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  1. 1Jimmy CarterJimmy CarterBorn 1 Oct 1924Carter left the US presidency in 1981 and founded the Carter Center with Rosalynn Carter the following year. Its long involvement in the campaign against Guinea worm disease gives his post-presidential reputation a concrete foundation. Presidential access helped sustain attention, while national…0i
  2. 2Al GoreAl GoreBorn 31 Mar 1948Gore made climate communication a sustained public project after leaving the US vice-presidency in 2001. Alongside An Inconvenient Truth, the advocate-training programme begun in 2006 extended his presentation beyond audiences he could address personally. That programme became part of Climate…0i
  3. 3Nelson MandelaNelson MandelaBorn 18 Jul 1918The 46664 campaign gives a specific shape to Mandela's public work after his presidency ended in 1999. Launched in 2003, it brought musicians and other supporters into HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising. His visibility helped convene a campaign whose continuing work depended on health organisations…0i
  4. 4Mary RobinsonMary RobinsonBorn 21 May 1944Robinson moved from Ireland's presidency to the UN High Commissionership for Human Rights in 1997. She pressed for human rights to be integrated across UN activity and used the office to investigate and publicise abuses. Later initiatives connected rights with globalisation and climate justice. Her…0i
  5. 5Martti AhtisaariMartti AhtisaariBorn 23 Jun 1937On leaving Finland's presidency in 2000, Ahtisaari established the Crisis Management Initiative. In 2005 he and CMI mediated talks between Indonesia's government and the Free Aceh Movement, leading to the Helsinki peace agreement. The parties made the agreement; mediation helped them reach it.…0i
  6. 6Kofi AnnanKofi AnnanBorn 8 Apr 1938Annan's UN secretary-generalship ended in 2006. Two years later, he led an African Union-mandated mediation effort during Kenya's post-election crisis. The February 2008 power-sharing agreement and subsequent dialogue offer a tangible example of diplomatic authority used after formal office. Kenyan…0i
  7. 7Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem BrundtlandBorn 20 Apr 1939Brundtland followed her final term as Norway's prime minister with leadership of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003. Tobacco control became a major institutional priority during her tenure, culminating in the adoption of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003. Member…0i
  8. 8Helen ClarkHelen ClarkClark left New Zealand's premiership in 2008 and led the UN Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. The organisation's Executive Board credited her with modernising its work and putting the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals at the centre of its programmes. This was influence through…0i
  9. 9Michelle BacheletMichelle BacheletBorn 29 Sept 1951Between her two Chilean presidencies, Bachelet became UN Women's first executive director, serving from 2010 to 2013. The new body brought together four existing UN entities and adopted its first strategic plan in 2011. Helping establish that organisation was substantial public work after a…0i
  10. 10Gordon BrownGordon BrownBorn 20 Feb 1951After Downing Street, Brown pressed for a dedicated response to schooling interrupted by emergencies. As UN special envoy for global education, he helped bring attention and partners to the initiative that became Education Cannot Wait, launched in 2016. His contribution sat within a coalition of…0i