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Advisors & Mentors

GAP members are supported by a network of distinguished practitioners and scholars from around the world, and by student advisors who guide the program community.

Mentors

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

Edward P. Djerejian

Edward P. Djerejian

United States

Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Adel Hamaizia

Adel Hamaizia

United Kingdom / Algeria

Managing Director, Highbridge Advisory

Ho-Young Ahn

Ho-Young Ahn

Republic of Korea

Former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States

Metin Hakverdi

Metin Hakverdi

Germany

Member of the German Bundestag

Ann M. Simmons

Ann M. Simmons

United Kingdom / United States

Former Moscow Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal

John Shattuck

John Shattuck

United States

Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights & Labor

Youssef Chahed

Youssef Chahed

Tunisia

Former Prime Minister of Tunisia

Mari Carmen Aponte

Mari Carmen Aponte

United States / Puerto Rico

Former U.S. Ambassador to Panama

Helena Malikova

Helena Malikova

Slovakia

Economist, DG Competition, European Commission

David Shaye

David Shaye

United States

Surgical Team Leader, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Sima Samar

Sima Samar

Afghanistan

Former Chair, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

Iacob Koch-Weser

Iacob Koch-Weser

United States / Germany

Associate Director, Global Trade & Investment, BCG

Alberto Alemanno

Alberto Alemanno

Italy / France

Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris

Julissa Mantilla Falcón

Julissa Mantilla Falcón

Peru

Former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

David J. Firestein

David J. Firestein

United States

President & CEO, Bush China Foundation

Tinatin Khidasheli

Tinatin Khidasheli

Georgia

Former Minister of Defence of Georgia

Gomez Agou

Gomez Agou

Côte d'Ivoire

IMF Resident Representative in Gabon

Barry B. White

Barry B. White

United States

Former U.S. Ambassador to Norway

Antoine Kasel

Antoine Kasel

Luxembourg

Director for Labour Mobility & International Affairs, European Commission

Karin Heissler

Karin Heissler

Canada

Former Regional Chief of Child Protection, UNICEF

Alistair Burt

Alistair Burt

United Kingdom

Former UK Minister of State for the Middle East

Ditmir Bushati

Ditmir Bushati

Albania

Former Minister for Europe & Foreign Affairs of Albania

Mohit Karnani

Mohit Karnani

Chile

Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University

Ned Price

Ned Price

United States

Former Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State

Maureen Page

Maureen Page

United States

Associate Director, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Anton Osin

Anton Osin

Russia

National Economic Development, Public Investment Fund (PIF)

Bashar Sari

Bashar Sari

Palestine

Lawyer & Strategic Affairs Advisor

Rana Mitter

Rana Mitter

United Kingdom

S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School

Natia Seskuria

Natia Seskuria

Georgia

Senior Research Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Sam Weiss Evans

Sam Weiss Evans

United States

Senior Advisor, Biosecurity & Global Risk, Federation of American Scientists

Nick O'Donohoe

Nick O'Donohoe

United Kingdom / Ireland

Former CEO, British International Investment

Christos Christou

Christos Christou

Greece

Former International President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Daniel Fried

Daniel Fried

United States

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

Student Advisors

A student advisory board of former GAP members who continue to guide the program.

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