- Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamy, president and CEO of World Learning, will deliver the commencement address at Vermont Law School’s 31st commencement ceremony. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will begin at 10:30 AM on the South Royalton town green. Bellamy also serves as president of the School for International Training.
- David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (pronounced) (born 2 May 1975) is an English professional football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy. He is also currently a member of the England national team. He was twice chosen runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year, and as recently as 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer. He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.
- Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman mini-bio : Nicole Mary Kidman is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of Hollywood's leading actresses. She has also ventured into singing. In 1995, she appeard in To Die For, a satirical comedy that earned her praise from critics and she won a Golden Globe Award for her work in the film. In 2002, Kidman received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Moulin Rouge! and in 2003 she won the Oscar for her work in The Hours.
- Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica served as the national spokesperson for the 2006 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign ( unicefusa.org/trickortreat ). Throughout the month of October, Parker encouraged kids to get involved by raising funds for vulnerable children around the world with the time-honored orange Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF box. In 2005, she designed a limited edition Gap t-shirt to benefit UNICEF's tsunami relief and recovery efforts.
- Ann Veneman
Ann M. Veneman is first UNICEF Executive Director to visit Swaziland © UNICEF/HQ05-0695/Nesbitt UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman joins children at the Dvumbe Primary School, south-east of Mbabane, Swaziland.
- Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore, CBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanour. He may be best known for portraying two British action heroes, Simon Templar in the television series "The Saint" from 1962 to 1969, and James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He has been a UNICEF ambassador since 1991.
- Jemima Goldsmith
Jemima Khan, also known as Jemima Marcelle Goldsmith (born January 30, 1974, London), ex-wife of cricketer Imran Khan, is a British socialite and a UK ambassador for UNICEF.
- Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah (b. 1980 in Sierra Leone) is the author of the memoir, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier". In 1991, a vicious civil war overtook Sierra Leone. His parents and two brothers were killed; at the age of 13, he was pressed into service as a child soldier. He fought for almost three years before being rescued by UNICEF. In 1998, he fled from Freetown after the 1999 coup to New York City. He now calls his foster mother, Laura Simms, his mother.
- Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren, on July 1, 1977 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, New York) is an American actress most famous for her roles of Grace Stamper in "Armageddon" and Arwen in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
- Heide Simonis
Heide Simonis (born July 4 1943 in Bonn as Heide Steinhardt) is a German politician. She is a member of the SPD. She was Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein from 1993 to 2005, the first woman to hold this post in Germany's history. On March 17 2005 Simonis failed to be reelected as Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein in 4 consecutive ballots by the Landtag (parliament) of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Hayley Westenra
Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand soprano of Irish heritage. Her first album, "Pure", reached #1 on the UK classical charts and has sold over two million copies worldwide. Miss Westenra has received awards for her contribution to the music of New Zealand and elsewhere in the world. Westenra is the fastest-selling debut classical artist to date. In addition to her success at selling albums, …
- Martin Bell
Martin Bell, OBE, (born 31 August, 1938) is a British UNICEF Ambassador, a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician. He is the son of author-farmer Adrian Bell, and the uncle of weblogger-banker Oliver Kamm, who served as his political adviser during his term as an Member of Parliament (MP). His sister is the translator Anthea Bell. Bell was educated at The Leys School in Cambridge and Cambridge University.
- Anne Will
Anne Will is a German television journalist. She achieved fame as a newsreader of the daily "Tagesthemen" news broadcast on ARD, which she did until June 24, 2007. Born in Cologne, she grew up as the daughter of an architect in Hürth, Germany. After high school at the Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium in Hürth, she studied history, politics and anglistics (English language and literature) in Cologne and Berlin starting in 1985.
- Téa Leoni
Téa Leoni is an American actress.
- Ben Mulroney
Ben Mulroney has been appointed a National Ambassador by UNICEF Canada. One of Mulroney's first responsibilities as a UNICEF Canada National Ambassador will be to serve as national spokesperson for this year's revitalized Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, in which Canadian kids will engage in fundraising and educational activities to help give children in Malawi the chance to go to school.
- Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson is a Swedish chef, born 1970 in Ethiopia, resident in the United States. He is the executive chef and co-owner of Aquavit restaurants in New York City and Minneapolis.
- Herman van Veen
Hermannus Jantinus "Herman" van Veen (born 14 March, 1945) is a Dutch stage performer, actor, musician and singer/songwriter and author. He is the creator of the Dutch cartoon Alfred J. Kwak, for which he also wrote and performed the theme music. Van Veen was born in Utrecht, The Netherlands. He started performing with Erik van der Wurff in his twenties while studying at the Conservatoire. He rose to fame in the 1970s with stage shows that combined witty cabaret, satire, …
- Helmut Lotti
Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Lotigiers on October 22, 1969 in Ghent, Flanders) is a Belgian popular singer and songwriter. The son of Luc Lotigiers and Rita Lagrou, he began his singing career with a visual and singing style in an obvious imitation of Elvis Presley, and was described as "De Nieuwe Elvis" (in Dutch) or "The New Elvis". His first two albums were "Vlaamse Nachten" (1990) and "Alles Wat Ik Voel" (1992).
- Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16, 1938) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning Norwegian actress, author and film director. She played lead roles in nine films by Ingmar Bergman, with whom she had a daughter, Norwegian author Linn Ullmann. The consummate psychological actress, she was the object of considerable critical acclaim during the 1970s (awards include three Best Actress prizes from the prestigious National Society of Film Critics, …
- Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling (born 1948 in Uppsala, Sweden) is since 1997 professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. From 1967 to 1974 he studied statistics and medicine at Uppsala University, and in 1972 he did public health at St John's Medical College in Bangalore. He became a licenced physician in 1976 and from 1979 to 1981 he served as District Medical Officer in Nacala in northern Mozambique.
- Karin Sham Poo
Karin Sham Poo (December 18, 1943-), became the first female Senior Vice President of banking in Norway in 1980. She was later recruited to UNICEF and became its Deputy Executive Director based in New York City. She retired from UNICEF in 2004, but is currently UNICEF Special Envoy to the Caribbean. In her daily life she is an advocate for women's rights and children's rights. Mrs.
- Andrea Rossi
Andrea Rossi is Policy Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government in the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University, USA. He is a United Nations Officer working as advisor on child trafficking and migration for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) headquarters in New York. He has been Research Coordinator at the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence working specifically on child trafficking. Mr.
- Anwarul Karim Chowdhury
Anwarul Karim Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi diplomat most noted for his work on development in the poorest nations, global peace and championing the rights of women and children. In a speech he gave in 2005, Mr. Chowdhury stated, "We should not forget that when women are marginalized, there is little chance for an open and participatory society." Mr.
- Ryan Giggs
Manchester United's Ryan Giggs became an Ambassador for UNICEF UK in August 2006 in recognition of his personal support for the organisation's work with children. On tour in South Africa in July 2006 Ryan learnt about the major challenges faced by the nation's children including HIV/AIDS and violence. Ryan Giggs ' appointment as an Ambassador follows his six-year commitment to UNICEF through Manchester United's "United for UNICEF" partnership.
- Eric Hoskins
Dr. Eric William Hoskins, MD, MSc, DPHil, FRCPC, MSC, LLD, O.C. is the President of War Child Canada. Born in Simcoe, Ontario, Eric Hoskins is a medical doctor who has dedicated his life to working as a physician in war zones. He has worked extensively with the United Nations and non-governmental organizations in some of the world's most heavily affected conflict areas including Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Burundi, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- Tegla Loroupe
Tegla Loroupe (born May 9, 1973 in Kapsait, Kenya) is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education. Loroupe holds the world records for 20, 25 and 30 kilometres and previously held the world marathon record. She has run farther in one hour than any woman in history. She is the three-time World Half-Marathon champion. She was the first African woman to win the New York City Marathon, which she has won three times.
- Lisbet Palme
Anna Lisbet Christina Palme, née Beck-Friis is the widow of late Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. They married on June 9, 1956. Lisbet Palme is educated as a child psychologist. She was chairman for UNICEF 1990 – 1991.
- Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
Spanish immigrants and the "Bolivian dream": Gumucio Family, a case of study. Alfonso Gumucio Dagron (Autobiography) (Bolivia, 1950) is a writer, filmmaker, journalist, photographer and development communication specialist. He is the author of several books on film and communication for social change, as well as documentary films, photographic exhibits and hundreds of articles in journals. He has worked in five continents on social development projects, …
- Vendela Kirsebom
Vendela Maria Kirsebom Thomessen (born January 12, 1967) is a Norwegian fashion model. Born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Norwegian mother and a Turkish father, Kirsebom was discovered in Sweden at age 13 while eating in a restaurant with her parents. By the age of 18, she graduated from the Rudolf Steiner School and moved to Italy to pursue a career in modeling under the guidance of the famous Ford Models.
- Savitri Goonesekere
Savitri Goonesekere, Ph.D. is a jurist and academic from Sri Lanka. She is an international expert on the rights of children. A prolific writer, Goonasekere was instrumental in the evolution of modern legal education in Sri Lanka. Her works on family law and child labour issues include: "Child Labour in Sri Lanka: Learning from the Past" (ILO:1993); "Children, Law and Justice: A South Asian Perspective" (Sage: 1998); and as editor, "Violence, Law, …
- Peter Unger
Peter K. Unger (born 1942) is a contemporary American philosopher and professor at New York University. His main interests lie in the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of mind. Unger has written a defense of profound philosophical skepticism and claims that many philosophical questions cannot be definitively answered.
- Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas (b. December 21, 1944), aka MTT, is an American conductor, pianist and composer who directs the San Francisco Symphony.
- Berhane Adere
Berhane Adere (born July 21, 1973 in Shewa) is an athlete from Ethiopia. She holds the African record for 10,000 m in a time of 30:04.18. She won the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2002, and the bronze medal in the 2001 World Half Marathon Championships. She won the 2003 World Indoors 3000 m. She won the 2006 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon with a personal best time of 2:20:42. She works for UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador for girls' education.
- Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika
Princess Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika (born 10 July 1943, Senanga) is a senior Zambian politician currently serving as Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the United States of America. She presented her credentials to U.S. President George W. Bush on 26 February 2003. She is the daughter of King Lewanika II of Barotseland. Her brother, Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika, is also a politician.
- John Byrne
John Byrne is a writer, performer and broadcaster in his own right, as well as being agony uncle and career advisor to The Stage newspaper and BBC London 94.9radio’s Late Night Dilemmas with Valley Fontaine. His private coaching clients range from beginners to established celebrity names in TV, radio, stage and film.
- Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Rodo Boulanger 's joyful scenes depict the pleasures of childhood in a childlike way. Born in La Paz, Bolivia, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. She studied piano with her mother, and it was at the age of 25, after having studied music in Chile, Austria, and Argentina, that she decided to devote herself to her creative expression, which is painting.
- A.K. Shiva Kumar
A. K. Shiva Kumar is a development economist and professor. In addition to serving as an advisor to UNICEF - India, he is a member of India's National Advisory Council. The council was set up in June 2004 to oversee the implementation of India’s National Common Minimum Programme. Kumar earned his postgraduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and his M.A. in economics from Bangalore University.
- Fazle Hasan Abed
Fazle Hasan Abed is a Bangladeshi social worker, and the founder and chairman of BRAC (formerly, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee). For his outstanding contributions to social improvement, he has received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the UNDP Mahbub Ul Haq Award. Abed is a member of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor, the first global initiative to focus specificially on the link between exclusion, poverty and law.
- Kent Härstedt
Kent Härstedt (1965 -) is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag since the Swedish general election, 1998. Actively interested in politics since the age of 16, he was elected to the municipal council of Helsingborg, where he remained for six years. He worked as political adviser to vice foreign minister Pierre Schori between 1994 and 1996, and as a freelance writer for amongst others Svenska Dagbladet, Helsingborgs Dagblad and Arbetarebladet.
- Sally Fegan-Wyles
Sally Fegan-Wyles is the Director of the UN Development Group Office (UNDG), responsible for guiding and supporting the UN's reform efforts at the country level. She is Policy Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government in the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University, USA She has been a UN staff member for 28 years, mainly working in Africa as UNICEF Representative (Liberia, Uganda, Zimbabwe) or UN Resident Coordinator (Tanzania).