Biographies

René van der Linden, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly President

Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers

Terry Davis, Council of Europe Secretary General

Jean Lemierre, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General

Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo

Chaudhry Amir Hussain, President of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP) and Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan

José de Venecia, Chairperson of the Advisory Council of the AAPP, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines