The following is a list of international organization leaders in 2016.
UN organizations Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref EDU – Intergovernmental Organization Secretary-general G. Irving Levance 2011–? 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 (ICAO) President of the Council Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu Nigeria 2013–2019 Secretary-general Fang Liu China 2015–2021 International Labour Organization Director-general Guy Ryder United Kingdom 2012–2022 United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon South Korea 2007–2016 President of the General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft Denmark 2015–2016 Peter Thomson Fiji 2016–2017 United Nations Security Council Member China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States (permanent members); Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, Venezuela (elected for 2015–2016); Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay (elected for 2016–2017) 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 Zeid Raad Al Hussein Jordan 2014–2018 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi Italy 2016–present United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Director-general Li Yong China 2013–2021 World Food Programme (WFP) Executive director Ertharin Cousin United States 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 Petteri Taalas Finland 2016–present World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-general Taleb Rifai Jordan 2010–2017
Political and economic organizations Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Secretary-general Patrick Gomes Guyana 2015–2020 African Union Chairperson Idriss Déby Chad 2016–2017 Chairperson of the Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma South Africa 2012–2017 President of the Pan-African Parliament Roger Nkodo Dang Cameroon 2015–2021 Andean Community Secretary-general Pablo Guzmán Laugier Bolivia 2013–2016 Walker San Miguel 2016–2017 Arab League Secretary-general Nabil Elaraby Egypt 2011–2016 Ahmed Aboul Gheit 2016–present Arab Maghreb Union Secretary-general Habib Ben Yahia Tunisia 2006–2016 Taïeb Baccouche 2016–present Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Executive director Alan Bollard New Zealand 2013–2018 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretary-general Lê Lương Minh Vietnam 2013–2017 Caribbean Community Secretary-general Irwin LaRocque Dominica 2011–2021 Central American Parliament President José Antonio Alvarado Correa Nicaragua 2015–2016 Priscilla Weeden de Miró Panama 2016–2017 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 Patricia Scotland United Kingdom 2016–present 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) Anne Brasseur Luxembourg 2014–2016 Pedro Agramunt Spain 2016–2017 President of the European Court of Human Rights Guido Raimondi Italy 2015–2019 East African Community Secretary-general Richard Sezibera Rwanda 2011–2016 Libérat Mfumukeko Burundi 2015–2021 Chairman John Magufuli Tanzania 2015–2017 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President of the Commission Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo Burkina Faso 2012–2016 Marcel Alain de Souza Benin 2016–2018 Chairman Macky Sall Senegal 2015–2016 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberia 2016–2017 European Free Trade Association Secretary-general Kristinn F. Árnason Iceland 2012–2018 European Union (EU) Presidency of the European Council Donald Tusk Poland 2014–2019 Presidency of the Council of the European Union Netherlands 2016 Slovakia President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker Luxembourg 2014–2019 President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz Germany 2012–2017 Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini Italy 2014–2019 President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi 2011–2019 European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly Ireland 2013–present President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) Markku Markkula Finland 2015–2017 President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Werner Hoyer Germany 2012–present President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts Belgium 2015–present President of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira Portugal 2008–2017 President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Georges Dassis Greece 2015–2018 Group of Seven (G7) (Russia suspended from G8 in 2014) President (informal) Japan 2016 Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-general Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani Bahrain 2011–2020 Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) Secretary-general Rebeca Grynspan Costa Rica 2014–2021 Indian Ocean Commission Secretary-general Jean Claude de l'Estrac Mauritius 2012–2016 Hamada Madi Comoros 2016–2020 Eurasian Economic Union Chairman Kazakhstan 2016 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Chairman Hassan Rouhani Iran 2013–2016 Nicolás Maduro Venezuela 2016–2019 Nordic Council President Henrik Dam Kristensen Denmark 2016 Secretary-general Britt Bohlin Sweden 2014–2021 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg Norway 2014–present 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 Frank-Walter Steinmeier Serbia 2016 High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors Finland 2013–2016 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Director-general Didacus Jules Saint Lucia 2014–present Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-general Iyad bin Amin Madani Saudi Arabia 2014–2016 Yousef Al-Othaimeen 2016–2020 Pacific Community (SPC) Director-general Colin Tukuitonga Niue 2014–2020 Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-general Meg Taylor Papua New Guinea 2014–2021 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-general Rashid Alimov Tajikistan 2016–2018 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary-general Arjun Bahadur Thapa Nepal 2014–2017 Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) Director of the Executive Secretariat Oscar Pastore Paraguay 2014–2016 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive secretary Stergomena Tax Tanzania 2013–2021 Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) President Tabaré Vázquez Uruguay 2015–2016 Nicolás Maduro Venezuela 2016–2017 Secretary-general Ernesto Samper Colombia 2014–2017 Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) Secretary-general Marino Busdachin Italy 2003–2018 World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-general Roberto Azevêdo Brazil 2013–2020
Financial organizations Organization Title Leader Country In office Ref African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina Nigeria 2015–present Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao Japan 2013–2020 BRICS Development Bank President K. V. Kamath India 2015–2020 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President 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 Jim Yong Kim United States 2012–2019
Sports organizations Organization President Country In office Ref Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa Bahrain 2013–present Badminton World Federation (BWF) Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Denmark 2013–present 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, 2015–2016 Victor Montagliani Canada 2016–present Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) Wilmar Valdez Uruguay 2015–2016 Alejandro Domínguez Paraguay 2016–present Fédération internationale de basket-ball (FIBA) Horacio Muratore Argentina 2014–2019 Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Russia 1995–2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Issa Hayatou Cameroon 2015–2016 (acting) Gianni Infantino Switzerland 2016–present 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) Ary Graça Brazil 2012–present Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) Jean-Christophe Rolland France 2014–present Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) Ingmar De Vos Belgium 2014–present Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) Alisher Usmanov Russia 2008–2022 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Jannie Hammershøi Denmark 2013–2021 International Association of Athletics Federations Sebastian Coe United Kingdom 2015–present International Boxing Association (IBA) Wu Ching-kuo Taiwan 2006–2017 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Thomas Konietzko Germany 2010–2016, 2021–present Jose Perurena Spain 2016–2021 International Cricket Council (ICC) Zaheer Abbas Pakistan 2015–2016 (position dissolved) 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) Thomas Bach Germany 2013–2025 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Philip Craven United Kingdom 2001–2017 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Olegario Vàzquez Raña Mexico 1980–2018 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Thomas Weikert Germany 2014–2021 International Tennis Federation (ITF) David Haggerty United States 2015–present 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) Brian Cookson United Kingdom 2013–2017 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Ángel María Villar Spain 2015–2016 (acting) Aleksander Čeferin Slovenia 2016–present Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) Klaus Schormann Germany 1992–present United World Wrestling (UWW) Nenad Lalović Serbia 2013–present World Archery Federation Uğur Erdener Turkey 2005–2025 World Rugby (WR) Bernard Lapasset France 2008–2016 Bill Beaumont United Kingdom 2016–present International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Carlo Croce Italy 2012–2016 Kim Andersen Denmark 2016–2020 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Chungwon Choue South Korea 2004–present
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