Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović – WPL Global Ambassador for Vaccination

President of the Republic of Croatia (2015-2020). Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović began her career in 1992 at Croatia’s Ministry of Science and Technology. Beginning in 1997, she worked as Counsellor at the Croatian Embassy in Canada, then as Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission, as well as Minister-Counsellor within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2001-2003). She was elected a Member of Parliament in 2003 and was sworn in as Minister of European Integration, then as Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. The major objective of her term was to lead Croatia on its path to Euro-Atlantic integration. In 2008, Ms. Grabar-Kitarović became Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the United States. Three years later, in 2011, she was appointed NATO Assistant Secretary-General for Public Diplomacy; she held that position until 2014 and was the first woman Assistant Secretary-General in NATO history, as well as the highest ranking woman in that organisation. In 2019, she became the Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders.