO and the Rector of the United Nations University.

Honorary President: Honorary President: H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Amb. Mohamed Sahnoun Acting President of the Council (Algeria)	Hon. Ruth Dreifuss Chancellor Ex-Officio Member (Switzerland)
Mr. Francisco J. Aguilar-Urbina Representative of the Costa Rican Government Ex officio Member (Costa Rica)	H.R.H. Princess Basma bint Talal The Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development (Jordan)
Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins Representative, United Nations Secretary-General Ex officio Member (Malaysia)	Mr. Luis Alberto Cordero Representative, Costa Rican Government Ex-Officio Member (Costa Rica)
Dr. Luiz Soares Dulci Former Minister of the Presidency, Brazil (Brazil)	Mr. Marius Enthoven Chairman, Alliance for UPEACE (The Netherlands)
Dr. Jorge Grandi UNESCO Director-General Representative Ex officio Member (Uruguay)	Hon. Wakako Hironaka Former Member of the House of Councillors (Japan)
Prof Wang Jisi Dean, School of International Studies Peking University (China)	Mr. Francisco Luzón López Vice-President, Santander Group (Spain)
Amb. John. J. Maresca Rector Ex-officio Member (Italy/United States of America)	Hon. William F. Martin Washington Policy & Analysis (USA)
Prof. Konrad Osterwalder Rector, United Nations University Ex officio Member (Switzerland)	Ms. Valentine S. Rugwabiza Deputy Director-General World Trade Organization (Rwanda)
H. E. Julio María Sanguinetti Former President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Uruguay)

THE UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE COUNCIL