The following is a list of international organization leaders in 2017.
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 António Guterres Portugal 2017–present President of the General Assembly Peter Thomson Fiji 2016–2017 Miroslav Lajčák Slovakia 2017–2018 United Nations Security Council Member China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States (permanent members); Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay (elected for 2016–2017); Bolivia, Ethiopia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Sweden (elected for 2017–2018) 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 Audrey Azoulay France 2017–2025 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 2016–2025 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 David Beasley 2017–present World Health Organization (WHO) Director-general Margaret Chan China 2006–2017 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Ethiopia 2017–present World Meteorological Organization (WMO) President David Grimes Canada 2011–2020 Secretary-general Petteri Taalas Finland 2016–2023 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 Alpha Condé Guinea 2017–2018 Chairperson of the Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma South Africa 2012–2017 Moussa Faki Chad 2017–2025 President of the Pan-African Parliament Roger Nkodo Dang Cameroon 2015–2021 Andean Community Secretary-general Walker San Miguel Bolivia 2016–2017 Arab League Secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit Egypt 2016–present Arab Maghreb Union Secretary-general Taïeb Baccouche Tunisia 2016–2024 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 Priscilla Weeden de Miró Panama 2016–2017 Tony Raful Tejada Dominican Republic 2017–2018 Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary-general Sindiso Ngwenya Zimbabwe 2008–2018 Commonwealth of Nations Head Queen Elizabeth II United Kingdom 1952–2022 The Commonwealth - About Us, TheCommonwealth.org . Retrieved 10 September 2022 Secretary-general Patricia Scotland 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) Pedro Agramunt Spain 2016–2017 Stella Kyriakides Cyprus 2017–2018 President of the European Court of Human Rights Guido Raimondi Italy 2015–2019 East African Community Secretary-general Libérat Mfumukeko Burundi 2015–2021 Chairman John Magufuli Tanzania 2015–2017 Yoweri Museveni Uganda 2017–2019 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) President of the Commission Marcel Alain de Souza Benin 2016–2018 Chairman Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Liberia 2016–2017 Faure Gnassingbé Togo 2017–2018 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 Malta 2017 Estonia President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker Luxembourg 2014–2019 President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz Germany 2012–2017 Antonio Tajani Italy 2017–2019 Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini 2014–2019 President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi 2011–2019 European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly Ireland 2013–2025 President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) Markku Markkula Finland 2015–2017 Karl-Heinz Lambertz Belgium 2017–2020 President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Werner Hoyer Germany 2012–2024 President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts Belgium 2015–present President of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Klaus-Heiner Lehne Germany 2016–2022 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) Italy 2017 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 Hamada Madi Comoros 2016–2020 Eurasian Economic Union Chairman Kyrgyzstan 2017 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Chairman Nicolás Maduro Venezuela 2016–2019 Nordic Council President Britt Lundberg Finland 2017 Secretary-general Britt Bohlin Sweden 2014–2021 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg Norway 2014–2024 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 Thomas Greminger Switzerland 2017–2020 Chairman-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier Serbia 2016 Sebastian Kurz Austria 2017 Karin Kneissl 2017 High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier Italy 2017–2020 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Director-general Didacus Jules Saint Lucia 2014–present Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-general Yousef Al-Othaimeen Saudi Arabia 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 Amjad Hussain B. Sial Pakistan 2017–2020 Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) Director of the Executive Secretariat Linda Rabbaglietti Love Uruguay 2017–2018 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive secretary Stergomena Tax Tanzania 2013–2021 Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) President Nicolás Maduro Venezuela 2016–2017 Mauricio Macri Argentina 2017–2018 Secretary-general Ernesto Samper Colombia 2014–2017 Position vacant 2017–present 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 2015–2025 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 1975–2021 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 2013–2025 Confédération africaine de football (CAF) Issa Hayatou Cameroon 1988–2017 Ahmad Ahmad Madagascar 2017–2020 Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Victor Montagliani Canada 2016–present Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) 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) Gianni Infantino Switzerland 2016–present Fédération internationale de natation (FINA) Julio Maglione Uruguay 2009–2021 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Ary Graça Brazil 2012–2024 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) Gafur Rakhimov Uzbekistan 2017–2019 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Jose Perurena Spain 2016–2021 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 Andrew Parsons Brazil 2017–present 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 David Lappartient France 2017–present Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 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 Gymnastics (WG) Morinari Watanabe Japan 2017–present World Rugby (WR) Bill Beaumont United Kingdom 2016–present International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Kim Andersen Denmark 2016–2020 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Chungwon Choue South Korea 2004–present
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