I was pleased to join this year’s Global Women Leaders Summit, which took place in Bellagio/Italy, 5 - 8 June. Thank you to The Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Center and Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security for connecting an inspiring and committed group of women trailblazers. In Bellagio, we developed action plans to build inclusive economies, fight climate change, and advance women’s political leadership. Check out The Rockefeller Foundation’s press release for more details. #Overdue4Equity 

Participants of the 2023 Global Women Leaders’ Summit included:

H.E. Michelle Bachelet, Former President of Chile and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

H.E. Wafa Bani Mustafa, Minister of Social Development of Jordan, Chairperson on the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Women’s Empowerment

H.E. Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand; Former UNDP Administrator

H.E. Hillary Clinton, 67th Secretary of State, United States

H.E. Patricia Espinosa, Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico

H.E. Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Former President of the United Nations General Assembly & Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador

H.E. Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia

H.E. Dalia Grybauskaité, Former President of Lithuania

Dr. Monica Juma, National Security Advisor to the President of Kenya

Carla Koppell, Interim Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Foreign Service; Managing Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security

H.E. Young-Sun Park, Former Minister of the Ministry of SMEs & Startups, Republic of Korea

H.E. Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland; Chair, The Elders; Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Dr. Najat Saliba, Member of the Parliament of Lebanon

Dr. Stergomena Tax, Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania

Elizabeth Yee, Executive Vice President, Programs, Program Strategy, The Rockefeller Foundation

Amb. Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security; Former U.S. Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues