Special Envoys
Comprising high-level women leaders from across diverse sectors, WPL Special Envoys act in close cooperation with the Board to further advance the organisation’s mission of increasing the number and influence of women in political leadership positions. They provide strategic guidance and support to help forge close and effective relationships with partners and international stakeholders.
The Global Advisory Board ensures the activities of WPL keep with the organisation’s mission. The experience and the commitment of the members of the Global Advisory Board are crucial to outlining a long-term vision of the activities of WPL.
The Global Advisory Board ensures the activities of WPL keep with the organisation’s mission. The experience and the commitment of the members of the Global Advisory Board are crucial to outlining a long-term vision of the activities of WPL.
Members
Isabel Saint Malo
Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014-2019), Panama
Delphine O
Ambassador and Secretary-General, Generation Equality Forum; Member, French National Assembly (2017 - 2019)
Bogolo J. Kenewendo
Economist, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Botswana (2016-2019), Member of the G7 Equality Advisory Council, WPL Special Envoy to G7 & G20
Christine Heenan
Senior Partner and Chief Communications Officer, Flagship Pioneering, WPL Special Envoy to North America
Hafsat Abiola
President, Women in Africa (WIA), Founder of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), Special Envoy to Africa
Wafa Bani Mustafa
Chairperson of the Coalition of Women MPs from Arab Countries to Combat Violence against Women, Member of the Jordanian Parliament (2010-2017), WPL Special Envoy to Arabia