CO-PRESIDENTS
Dr. Agnes R. Abuom, Anglican, KENYA, Executive Committee, World Council of Churches
*Ms. Farida Ali, Muslim, PAKISTAN, President Emeritus, Islamic Heritage Society
H.E. Prof. Dr. Ali Bardakoğlu, Muslim, TURKEY, President, Presidency of Religious Affairs
Sister M. Victoria Gz. De Castejon, Roman Catholic, Secretary General, International Union of Superiors General, VATICAN
H.E. Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Muslim, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, Reis-l-ulema, Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ayatollah Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, Muslim, IRAN, Professor, the Academy of Sciences
H.E. Godfried Cardinal Danneels, Roman Catholic, BELGIUM, Archbishop, Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel
H.E. Metropolitan Emmanuel, Orthodox, BELGIUM, Director, Patriarchate Liaison Office of the European Union
His Highness Houngue Towakon Guedehoungue II, Indigenous, BENIN, High Spiritual Leader, African Traditional Religion
Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton, Protestant, CANADA, General Secretary, Canadian Council of Churches
Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Hanson, Muslim, UNITED STATES, Founder and Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Zaytuna Institute
Mrs. Judith M. Hertz, Jewish, UNITED STATES, Co-Chairperson, Commission on Interreligious Affairs, Union for Reform Judaism
Ms. Karen M. Hurley, Roman Catholic, UNITED STATES, President General, World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations
His Holiness Karekin II, Orthodox, ARMENIA, Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians, Armenian Apostolic Church
H.E. William Cardinal Keeler, Roman Catholic, UNITED STATES, Archbishop, Archdiocese of Baltimore
His Holiness Kirill I, Russian Orthodox, RUSSIA, Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia
Rev. Samuel Kobia, Protestant, General Secretary, World Council of Churches, Geneva
Ven. Ohun Chung Lee, Ph.D, Buddhist, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Executive Director of United Nations and Interreligious Affairs, Won Buddhist International
H.E. Oscar Cardinal Rodriquez Maradiaga, Roman Catholic, HONDURAS, Archbishop, Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
Mrs. Homai N. Modi, Zoroastrian, INDIA, Honorary Secretary, K.R. Cama Institute
*Ms. Stellamaris Ndinda Mulaeh*, Roman Catholic, KENYA, Peace Units Programme National Coordinator, Pax Romana Africa Regional Office
Al Mukarram Kyai Haji Ahmad Hasyim Muzadi, Muslim, INDONESIA, General Chairman, Nahdlatul Ulama
Rimpoche Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, Buddhist, CHINA, Honorary President, China Committee on Religion and Peace
*Rev. Nichiko Niwano, Buddhist, JAPAN, President, Rissho Kosei-kai
Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi, Protestant, General Secretary, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Geneva
Rev. Samuel Olson, Protestant, VENEZUELA, International Council Member, World Evangelical Alliance
*His Grace John O. Onaiyekan, Roman Catholic, NIGERIA, Archbishop, Archdiocese of Abuja
Rev. Judith VanOsdol, Protestant, ARGENTINA , Women’s and Gender Justice Pastoral Coordinator, Latin America Council of Churches
Mrs. Aruna Oswal, Jain, INDIA, Vice President, World Jain Confederation
Mr. Muljibhai Pindolia, Hindu, KENYA, President, Hindu Council of Africa
*Chief Rabbi David Rosen, Jewish, ISRAEL, President, International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations
His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, Roman Catholic, PALESTINE, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Dr. Mohammad Sammak, Muslim, LEBANON, Secretary General, Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue
*Priestess Beatriz Schulthess, Indigenous, COSTA RICA, President, Indigenous Peoples Ancestral Spiritual Council
Mme. Cissé Hadja Marima Sow, Muslim, GUINEA, President, Muslim Women of Guinea
Serigne Mansour Sy, Muslim, SENEGAL, President, Federation of Islamic Associations of Senegal
Sheikh Tayser Rajab al-Tamimi, Muslim, PALESTINE, the Supreme Judge of Sharia Courts in Palestine, Palestinian Authority
His Holiness Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, Hindu, INDIA, Abbot, Sri Puthige Matha
Dr. Hassan Bahar al-Uloom, Muslim, IRAQ, Representative, Al-Hawza al-Ilmiyah
His Holiness Tep Vong, Buddhist, CAMBODIA, The Great Supreme Patriarch of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Bishop Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter, Protestant, GERMANY, Bishop, Nordelbische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche
Most Rev. Anders Wejryd, Protestant, SWEDEN, Archbishop of Uppsala, Church of Sweden
His Grace Dr. Rowan Williams, Anglican, UNITED KINGDOM, Archbishop of Canterbury
Rev. Masami Yatabe, Shinto, JAPAN, General Secretary, Association of Shinto Shrines
Rev. Master Lee Zhiwang, Taoist, SINGAPORE, President, Taoist Center
MODERATORS OF RELIGIONS FOR PEACE AFFILIATED REGIONS
*Mr. Mir Nawaz Khan Marwat, Muslim, PAKISTAN, Moderator, Asian Conference on Religion and Peace (ACRP)
*H.E. Sheikh Shaban Mubaje, Muslim, UGANDA, Grand Mufti, Uganda Muslim Supreme Council and Co-Moderator, African Council of Religious Leaders (ACRL)
*Mr. Jehangir Sarosh, Zoroastrian, UNITED KINGDOM, President, World Conference of Religions for Peace–Europe
*Bishop Gunnar J. Stålsett, Protestant, NORWAY, Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Church of Norway and Moderator, European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL)
*H.E. Julio Cardinal Terrazas, Roman Catholic, BOLIVIA, Archbishop, Archdiocese of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Co-Moderator, Latin America and Caribbean Council of Religious Leaders (LACCRL)
REPRESENTATIVES OF RELIGIONS FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S COORDINATING COMMITTEE (IWCC)
Rev. Yoshiko Izumida, Buddhist, JAPAN, Dean, Hoju Women’s College and
Representative, IWCC
*Ms. Mehrezia Labidi-Maiza, Muslim, FRANCE, Secretary, Association for Women Progress and Representative, IWCC
REPRESENTATIVES OF RELIGIONS FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH COMMITTEE (IYC)
Ms. Avigail Moshe, Jewish, ISRAEL, Director of Youth and Young Adult Programs, nterreligious Coordinating Council of Israel (ICCI) and
Representative, IYC
Mr. Mohamed Sheibani, Muslim, CANADA, President Emeritus, Muslim Students Association of the United States and Canada and Representative, IYC
*Executive Committee
