International Advisory Committee

The International Advisory Committee brings together distinguished leaders from government, diplomacy, security, international affairs and business. Drawing on their collective judgement and global experience, its members provide strategic guidance, international perspective and long-term direction to the Forum.

The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel

The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel

Baron Grimstone of Boscobel; f UK Minister for Investment; f Chairman Barclays Bank plc; Chairman Gemcorp Capital; Vice Chairman BlueFive Investments
Andres Pastrana

Andres Pastrana

President, Christian Democrat International (CDI); 31st President of Colombia
Olusegun Obasanjo

Olusegun Obasanjo

5th & 12th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria & f. Chairman of the African Union
Yulia Tymoshenko

Yulia Tymoshenko

10th & 13th Prime Minister of Ukraine; Member of Parliament, Ukraine & Leader of the Batkivshchyna Party
James Heappey

James Heappey

f. Minister of State for the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom
General John R. Allen

General John R. Allen

1st Special Presidential Envoy of the USA for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; f. President of the Brookings Institution
Frans Timmermans

Frans Timmermans

Minister of State of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; f. Executive Vice-President of the European Commission
Basil Gavalas

Basil Gavalas

The Founding Strategic Advisor & Secretary of the International Advisory Committee, Slemani Strategic Forum
Muhtar Kent

Muhtar Kent

Member of the Board of Directors of The Coca Cola Company; f. Chairman & CEO of The Coca Cola Company
Tobias Ellwood

Tobias Ellwood

f. Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and Defence Minister of the United Kingdom; Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council
Andreas David

Andreas David

Founder & Non-Executive Chairman, Dominor Holdings Limited
Dr. Greg Mills

Dr. Greg Mills

Member of the Board, RUSI – The Royal United Services Institute
Vessela Tcherneva

Vessela Tcherneva

Deputy Executive Director, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Ambassador Jon Wilks

Ambassador Jon Wilks

Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; f. Special Envoy for Syria of the United Kingdom; f. Ambassador to Iraq of the United Kingdom
Bernardino León

Bernardino León

6th Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain; f. Special Representative of the United Nations Mission for Libya
Dr. Alia Hatoug-Bouran

Dr. Alia Hatoug-Bouran

Senator, The Jordanian Senate; President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean; Member of the Advisory Council, IISS
Dr Karin von Hippel

Dr Karin von Hippel

RUSI Distinguished Fellow; f. Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)