Secretary-General António Guterres (seventh from left in first row) meets with the Honorary Trustees of the United Nations International School, 21 May 2025.
Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
UNIS recognizes members of the UNIS community, of the United Nations and of the Member States and Observers of the United Nations, as Honorary Trustees of UNIS.
Lifetime Honorary Trustee
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Mr. Ban Ki-moon Eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations |
Honorary Trustees
| Ms. Catherine Pollard Former Chair of the UNIS Board of Trustees |
Ms. Joan W. McDonald Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for UNIS and former Trustee |
Mr. Peter N. Greenwald Former Vice-Chair of the UNIS Board of Trustees |
Mr. Stéphane Dujarric '83 Former Member of the UNIS Board of Trustees |
Permanent Representatives serving as Honorary Trustees
Permanent Representatives to the United Nations are invited to become Honorary Trustee of UNIS if they meet one or more of the following criteria:
1 UN Member States with ten or more students enrolled in the School;
2 UN Permanent Representatives with a child/children in the School;
3 UN Member States that provide language sponsorship and/or financial contribution to UNIS.
* UN Permanent Representatives who are remaining as Honorary Trustees for the duration of their service.
| H.E. Mr. Sérgio França Danese1,3 Permanent Representative of Brazil |
H.E. Mr. Robert Keith Rae1 Permanent Representative of Canada |
H.E. Mr. Cong Fu1,3 Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China |
| H.E. Mrs. Egriselda López2 Permanent Representative of El Salvador |
H.E. Ms. Elina Kalkku1 Permanent Representative of Finland |
H.E. Mr. Jérôme Bonnafont1 Permanent Representatives of France |
| H.E. Mr. Ricklef Johannes Beutin1,3 Permanent Representative of Germany |
H.E. Mr. Harish Parvathaneni1 Permanent Representative of India |
H.E. Mr. Fergal Mythen1,2 Permanent Representative of Ireland |
| H.E. Mr. Maurizio Massari1,3 Permanent Representative of Italy |
H.E. Mr. Kazuyuki Yamazaki1,3 Permanent Representative of Japan |
H.E. Mr. Walid Obeidat2 Permanent Representative of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| H.E. Mr. Tareq M. A. M. Albanai2 Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait |
H.E. Mrs. Lise Gregoire-Van Haaren1 Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
H.E. Mr. Omar Al Kathiri3 Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman |
| H.E. Mr. Krzysztof Maria Szczerskis* Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland |
H.E. Mr. Rui Vinhas3 Permanent Representative of Portugal |
H.E. Ms. Alya Ahmed Al-Thani * Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar |
| H.E. Mr. Vassily A. Nebenzia1 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation |
H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz M. Alwasil* Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia |
H.E. Mr. Héctor José Gómez Hernández1,3 Permanent Representative of Spain |
| H.E. Ms. Nicola Jane Forbes Clase3 Permanent Representative of Sweden |
H.E. Ms. Pascale Baeriswyl1,3 Permanent Representative of Switzerland |
H.E. Mr. Ahmet Yıldız2 Permanent Representative of Türkiye |
| H.E. Mr. Andrii Melnyk2 Permanent Representative of Ukraine |
H.E. Dame Barbara Woodward, DCMG, OBE1 Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom |