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Some hold high level positions in their respective field :
Here is a list of some of the personalities who have attended the Institut de Français :
| Gough Whitlam | Australia | Former Prime Minister of Australia | |
| Ralph Hillman | Australia | Australian Ambassador to OECD | |
| David Stevenson | Australia | Admiral of the Fleet | |
| Mira Bacelj | Australia | D.H.R,World Trade Organization | |
| Rona Ambrose | Canada | Minister of Environment | |
| Justice Allen M. Linden | Canada | President, Law Reform Commission | |
| Berveley Oda | Canada | Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women | |
| James Holt | Canada | Defence Counsellor to NATO | |
| Changchui He | China | Deputy Director, UN / FAO | |
| Michael Attalides | Cyprus | Cypriot Ambassador to Great Britain | |
| Annegreten Holmsgaard | Denmark | Member of Danish Parliament | |
| Illka Ristimäki | Finland | Finnish Ambassador to China | |
| Sir Michael Beavis | GB | Air Chief Marshall | |
| Lord (and Lady) Eden | GB | Former Minister and M.P. | |
| Viscount Montgomery | GB | Member of the House of Lords, London | |
| Robert Priddle | GB | Executive Director, Intl. Energy Agency, Paris | |
| Sir Jim Spicer | GB | Member of European Parliament | |
| Winfried Frank | Germany | Member of Parliament, Saar, Germany | |
| Hans Mehltretter | Germany | Director of Recruitment, World Bank, Paris | |
| Plutarchos Sakellaris | Greece | Vice-President of the European Investment Bank | |
| Uma Lele | India | Director, Global Develpement. Progr., Carter Center | |
| Yossi Gal | Israel | Israeli Ambassador to France | |
| Efraim Halevy | Israel | Israeli Ambassador to the European Union | |
| David Peleg | Israel | Permanent Representative to the U.N in Geneva | |
| Marta Vincenzi | Italy | Member of European Parliament | |
| Raychelle Omamo | Kenya | Kenyan Ambassador to France | |
| Martin Mogwanja | Kenya | Regional Asst. Director, W. Africa, UNICEF | |
| Rosemary Banks | New Zealand | New Zealand’s Ambassador to France | |
| Prof. Jibril Aminou | Nigeria | ex-Federal Minister of Petroleum | |
| Gen. Joseph N. Garba | Nigeria | ex-President of U.N. General Assembly | |
| Gabriel Olusanya | Nigeria | Nigerian Ambassador to France | |
| Astrid Heiberg | Norway | President, Intl. Fed. of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies | |
| Helga Hernes | Norway | State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Atle Leikvoll | Norway | Norwegian Ambassador to the European Union | |
| Tore Eriksen | Norway | Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance | |
| Ziad Al Dress | Saudi Arabia | Permanent Delegate of Saudi Arabia to UNESCO | |
| Mohamed Al Kuwari | Qatar | Qatari Ambassador to France | |
| Mary Seet Cheng | Singapore | Singaporean Ambassador to the European Union | |
| Juraj Schwartz | Slovak Republic | Judge at the European Court of Justice | |
| Nkosazana Zuma | South Africa | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Konji Sebati | South Africa | S. African Ambassador to France | |
| Peter Holmgren | Sweden | Deputy Director, UN / FAO | |
| Adrian Amstutz | Switzerland | Member of Swiss Natl. Council (Swiss Parliament) | |
| Victoria B. Sekitoleko | Uganda | Minister of Agriculture of Uganda | |
| Joseph Prokopenko | Ukraine | Head, R & D, International Labour Organization | |
| Robert Cornell | USA | Admiral of the U.S. Fleet | |
| Robert Buzzell | USA | U.S. Naval Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Paris | |
| Cynthia Stroum | USA | Former U.S. Ambassador to Luxemburg | |
| Joey M. Bimha | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean Ambassador to France | |
| also :Special Adviser to the President of the USA | |||
| Desmond Spurway | Australia | Director, Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries |
| Maureen Wheeler | Australia | Founder of Lonely Planet (travel guide books) |
| Dr Edgar J. Korherr | Austria | Director of Education, Vienna University |
| Yin Yin Nwe | Burma | Monitoring/ Eval. Officer, West Central Africa, UNICEF |
| Rita Silvan | Canada | Editor-in-Chief, Elle Canada |
| Michèle Landsberg | Canada | Journalist, Globe & Mail, Canada |
| Carlos Martin | Chili | Director, N. Africa/Middle East, Intl. Potato Center |
| Lila Ochoa | Columbia | Chief Editor of Fucsia Magazine |
| Per Stenback | Finland | Secretary General, Intl. Fed. of Red Cross, Geneva |
| Ronald Gibbons | GB | Director, ICRISAT, Nigeria |
| Richard Grove-Hills | GB | Head of Delegation, Intl. Fed. of Red Cross, Geneva |
| Ephraim Idusogie | Ghana | Regional Director, FAO/WHO, Ghana |
| K.K. Venugopal | India | President, Supreme Court of India Bar Association |
| Miguel Osomo | Mexico | Director, National Research Institute, Mexico |
| Marc A. Okunnu, Sr | Nigeria | Regional Director, IPPF, Africa Region |
| Bente Merete Holdt | Norway | Director of Personnel, Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. |
| Goril Stromholm | Norway | TV Reporter, NRK (Norwegian TV) |
| Katherine Namuddu | Uganda | Senior Scientist, Rockefeller Foundation |
| Paul Arbor | USA | President, Juliard School, N.Y. |
| Dr Marvin Glimcher | USA | Orthopedic Surgeon, Boston Children's Hospital |
| H. Landis Gabel | USA | Deputy Dean of INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France |
| Sam Thompson | USA | Deputy Director-Gl, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency |
| Charlayne Hunter-Gault | USA | Journalist, CNN, Foreign Bureau Chief |
| David McCann | Australia | Director of Marketing, Lancôme / L’Oréal | |
| Philipe Donna | Canada | President, Kellogg’s, Europe | |
| Carol Kerbel | Canada | President, Kerbel Communications Inc. | |
| Richard Meech | Canada | Senior Partner, Borden & Elliot | |
| Peter Warkentin | Canada | Director, Canadian Commercial Corporation | |
| Esko Ollila | Finland | Member of the Board, Bank of Finland | |
| Jorma Ollila | Finland | Chairman, Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell | |
| Kirsti Paakkanen | Finland | CEO, Marimekko | |
| Owen Bavinton | GB | Director, Bridge Oil Services | |
| Michael S. Coffield | GB | Negotiations Rep., Amoco, Europe & W. Africa | |
| A.J. Karren | GB | Corp. Regional Representative, General Electric, Ltd. | |
| Jerry Marlar | GB | President, Dow Corning Health Care, Europe | |
| Janet Palmer | GB | Administrator, BUPA Medical Service | |
| Ted Sandridge | GB | Manager, Phillips Petroleum Co. | |
| Hans-Georg Hubner | Germany | Director, Trailor Ltd. | |
| Stephan Killinger | Germany | General Manager, One & Only Resorts | |
| Erich Schwarz | Germany | President, Bieral Chemicals | |
| Henry McDowell | Ireland | Director, Casino, Loews Hotel, Cannes | |
| Andrew Mullei | Kenya | Director, Bank of Kenya | |
| Paul Perez de Celis | Mexico | Director of Marketing, L'Oréal, Mexico | |
| Olav Eikeland | Norway | Manag. Director, Christiana Bank, Luxembourg | |
| Jan Froeshaug | Norway | CEO, Egmont Group (Media) | |
| P. B. Lindeburg | Norway | President, Lindeburg Firma | |
| Jorge Cepeda Herrera | Peru | Area Manager (Venezuela), Rhone-Poulenc | |
| A. Rahman Al-Dabal | Saudi Arabia | President, Al-Dabal Company | |
| Hesham A. Tashkandi | Saudi Arabia | Manager, Saudi-French Bank | |
| Leela Kumaran | Singapore | Director, Singapore Trade Develpt. Centre | |
| Antonio Anguita | Spain | Executive Vice President, Orange France | |
| Heinz Affanni | Switzerland | Asst. Director, Union Bank of Switz., Zurich | |
| Theodor Heizmann | Switzerland | Director, Union Bank of Switz., Zurich | |
| Chantal Sturzenegger | Switzerland | Head, language training, UBS, Zurich | |
| Alan McKerron | South Africa | Executive Director, Anglo- American Corporation | |
| Gunnar Söderling | Sweden | Vice-President, Svenska Nestlé | |
| Mark Chandler | USA | President, Amoco Gabon | |
| John Reed | USA | Chairman of N.Y. Stock Exchange (2003-2005) | |
| Blake Rider | USA | Resident Manager, Union Texas Petroleum, Maghreb | |
| Bryan Seiler | USA | Manager Operations, Eastman Kodak, London | |
| Rudolph Thomson | USA | Vice-President, Citibank | |
| Alan Tremain | USA | President, Hotels of Distinction Inc. | |
| John M. Valentine | USA | Managing Director, Caltex Ltd., Asia | |
| F. J. Woodall | USA | Executive Director, Bellsouth Intl. |
| Henry Winter | Australia | film producer | |
| Keith Turnbull | Canada | stage director, Banff Music Theater | |
| Lady Natasha Boldero | GB | singer | |
| Lady Michael Cecil | GB | model | |
| James Clavell | GB | writer ("Shogun", “Noble House” etc.) | |
| Jeanette Finn | GB | painter | |
| Victor E. de Monteton | Germany | concert pianist and conductor | |
| Boris Livschitz | Israel | violinist | |
| Tone Skedsmo | Norway | Chief Curator, National Gallery, Oslo | |
| Alan Duff | New Zealand | writer (“Once were warriors”, etc.) | |
| Rudolph Nureyev's niece | Russia | ballerina | |
| Kyung Wa Chung | South Korea | violinist | |
| Hjorids Niven | Sweden | David Niven's wife | |
| Rita Andermatt-Evans | Switzerland | painter on glass | |
| Kathy Bates | USA | actress | |
| Kate Capshaw | USA | actress (Steven Spielberg films) | |
| Denise Curt-Morris | USA | painter | |
| Brian Von Dedenroth | USA | PBS TV host | |
| Eric Douglas | USA | Kirk Douglas's son, actor | |
| Hilary Henkin | USA | screenwriter | |
| Robert Hopkins | USA | writer | |
| Frances Horn | USA | writer | |
| Hal Landers | USA | film producer | |
| Blake Lively | USA | actress, model (Chanel USA) | |
| William Milli | USA | choreographer | |
| William Morris | USA | producer and impresario | |
| Megyn Price | USA | actress (TV series “Rules of Engagement”, etc.) | |
| Felicia Taylor | USA | CBS TV anchorwoman | |
| Paula Williams | USA | Stage Director, MET Opera N.Y | |
| Denis Wirth-Miller | USA | painter | |
| Celia Zaentz | USA | wife of film producer (Amadeus) | |
| Louise Sorel | USA | ||
| Lane Davies | USA} | stars from the Santa Barbara TV series | |
| Todd McKee | USA | ||
| John Phelps | Venezuela | host of daily TV talk show |
| Vidal Sassoon | GB | international hair stylist |
| Thomas Enqvist | Sweden | former tennis champion, world nr. 1 |