Alumni Honoris Causa

Every year during the Annual Graduation Ceremony in June, the Geneva School of Diplomacy honors individuals for their outstanding contributions to world peace.

2005 recipients

	Haris Silajdžić War-time Prime Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina and former President of Bosnia-Herzegovina (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2005)
	Martin Gray Holocaust survivor, writer (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2005)

2006 recipients

	Adolf Ogi Former President of Switzerland (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2006)
	José Ramos-Horta Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace and President of Timor Leste(GSD DIR, honoris causa 2006)

2007 recipients

	Zhou Dadi Director of China's Energy Research Institute (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2007)
	Stavros Dimas European Commissioner for the Environment (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2007)
	Faith Birol Economist, International Energy Agency (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2007)
	Sir Nicholas Stern Author of the Stern Reports on Climate Change (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2007)

2008 recipients

	Curtis Roosevelt Historian, political writer grandson of Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2008)
	HSH Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco Sovereign Prince of Monaco (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2008)
	Esam Yousif Janahi Member of Parliament Kingdom of Bahrain (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2008)
	H.E Mikhail Gorbachev Former Head of State of the USSR (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2009)
	H.E Andrej Logar Ambassador of Slovenia to the UN Geneva GSD Dean 2008 (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2008)

2009 recipients

	H.E Yang Jiechi Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2009)
	H.E Franciscos Verros Ambassador of Greece to the UN Geneva GSD Dean 2007 (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2009)
	HRH Jean de Nassau Prince of Luxembourg (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2009)
	H.E Li Baodong Ambassador to the UN Geneva People's Republic of China (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2009)
	The Honorable Kairat N. Kelimbetov Minister - Economy & Budget Planning - Kazakhstan (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2009)
	The Honorable Noerine Kaleeba Chair of the Board, Action AID International (GSD DIR, honoris causa 2009)

2010 recipients

	H.E Ambassador/Professor Yuri Nazarkine GSD Doctorate of International Relations (DIR), honoris causa 2010)
	H.E Ambassador Dáithí O' Cellaigh Ambassador of Ireland GSD Doctorate of International Relations (DIR), honoris causa 2010
	H.E Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü Ambassador of Turkey GSD Doctorate of International Relations (DIR), honoris causa 2010

2011 recipients

	H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit First President of the Republic of South Sudan GSD Doctorate of International Relations (DIR), honoris causa 2011
	H.E Zamir Akram Ambassador of Pakistan GSD Doctorate of International Relations (DIR), honoris causa 2011