Mr Jacques Delors, (France) Chairman, former President of the European Commission (1985-1995), former Minister of Economics and Finance, France

Ms In'am Al-Mufti (Jordan), specialist in status of women, former Minister of Social Development, Adviser to Her Majesty Queen Noor Al-Hussein

Mr Isao Amagi (Japan), educator, Special Adviser to the Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Japan, and Chairman of the Japan Educational Exchange-BABA Foundation

Mr Roberto Carneiro (Portugal), President, TVI (Televisão Independente), former Minister of Education, Minister of State, Portugal

Ms Fay Chung (Zimbabwe), former Minister of State for National Affairs, Employment Creation and Cooperatives, Member of Parliament, former Minister of Education, Zimbabwe, now at UNICEF, New York

Mr Bronislaw Geremek (Poland), historian, Member of the Parliament of Poland, former Professor at the Collège de France

Mr William Gorham (USA), specialist in public policy, President of the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., U.S.A., since 1968

Ms Aleksandra Kornhauser (Slovenia), Director, International Centre for Chemical Studies, Ljubljana, specialized in the interface between industrial development and environmental protection

Rt. Hon. Michael Manley (Jamaica), trade unionist, university lecturer and author, Prime Minister of Jamaica, 1972 - 1980 and 1989 - 1992 (Deceased)

Ms Marisela Padrón Quero (Venezuela), sociologist, former research director, Fundacion Romulo Betancourt, former Minister of the Family, Venezuela, now with UNFPA, New York

Ms Marie-Angélique Savané (Senegal), sociologist, Member of the Commission on Global Co-operation and Governance, now with UNFPA, New York

Mr Karan Singh (India), diplomat and several times minister, including education and health, author of several books on environment, philosophy and political science, and Chairman, Temple of Understanding, a major international interfaith organisation

Mr Rodolfo Stavenhagen (Mexico), researcher in political and social science, Professor at the Center of Sociological Studies, El Colegio de Mexico

Mr Myong Won Suhr (Republic of Korea), former Minister of Education, Chairman, Presidential Commission for Educational Reform in Korea (1985-1987)

Mr Zhou Nanzhao (China), educator, Vice-President and professor, China National Institute for Educational Studies