The following is a list of international organization leaders in 2012.
UN organizations Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref Food and Agriculture Organization Director-general José Graziano da Silva Brazil 2012-2019 International Atomic Energy Agency Director-general Yukiya Amano Japan 2009-2019 International Civil Aviation Organization President of the Council Roberto Kobeh González Mexico 2006-2013 Secretary-general Raymond Benjamin France 2009-2015 International Labour Organization Director-general Juan Somavía Chile 1999–2012 Guy Ryder United Kingdom 2012-2022 United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon South Korea 2007–2016 President of the General Assembly Nassir Al-Nasser Qatar 2011–2012 Security Council members Member China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States (permanent members); Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa (elected for 2011–2012); Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan, Togo (elected for 2012–2013) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive director Anthony Lake United States 2010–2017 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-general Irina Bokova Bulgaria 2009–2017 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay South Africa 2008–2014 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) High Commissioner António Guterres Portugal 2005–2015 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director-general Kandeh Yumkella Sierra Leone 2005–2013 World Food Programme (WFP) Executive director Josette Sheeran United States 2006–2012 Ertharin Cousin 2012-2017 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-general Margaret Chan China 2006–2017 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) President David Grimes Canada 2011–2020 Secretary-general Michel Jarraud France 2004–2015 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-general Taleb Rifai Jordan 2010–2017
Political and economic organizations Organization Title Leader Country In office RefAfrican, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Secretary-general Mohamed Ibn Chambas Ghana 2010–2013 African Union Chairperson Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo Equatorial Guinea 2011–2012 Thomas Boni Yayi Dahomey (now Benin) 2012-2013 Chairperson of the Commission Jean Ping Gabon 2008–2012 Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma South Africa 2012–2017 President of the Pan-African Parliament Idriss Ndélé Moussa Chad 2009–2012 Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi Nigeria 2012–2015 Andean Community Secretary-general Adalid Contreras Baspineiro Bolivia 2010-2011 (interim), 2011-2013 Arab League Secretary-general Nabil Elaraby Egypt 2011–2016 Arab Maghreb Union Secretary-general Habib Ben Yahia Tunisia 2006–2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Executive director Muhamad Noor Malaysia 2010-2012 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan Thailand 2008–2012 Caribbean Community Secretary-general Irwin LaRocque Dominica 2011-2021 Central American Parliament President Dorindo Cortéz Panama 2010-2011 Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary-general Sindiso Ngwenya Zimbabwe 2008-2018 Commonwealth of Nations Head Queen Elizabeth II United Kingdom 1952–present Secretary-general Kamalesh Sharma India 2008-2016 Commonwealth of Independent States Executive secretary Sergei Lebedev Russia 2007–present Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland Norway 2009-2019 President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Turkey 2010–2012 Jean-Claude Mignon France 2012-2014 President of the European Court of Human Rights Nicolas Bratza United Kingdom 2011-2012 Dean Spielmann Luxembourg 2012-2015 East African Community Secretary-general Richard Sezibera Rwanda 2011–2016 Economic Community of West African States President of the Commission James Victor Gbeho Ghana 2010–2012 Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo Burkina Faso 2012-2016 Chairman Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria 2010–2012 Alassane Ouattara Ivory Coast 2012-2014 Eurasian Economic Community Secretary-general Tair Mansurov Kazakhstan 2007–2014 Chairman of the Interstate Council Nursultan Nazarbayev 2001-2014 European Free Trade Association Secretary-general Kåre Bryn Norway 2006–2012 Kristinn F. Árnason Iceland 2012-2018 European Union (EU) Presidency of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy Belgium 2009–2014 Presidency of the Council of the European Union Denmark 2012 Cyprus 2012 President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso Portugal 2004–2014 President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek Poland 2009–2012 Martin Schulz Germany 2012-2017 Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton United Kingdom 2009–2014 President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi Italy 2011–2019 European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros Greece 2003–2013 President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) Mercedes Bresso Italy 2010-2012 Ramón Luis Valcárcel Spain 2012-2014 President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Werner Hoyer Germany 2012–present President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Vassilios Skouris Greece 2003–2015 President of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira Portugal 2008-2017 President of the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Staffan Nilsson Sweden 2010-2013 Group of Eight (G8) President (informal) United States 2012 Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-general Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani Bahrain 2011-2020 Ibero-American Secretariat (SEGIB) Secretary-general Enrique V. Iglesias Uruguay 2005–2013 Indian Ocean Commission Secretary-general Callixte d'Offay Seychelles 2008-2012 Jean Claude de l'Estrac Mauritius 2012-2016 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Chairman Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Egypt 2011-2012 Mohamed Morsi 2012 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran 2012-2013 Nordic Council President Kimmo Sasi Finland 2012 Secretary-general Jan-Erik Enestam 2007–2013 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen Denmark 2009-2014 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-general José Ángel Gurría Mexico 2006–2021 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretary-general Lamberto Zannier Italy 2011-2017 Chairman-in-Office Eamon Gilmore Ireland 2012 High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebæk Norway 2007–2013 Organization of American States Secretary-general José Miguel Insulza Chile 2005-2015 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Director-general Len Ishmael Saint Lucia 2003–2013 Organisation of the Islamic Conference (from July 2011 known as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) (OIC) Secretary-general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Turkey 2005–2013 Pacific Community (SPC) Director-general Jimmie Rodgers Solomon Islands 2006–2014 Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-general Tuiloma Neroni Slade Samoa 2008-2014 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-general Muratbek Imanaliyev Kyrgyzstan 2010-2012 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary-general Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed Maldives 2011-2012 Ahmed Saleem 2012-2014 Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) Director of the Executive Secretariat Jeferson Miola Brazil 2012-2013 Southern African Development Community Executive secretary Tomaz Salomão Mozambique 2005–2013 Union of South American Nations (USAN) President Fernando Lugo Paraguay 2011-2012 Ollanta Humanla Peru 2012-2013 Secretary-general María Emma Mejía Colombia 2011-2012 Alí Rodríguez Araque Venezuela 2012-2014 Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) Secretary-general Marino Busdachin Italy 2003-2018 World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-general Pascal Lamy France 2005–2013
Financial organizations Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka Rwanda 2005–2015 Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda Japan 2005–2013 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Thomas Mirow Germany 2008-2012 Suma Chakrabarti United Kingdom/India 2012-2020 Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) President Luis Alberto Moreno Colombia 2005–2020 International Monetary Fund Managing director Christine Lagarde France 2011-2019 Islamic Development Bank (IDB) President Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Madani Saudi Arabia 1975–present World Bank President Robert Zoellick United States 2007–2012 Jim Yong Kim 2012-2019
Sports organizations Organization President Country In office Ref Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Zhang Jilong China 2011-2013 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Kang Young-joong South Korea 2005-2013 Confédération africaine de football (CAF) Issa Hayatou Cameroon 1988-2017 Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Alfredo Hawit Honduras 2011-2012 Jeffrey Webb Cayman Islands 2012-2015 Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) Nicolás Leoz Paraguay 1986–2013 Fédération internationale de basket-ball Yvan Mainini France 2010-2014 Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Russia 1995-2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Sepp Blatter Switzerland 1998–2015 Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Bruno Grandi Italy 1996-2016 Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) Julio Maglione Uruguay 2009-2021 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Wei Jizhong China 2008-2012 Ary Graça Brazil 2012–present Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Denis Oswald Switzerland 1989-2014 Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) Princess Haya bint Hussein Jordan 2006-2014 Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Alisher Usmanov Russia 2008-2022 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Michael Barredo Philippines 2005-2013 International Association of Athletics Federations Lamine Diack Senegal 1999-2015 International Boxing Association (IBA) Wu Ching-kuo Taiwan 2006-2017 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Thomas Konietzko Germany 2010–2016, 2021–present International Cricket Council (ICC) Sharad Pawar India 2010-2012 Alan Isaac New Zealand 2012-2014 International Golf Federation (IGF) Peter Dawson United Kingdom 2010-2020 International Handball Federation (IHF) Hassan Moustafa Egypt 2000–present International Hockey Federation (FIIH) René Fasel Switzerland 1994-2021 International Judo Federation (IJF) Marius Viser Romania/Austria 2007–present International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge Belgium 2001–2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Philip Craven United Kingdom 2001–2017 International Rugby Board (IRB) Bernard Lapasset France 2008–2016 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Olegario Vàzquez Raña Mexico 1980-2018 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Adham Sharara Canada 1999-2014 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Francesco Ricci Bitti Italy 1999-2015 International Triathlon Union (ITU) Marisol Casado Spain 2008–present International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Tamás Aján Hungary 2000-2020 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) David Chung Malaysia/Papua New Guinea 2010–2011, 2011-2018 (acting) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Pat McQuaid Ireland 2005-2013 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini France 2007-2015 Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) Klaus Schormann Germany 1992–present United World Wrestling (UWW) Raphaël Martinetti Switzerland 2002-2013 World Archery Federation Uğur Erdener Turkey 2005-2025 International Rugby Board Bernard Lapasset France 2008-2016 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Göran Petersson Sweden 2004-2012 Carlo Croce Italy 2012-2016 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Chungwon Choue South Korea 2004–present
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