Messengers of Peace and Goodwill Ambassadors
at the United Nations
23 October 2000

Confirmed Acceptances
as of 26 September 2000

Messengers of Peace
appointed by the Secretary-General

Muhammad Ali, Former heavyweight boxing champion (USA)
Anna Cataldi, Author and Journalist (Italy)
Michael Douglas, Actor (USA)
Enrico Macias, Singer (France)
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, writer (USA)

Goodwill Ambassadors
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Danny Glover, Actor (USA)
Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Laureate for Literature (South Africa)
Misako Konno, Author, television personality and Actress (Japan)
“Ronaldo” Luis Nazario de Lima, Football player (Brazil)
Hussein Fahmy, Actor (Egypt)

Goodwill Ambassadors United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Kattis Ahlstrom, Journalist (Sweden)
Nicolaas Biegman, Former Co-Chairman, Cairo Conference on Population and Development (Netherlands)
Mary Banotti, Member of European Parliament (Ireland)
Magenta Devine, radio and television personality (UK)
Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000 (USA)
Waris Dirie, Model, Activist, (Somalia)
Safia El-Emary, Actress (Egypt)
Catarina Furtado, Actress (Portugal)
Wendy Fitzwilliam, Former Miss Universe (Trinidad and Tobago)
Lupita Jones, Former Miss Universe (Mexico)
Linda Gray, Actress, Environmental activist (USA)
Mona Grudt, Former Miss Universe (Norway)
Hanne-Vibeke Holst, Author and Journalist (Denmark)
Manisha Koirala, Actress (India)
Mpule Kwelagobe, Former Miss Universe (Botswana)
Goedele Liekens, Media personality (Belgium)
Bui Nakhirunkanok, Former Miss Universe (Thailand)
Bertrand Piccard, Scientist-adventurer (Switzerland)
Rosy Senanayake, Actress, former Miss World (Sri Lanka)
Jamal Soliman, Stage and television Actor (Syria)

Goodwill Ambassadors Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)

Seamus Heaney, Nobel Laureate for Literature (Ireland)
Tahar Ben Jelloun, Writer (Morocco)
Marian Wright Edelman, Activist for Children’s rights (USA)

Goodwill Ambassadors Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Djordje Balasevic, Singer (Yugoslavia)
Adel Imam, Actor (Egypt)
Arja Saijonmaa, Singer (Norway/Finland)

Goodwill Ambassadors United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor (USA)
Johann Olav Koss, Olympic Champion Speed skater (Norway)
Mia Farrow, Actress (USA)
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Television personality (Japan)
Nana Mouskouri, Singer (Greece)
Youssou N’ Dour, Musician (Senegal)
Susan Sarandon, Actress (USA)
Vendela Thommessen, Model (Norway)
Sir Peter Ustinov, Actor (UK)

Goodwill Ambassadors United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention

Al Bano Carrisi, Singer (Italy)
Franz Klammer, Olympic Champion Skier (Austria)
Tetsuya Komuro, Musician (Japan)
Letizia Moratti, Television Executive (Italy)

Goodwill Ambassador United Nations Volunteers

Takehito Nakata, Volunteer /Activist (Japan)