Meet the Year of Microcredit 2005 Patrons!
A small group of high-level individuals has been invited to advocate the goals and objectives of the Year. This group represents a wide range of people with a strong commitment to the ideals and principles of the United Nations and the potential of microfinance to build assets and foster social and economic opportunity. According to their specific role and responsibilities, Patrons are working in one of the three groups: Advisors Group, Emissaries Group, and Spokespeople Group.
 

	Emissaries for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
	Advisors for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
	Spokespeople for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Emissaries

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Emissary for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
FINCA International Board Member

Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Emissary for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Minister Gilberto Gil, Minister of Culture, Brazil
Emissary for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

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Advisors

Fouad Abelmoumni
Executive Director, Association Al Amana
Rabat, Morocco
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Rene Azokli
CEO, PADME
Cotonou, Republic of Benin
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Charles Konan Banny
Governor, Central Bank of West African States
Dakar, Senegal
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Matthew Bishop
Business Editor, The Economist
London, U.K.
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Gregory Casagrande
President, South Pacific Business Development Foundation
Apia, Samoa
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

In Channy
General Manager, ACELDA Bank
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Stanley Fischer
Governor, Bank of Israel
Chair, Advisors Group for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
New York, USA

Marilou van Golstein Brouwers
Senior Fund Manager, Triodos Bank
Zeist, The Netherlands
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Fazle Hasan Abed
Chairpersonm, BRAC
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Enrique Iglesias
President, Inter-American Development Bank
Washington, D.C., USA
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Diederik Laman Trip
Chairman, ING Netherlands
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Princess Máxima
The Hague, Netherlands
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Diana Medman
Director, AO Bioprocess
Moscow, Russia
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Leonor Melo de Velasco
President, Fundacion Mundo Mujer-Popayan
Popayan, Colombia
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Raghuram G. Rajan
Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department International Monetary Fund
Washington, D.C., USA
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Christopher Rodrigues
President and Chief Executive Officer
Visa International
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Hernando de Soto
Director, Institute for Liberty and Democracy
Lima, Peru
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Washington Sycip
Founder, The SGV Group
Makati City, Philippines
Advisor for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

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Spokespeople

Aishwarya Rai, Actress
Spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Angélique Kidjo, Musician
Spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Anggun, Singer
Spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Baaba Maal, Singer
Spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
UNDP Goodwill Ambassador

Souad Massi, Musician
Spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Natalie Portman, Actress
Spokesperson for the International Year of Microcredit 2005
FINCA International Ambassador of Hope

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