The following Celebrities and Dignities will be attending the Special Olympics World Summer Games:
Heads of State and Heads of Government
His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch
His Excellency Dr. Karolos Papoulias, Hellenic Republic, President
His Excellency George Papandreou, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Lenin Moreno, Republic of Ecuador, Vice President
First Ladies
Her Excellency Anna Komorowska, Republic of Poland, First Lady
Her Excellency Tueta Topi, Republic of Albania, First Lady
Royalty
Her Serene Highness Princess Nora, Principality of Liechtenstein
Minister Level Guests
His Excellency Salim AlJufri, Republic of Indonesia, Minister of Social Affairs
His Excellency Fabio Berardi, Republic of San Marino, Minister of Sport
His Excellency Dr. Christoph Bergner, Federal Republic of Germany, Ministry of the Interior, Parliamentary State Secretary
His Excellency Faustin Diatta, Republic of Senegal, Minister of Sport and Recreation
Her Excellency Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves, Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, Minister of Social Solidarity
His Excellency Adam Giersz, Republic of Poland, Minister of Sports and Tourism
Her Excellency Gitta Lampersbach, Federal Republic of Germany, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Minister, Prevention, Rehabilitation and Participation of Disabled People
Her Excellency Jan McLucas, Commonwealth of Australia, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers
His Excellency Miguel Marques Manetelu, Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, Minister of Sports
His Excellency Paulo Reichardt, Republic of Paraguay, Minister of Sports
His Excellency Michael Ring, Republic of Ireland, Minister of Tourism
Her Excellency Edith Schippers, The Netherlands, Minister of Sport
Her Excellency Androulla Vassiliou, European Commission, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism & Youth
Other Government Leaders
Mr. Juan Andrade, Fuerza Publica de Costa Rica, Director General Οργανωτική – Εκτελεστική Επιτροπή Παγκοσμίων Αγώνων Special Olympics - Αθήνα 2011 Τηλ.: 211 2011 000 Fax: 211 2011 111, Διεύθσνζη: Τ.Θ 2011, 11510, Κηήριο Ιππαζίας Πάρκο Γοσδή, Αθήνα, e-mail: info@athens2011.org URL: http://www.athens2011.org
His Excellency Ambassador Luis Gallegos, Chairman of the Global UN Partnership for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies
Mr. Chris Heaton-Harris, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member
Mr. Jin Sun KIM, Republic of Korea, Special Envoy of the President
Mr. Thomas LaCrosse, United States Department of Defense, Director, Defense Support for Civilian Authorities
Mr. Wilfred Lemke, United Nations, Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace
Mr. Byoung-soo LIM, 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games
Hon. James Munson, The Parliament of Canada, Senator
Mr. PARK Sunkyoo , Republic of Korea, 2nd Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism
Mr. PARK Eun Soo, National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Congressman
Ms. Alexa Posny, U.S. Department of Education, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Mrs. Elzbieta Radziszewska, Republic of Poland, Undersecretary of State, Commissioner of Equal Treatment
Mrs. Monica Sequeira, State of Rio de Janeiro, Undersecretary of Sport and Leisure
Mr. Pohamba Shifeta, Republic of Namibia, Deputy Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture
Mr. Romario de Souza Faria, Republic of Brazil, Member, Chamber of Deputies, Former professional futbol player
Ms. Marina Tomilova, Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth, Head of State Policy Department
Mr. Vong Iao Lek, Macau Sports Development Board, President
Mr. Zhao Tai tong, Shanghai Provincial Government, Vice Chairman
Mr. Chunbin Huang, Shenzhen Disabled Person's Federation, Vice President
Former Government Leaders
His Excellency Lech Walesa, Republic of Poland, Former President
Her Excellency Lady Olebile Masire, Republic of Botswana, Former First Lady
Her Excellency Jolanta Kwasniewski, Republic of Poland, Former First Lady
Hon. Elizabeth Bagley, Former United States Ambassador to Portugal
Ambassadors to the Hellenic Republic
Her Excellency Ambassador Houda Al Houmsi, Ambassador of Syria to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Ambassador Raed Abdullah Al Rifae, Ambassador of Kuwait to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Ambassador Lorenzo Amberg, Ambassador of Switzerland to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Ambassador Ivo Armenko, Ambassador of Montenegro to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Ambassador George Ciamba, Ambassador of Romania to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Dr. Michael Linhart, Ambassador of Austria to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Ambassador Charles Sheehan, Ambassador of Ireland to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Ambassador Cornelis van Rij, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Hellenic Republic
His Excellency Ambassador Roland Wegener, Ambassador of Germany to the Hellenic Republic
SOI Board of Directors and Leadership
Prof. William Alford, Harvard Law School, Vice Dean for the Graduate
Mr. Edward Barbanell, Actor, "The Ringer"
Mr. Stephen Carter, Superior Essex, Inc., Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Fernando Ceballos Chacon, Special Olympics Honduras, President
Ms. Loretta Claiborne, Special Olympics International, Board Director Mr. Bart Conner, Perfect 10 Productions, Inc.
Ms. Nadia Comaneci, Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist
Ms. Donna de Varona, Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist & Sportscaster
Dr. Elisabeth M. Dykens, PhD, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Director Οργανωτική – Εκτελεστική Επιτροπή Παγκοσμίων Αγώνων Special Olympics - Αθήνα 2011 Τηλ.: 211 2011 000 Fax: 211 2011 111, Διεύθσνζη: Τ.Θ 2011, 11510, Κηήριο Ιππαζίας Πάρκο Γοσδή, Αθήνα, e-mail: info@athens2011.org URL: http://www.athens2011.org
Mr. Jay Emmett, Redwood Productions, President
Ms. Yolanda Eleta de Varela, Special Olympics Panama, President
Mr. Kevin Farr, Mattel, Inc., Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Anne M. Finucane, Bank of America, Chief Marketing Officer & President of the Northeast
Mr. Muhtar Kent, The Coca-Cola Company, Chairman and CEO
Mr. Ossie Kilkenny, O.J. Kilkenny & Company, Founder
Ms. Michelle Kwan, Olympic Figure Skating Medalist
Mr. Raymond Lane, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Managing Partner
Mr. Larry Lucchino, Boston Red Sox, President and CEO
Mr. Brady Lum, Special Olympics, President and Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Katie Mitic, Facebook, Platform Marketing
Mr. Angelo Moratti, Saras S.p.A., Vice Chairman
Dr. Andrey Pavlov, Ministry of Science & Technologies
Mr. Samuel Perkins, NBA Player Consultant and Olympic Gold Medalist
Ms. Kim Samuel-Johnson, The Samuel Group
Ms. Maria Shriver, Former First Lady of California
Dr. Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics, Chairman and CEO
Hon. Vivian Torrijos, Former First Lady, Republic of Panama
Mr. JIA Yong, Special Olympics China, Executive Chairman; IAC-East Asia Representative
Special Olympics World Summer Games ATHENS 2011 Games Organizing Committee Leadership
Mrs. Joana Despotopoulou, Special Olympics World Summer Games ATHENS 2011, President
Celebrities and Dignitaries
Mr. Mario Ancic, Former Professional tennis player
Mr. Arthur Antunes Coimbra, Professional futbol player
Ms. Yuko Arimori, Special Olympics Nippon, President and CEO
Ms. Roberta Armani, Georgio Armani S.p.a, Designer
Ms. Adriana Behar, Volleyball player
Mr. Daniel Dea Kim, Actor
Ms. Brooklyn Decker, Model and Actress
Ms. Anita DeFrantz, LA84 Foundation, President
Mr. Vlade Divac, Serbian National Olympic Committee, President
Mr. Dick Ebersol, NBC Universal Sports and Olympics, Chairman
Mr. Hussein Fahmy, Actor
Mr. Frankie Fredericks, Frank Fredericks Foundation, Founder
Mr. Vanja Grbic, the 2x Olympian and 2000 gold medalist from Serbia
Mr. Vittorio Grigolo, Tenor
Mr. Tom Hoff, Captain of Olympic Gold Medal Winning team 2009
Ms. Vicki Iovine, Writer/Model/AVSC Co-Founder
Mr. Joe Jonas, Musician
Ms. Maria Menounos, Actress, journalist, and television presenter
Ms. Riyo Mori, Former Miss Universe
Ms. Rosa Mota, Olympic Gold Medalist marathon runner Mr. Dikembe Mutombo, Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc., Former Professional Basketball Player and Founder
Mr. Edwin Moses, Laureus World Sports Academy, Chairman
Mr. John Naber, Olympics Swimming Gold Medalist Οργανωτική – Εκτελεστική Επιτροπή Παγκοσμίων Αγώνων Special Olympics - Αθήνα 2011 Τηλ.: 211 2011 000 Fax: 211 2011 111, Διεύθσνζη: Τ.Θ 2011, 11510, Κηήριο Ιππαζίας Πάρκο Γοσδή, Αθήνα, e-mail: info@athens2011.org URL: http://www.athens2011.org
Mr. Apollo Anton Ohno, Olympic Speekskating Gold Medalist
Ms. Alkistis Protopsalit, Heralds of Volunteerism Athens 2011, Performer
Mr. Lucas Radebe, Former professional futbol player
Ms. Cara Raether, United States Olympic Equestrian team
Ms. Susan Saint James, Hi-Q Productions
Ms. Nicole Scherzinger, Musician
Ms. Vanessa Williams, Actress and Recording Artist
The Wonder Girls, Music Group - Ms. Min Seonye, Singer, Ms. Park Ye Eun, Singer, Ms. Kim Yoo Bin, Singer, Ms. An Sohee, Singer, Ms. Christina Woo, Singer
Mr. Stevie Wonder, Musician
Mr. Yao Ming, NBA Allstar, Global Ambassador
Ms. ZHANG Ziyi, Actress, Global Ambassador
Donors and Supporters
Mr. Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Records, President and CEO
Mr. Paul Brown, Hilton Worldwide, President, Global Brands & Commercial Services
Mr. Richard Corman, Richard Corman Studios, Photographer
Mrs. Mary Davis, Special Olympics World Summer Games IRELAND 2003, Former President
Dr. SHI Derong, Shanghai Guo Sheng Group, Chairman of the Board
Ms. Arianna Huffington, The Huffington Post, Founder
Air Marshall Denzil Keelor, Special Olympics Bharat, Chairman
Mr. Anthony Lake, UNICEF, Executive Director
Mrs. YANG Lan, Sun Culture Foundation, Chairwoman
Mr. Andrew Liveris, The Dow Chemical Company, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Grant McLaughlin, Booz Allen Hamilton, Vice President
Mr. Apolo Ohno, Speed Skating Gold Medalist
Mr. Andrew Rzepa, Gallup
Sport Governing Bodies
Mr. Federico Addiechi, FIFA, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
Mr. Kevin Dornberger, World Ten Pin Bowling Association, President
Mr. Alan Ferguson, International Powerlifting Association, President
Mr. Harold Mayne-Nicholls, Chilean Football Federation, President
Mr. Nicholas Leoz, CONMEBOL, President
Mr. Donald Porter, International Softball Federation, President
Mr. Jacques Rogge, International Olympic Committee, President
Dr. Walther Tröger, International Olympic Committee, Member & Honorary President, German Olympic Committee va
Shriver/Kennedy Family
Mr. Anthony Shriver, Best Buddies International, Founder and Chairman
Hon. Mark Shriver, Save the Children, Vice President and Managing Director, U.S. Programs
Hon. Robert Shriver, Mayor, City of Santa Monica, California
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