Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors are celebrity representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who use their talent and fame to advocate for refugees.

Current Ambassadors

Current UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors, and the year they were appointed:

• Barbara Hendricks (classical singer), 1987
• Adel Imam (actor), 2000
• Angelina Jolie (actress), 2001
• Giorgio Armani (designer), 2002
• Julien Clerc (singer), 2003
• Osvaldo Laport (actor), 2006
• George Dalaras (singer), 2006
• Jesús Vázquez (tv presenter), 2007
• Muazzez Ersoy (singer), 2007
• Khaled Hosseini (writer)
• Kris Aquino (actress), 2011

Past Ambassadors

• Đorđe Balašević
• Richard Burton
• Justus Frantz
• Udo Jürgens
• Sophia Loren
• Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
• James Mason
• Riccardo Muti
• Arja Saijonmaa
• The Schürzenjäger
• Jack Thompson
• Duraid Lahham

See also

• FAO Goodwill Ambassadors
• List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors
• UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
• UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
• UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
• WHO Goodwill Ambassador

External links

• UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors