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Advisors & Mentors

GAP members are supported by a network of distinguished practitioners and scholars from around the world, and by alumni who continue to support the program community.

Mentors

A global network of diplomats, policymakers, scholars and practitioners who share their experience with GAP members.

Amb. Edward P. Djerejian

Amb. Edward P. Djerejian

United States

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Syria

Adel Hamaizia

Adel Hamaizia

United Kingdom / Algeria

Managing Director, Highbridge Advisory

Amb. Ho Young Ahn

Amb. Ho Young Ahn

Republic of Korea

Former Republic of Korea Ambassador to the United States

Metin Hakverdi

Metin Hakverdi

Germany

Member of the German Bundestag

Ann M. Simmons

Ann M. Simmons

United Kingdom

Former Moscow Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal

Amb. John Shattuck

Amb. John Shattuck

United States

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic

Dr. Youssef Chahed

Dr. Youssef Chahed

Tunisia

Former Prime Minister of Tunisia

Amb. Mari Carmen Aponte

Amb. Mari Carmen Aponte

Puerto Rico / United States

Former U.S. Ambassador to Panama and El Salvador

Helena Malikova

Helena Malikova

Slovakia

Analyst, European Commission

David Shaye

David Shaye

United States

Surgical Team Leader, Doctors Without Borders

Sima Samar

Sima Samar

Afghanistan

Former Minister of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan

Iacob Koch-Weser

Iacob Koch-Weser

United States / Germany

Associate Director, Global Trade & Investment, Boston Consulting Group

Alberto Alemanno

Alberto Alemanno

Italy / France

Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law, HEC Paris

Julissa Mantilla Falcón

Julissa Mantilla Falcón

Peru

Former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

David Firestein

David Firestein

United States

President and CEO, George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations

Tinatin Khidasheli

Tinatin Khidasheli

Georgia

Former Minister of Defence of Georgia; Chairwoman, Civic IDEA

Gomez Agou

Gomez Agou

Côte d'Ivoire

Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund

Barry B. White

Barry B. White

United States

Former U.S. Ambassador to Norway

Antoine Kasel

Antoine Kasel

Luxembourg

Director, Directorate-General for Employment, European Commission

Karin Heissler

Karin Heissler

Canada

Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF

Rt Hon Alistair Burt

Rt Hon Alistair Burt

United Kingdom

Former UK Minister of State for the Middle East

H.E. Ditmir Bushati

H.E. Ditmir Bushati

Albania

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania

Mohit Karnani

Mohit Karnani

Chile

Postdoctoral Fellow, Microsoft Research and the National Bureau of Economic Research

Ned Price

Ned Price

United States

Former Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State

Maureen Page

Maureen Page

United States

Associate Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Anton Osin

Anton Osin

Russia

Director, Financial Institutions

Bashar Sari

Bashar Sari

Palestine

International Relations and Strategic Engagement Adviser

Rana Mitter

Rana Mitter

United Kingdom

Historian of Modern China; ST Lee Chair in U.S.-Asia Relations

Natia Seskuria

Natia Seskuria

Georgia

Founder and Director, Regional Institute for Security Studies

Sam Weiss Evans

Sam Weiss Evans

United States

Former Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology

Nick O'Donohoe

Nick O'Donohoe

United Kingdom / Ireland

Former Chief Executive Officer, British International Investment

Christos Christou

Christos Christou

Greece

Former International President, Doctors Without Borders

Daniel Fried

Daniel Fried

United States

Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs

Alumni

Former GAP leaders and members who continue to support the program community.

Partners

Partnering centers & event partners

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Center for International Development

Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation

Oxford Diplomatic Society

Collaborating centers and event partners.