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A global network of former presidents, prime

ministers and senior ministers who make their

experience available discreetly to political leaders

in power today.

GLF Members work in small teams to provide

private, independent, peer-to-peer advice to help

leaders tackle the challenges they face.

GLF’s purpose is to support effective political

leadership and good governance and to strengthen

democratic institutions and practices.

GLF is a not-for-profit foundation, independent of

any government or commercial interest, registered

in Switzerland with its operational headquarters

in London.

Founded in 2004, GLF has remained loyal to its

distinctive values and way of working.

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rder Abdul Karim al-Eryani ........................................... Yemen

prime minister 1980 – 83 & 1998 – 2001

Lakhdar Brahimi ...................................................... Algeriaun special adviser to the secretary-general 2004 – 2005minister of foreign affairs 1991 – 1993un and arab league special envoy to syria 2012 – 2014

Hikmet Çetin ...............................................................Turkeydeputy prime minister, turkey, 1978 – 1979 and 1995foreign minister, 1991 – 1994

Lynda Chalker .....................................................................UKminister of overseas development 1989 – 1997

Joe Clark ......................................................................Canadaprime minister 1979 – 1980secretary of state for external affairs 1984 – 1991

Pascal Couchepin ...........................................Switzerlandpresident 2003 & 2008

Chester A. Crocker......................................................... USAassistant secretary for african affairs 1981 – 1989

Marzuki Darusman ........................................... Indonesiaattorney general 1999 – 2001

Tom Daschle ..................................................................... USAsenator 1987 – 2005, member of the house of represen tatives 1979 – 1987, majority leader of the senate

FW de Klerk .................................................... South Africapresident 1989 – 1994, chairman of glf

Álvaro de Soto ................................................................ Peruun under-secretary-general 1999 – 2007

Mohamed ElBaradei .................................................Egyptdirector general, international atomic energy agency 1997–2009interim Vice president egypt 2013

Amara Essy ......................................................Côte d‘Ivoireforeign minister, 1990 – 2000, secretary general, oau 2001 – 2002, chairman, au commission 2002 – 2003

Gareth Evans ..........................................................Australiaforeign minister 1988 – 1996,president & ceo, international crisis group 2000 – 2009

Vicente Fox..................................................................Mexicopresident 2000 – 2006

Louise Fréchette ......................................................Canadaun deputy secretary-general 1998 – 2006

Enrique Iglesias ......................................................Uruguayminister of foreign affairs 1985 – 1988president, inter-american development Bank 1988 – 2005

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A pool of vast experience acquired from diverse backgrounds

Chandrika Kumaratunga .................................Sri Lankapresident 1994 – 2005

António Mascarenhas Monteiro ................. Cape Verdepresident 1991 – 2001

Ketumile Masire .................................................Botswanapresident 1980 – 1998

Donald F. McHenry ........................................................ USAambassador to the un 1979 – 1981

Moustapha Niasse * ............................................. Senegalprime minister 1983 & 2000-01

PJ Patterson .............................................................. Jamaicaprime minister 1992 – 2006

Thomas R. Pickering ..................................................... USAunder secretary of state for political affairs 1997 – 2000ambassador to the un 1989 – 1992

Fidel Valdez Ramos .........................................Philippinespresident 1992 – 1998

José Ramos-Horta ..........................................Timor-Leste president 2007 – 2012 and prime minister 2006 – 2007

Elisabeth Rehn ......................................................... Finlandun under-secretary-general, srsg in Bosnia andherzegovina 1998 – 1999, un special rapporteur for human rights 1995 – 1997, minister of defence 1990 – 1995, minister of equality affairs 1991 – 1995

Ghassan Salamé .................................................... Lebanonun special advisory to secretary-general 2003 – 2006,minister of culture 2000 – 2003

Salim Ahmed Salim .............................................Tanzaniaprime minister 1984 – 1985, secretary-general, oau 1989 – 2001

Armen Sarkissian * ...............................................Armeniaprime minister 1996 – 1997

Wolfgang Schüssel ..................................................Austria

federal chancellor 2000 – 2007, foreign minister 1995 – 2000

Jaswant Singh ................................................................ Indiaforeign minister 1998 – 2002, defence minister 2001finance minister 1996, 2002 – 2004

Javier Solana ................................................................. Spain secretary general, council of the european union 1999 – 2009, secretary general, nato 1995 – 1999minister of foreign affairs 1992 – 1995

Eduardo Stein .................................................. GuatemalaVice president 2004 – 2008 and foreign minister 1996 – 2000

HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal ...........................Jordan

Cassam Uteem ......................................................Mauritiuspresident 1992 – 2002

Juan Gabriel Valdés * ................................................ Chileminister for foreign affairs, chile, 1999ambassador to the un, 2000 – 2003

Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga ................................................ Latviapresident 1999 – 2007

Kaspar Villiger .................................................Switzerlandpresident 1995 & 2002

* Active Membership on hold while in public office

George H. W. Bush ........................................................ USARicardo Lagos ................................................................ ChileMike Moore ...................................................New ZealandAnand Panyarachun ........................................... ThailandHelmut Schmidt ....................................................GermanyLech Walesa ................................................................ PolandErnesto Zedillo ..........................................................Mexico

Hans van den Broek ............................The Netherlandsforeign minister 1982 – 1993member european commission 1993 – 1999

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Objective advice from people without a personal,

financial or political agenda has been priceless for me.

It enabled me to resolve seemingly overwhelming

problems through negotiation.

FW de Klerk

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the glf concept grew out of a suggestion put to fw de klerk when he retired from office in south africa: that political leaders rarely have the opportunity to draw on the wisdom of former leaders, unlike the chairmen and chief executives of companies who can turn for discreet advice to some of the experienced non-executive directors on their Boards.

political leaders, especially those new to power and with little or no experience of government or of work- ing within an open society with free markets and democratic institutions, receive a deluge of advice from international organizations, consultants and special interest groups. they must also deal with expect- ations that cannot be fulfilled. they are often iso- lated, lacking the advice of an objective civil service and unable to trust colleagues, friends and even family. without sound advice they may find it diffi-cult to take the initiatives needed to develop their countries peacefully. glf aims to help fill that gap.

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Impartial and discreet advice

glf’s core principles are discretion, trust, integrity, neutrality and independence.

glf has no agenda of its own. it does not speak for any government or organisation. agendas are set by the head of government, ensuring that glf’s engagement reflects local needs and realities, with glf members acting as the leader’s personal, private advisors. glf’s aim is to work discreetly, speaking directly and privately to a head of government. advice is given confidentially, with no publicity. glf does not identify the countries concerned unless a leader with whom it is working wishes to make known glf’s involvement.

together with glf’s not-for-profit credentials, its discreet approach helps to establish a relationship of trust with a leader. it also ensures that a leader can take all the credit for any successful initiatives he/she might take as a result of glf advice, thereby strengthening and reinforcing his/her credibility.

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algeria armenia australia austria Botswana canada cape Verde

chile côte d’ivoire egypt finland guatemala india indonesia

Jamaica Jordan latvia lebanon mauritius mexico peru

philippines senegal south africa spain sri lanka switzerland

tanzania timor-leste turkey uk uruguay usa yemen

since its establishment in 2004, glf has made a definable difference in a number of countries through its work on:

regional security security sector modernisation confronting a terrorist organization and release of hostages negotiation with armed resistance movements political reconciliation implementation of international agreements elections economic reform trade resource management development of democratic institutions access for humanitarian aid efficient governance transition from authoritarian rule

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Initiation

ideally glf is approached by a country’s leader, perhaps through an intermediary, expressing the need for discus-sion. projects have also developed from suggestions by glf members, supporters and partner organisations. in these cir-cumstances glf needs to verify that the leader is ready to accept our assistance. the decision to provide assistance is made by the glf Board who also identify which glf members would be most suited to providing advice to the leader in question.

Analysis

research is then undertaken to cover the background of the subject, the role of the leadership and all relevant interests in country, as well as in neighbouring countries and on the wider international stage. the projects team consults glf members, like-minded ingos, think tanks and multilateral institutions as well as members of glf’s international council who might have business interests and strategic networks in the country.

Development

planning a visit by glf members requires formalising the relati-onship with the government seeking advice, agreeing a date and location for meetings and arranging the logistics and se-curity. glf may look for an appropriate local partner organ- isation, ask members of the international council for particular expertise or may choose, in a consultative role, outside experts with first-hand experience on the specific subject.

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Implementation

when glf members meet a leader face-to-face the leader sets out the issues from his/her perspective and glf members draw on their own experience to help the leader to analyse the issue in a new way. another format might include a sem- inar, outside the country, attended by experts on the region and on the issue under discussion.

Follow-up

there are various ways of following up such a first meeting. these include liaising with an outside body to approach the country in question differently; finding an independent ad- viser to support the leader’s team; or holding further meet-ings, to review progress and chart the next steps. some of glf’s projects are short-term, one-visit consultations, while others involve the development of a longer term relationship.

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Companies

acr capital holdings pte ltd agrium al dabbagh group amg production ltd

Bae systems plc Barclays Bank plc Barrick Bat Bmo financial group Bp Brics access

BskyB cape classics cargill castlepines corporation chevron conocophillips

the d group edf energy exxon mobil corporation glaxosmithkline

groupama group df helping people win hp hsBc Bank plc Jacobs holding ag

kpmg l‘huguenot Vineyards lombard odier lonmin plc m-iii partners mainetti

man capital méridiam sas meridian capital monalto corporate events nexen inc

pricewaterhousecoopers llp ricol lasteyrie schneider electric group sa serco siemens

sncf soitec stern Value management suncor energy inc. tic group proprietary limited

tilder uBs ust global

Foundations

a&a fund Benjamin slome charitable foundation Bloomberg philanthropies

david & elaine potter foundation garfield weston foundation goergen foundation inc.

hassenfeld family foundation hintze family charitable foundation lodestar foundation

owls foundation pears foundation siskind family fund the stern stewart institute

Individuals

John anderson lord ashcroft, kcmg sir Victor Blank anthony Bloom david dangoor

mick davis geoffrey de Jager george fierheller raphael and fiona geminder alan hassenfeld

leo hindery, Jr. russell hoffman m. albin Jubitz, Jr. lord laidlaw margarita louis-dreyfus

James lupton, cBe Jeffrey s.lyons lord noon, mBe martin ossip shabir randeree, cBe

sir simon robertson eliane and Jacques rossier wayne safro mark shuttleworth

lord Verjee, cBe.

Partnerships

ford foundation netherlands institute for multiparty democracy

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GLF is a independent not-for-profit foundation

registered in Berne, Switzerland.

It is funded by private individuals, companies

and foundations. These form the GLF

International Foundation.

A limit is placed on donations from any one

source to preserve GLF’s independence.

GLF aims to recover project costs from

governments whose leaders it advises.

GLF has two associate foundations – GLF (UK),

a charity registered in the United Kingdom,

and GLF (USA), which has 501(c)(3) accreditation.

GLF Global Leadership Foundation

1 Knightsbridge Green, London,

SW1X 7QA, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 20 7838 7050

Fax: +44 20 7681 2263

Email: secretariat@g-l-f.org

Internet: www.g-l-f.org

The Global Leadership Foundation is registered in the

Canton of Berne, Switzerland,

Company Number CH-035.7.032.801-9

GLF is grateful to The Stern Stewart Institute

for producing this brochure.