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The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, in partnership with The White House Project, the Council of Women World Leaders and the Women Leaders Intercultural Forum of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, launched the International Women Leaders Global Security Initiative in October 2006. This initiative runs through June 2008 and aims to bring the perspectives and voices of global women leaders to the international discourse on security. As part of the initiative, the International Women Leaders Global Security Summit (IWLGSS) was held on November 15-17, 2007 in New York City.
Co-hosted by H.E. Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-97), and the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, Prime Minister of Canada (1993), this groundbreaking Summit brought together 68 women leaders from 36 countries. The participants represent both government and intergovernmental sectors including heads of state and government, high-level ministers, representatives from the European Union and United Nations, and civil society sector leaders of non-governmental and grassroots organizations. Security experts, moderators, authors, facilitators, philanthropic observers and event staff also contributed to the Summit.
Summit Honorary Co-Chairs
The Right Honourable Helen Clark, Prime Minister, New Zealand
Her Excellency Tarja Halonen, President, Finland
Her Excellency Emily Saidy de Jongh-Elhage, Prime Minister, Netherlands Antilles
The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister, Jamaica
Her Excellency Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President, Latvia (1999-2007)
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