It was an impressive group of high level dignitaries who attended the HGSF in Geneva last week :

The Former President of the Swiss Confederation, Mr. Pascal Couchepin – here presented with the Crans Montana Forum's Gold Medal by the Special Envoy of Mr. BAN ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations

Ambassador Hassan Abouyoub, Special Envoy of HM the King Mohammed VI of Morocco

The Minister of State Bongnessan Arsène Ye, Burkina Faso

Ambassador Alexei Borodavkin, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin

All the leaders of the Western Balkans attended the Forum, among them 3 Presidents of the Republic (Montenegro, Bosnia Herzegovina and Macedonia) the former President and Prime Minister of Albania and the Special Envoy of the Bulgarian caretaker Government.

MP O'Brien, Special Envoy of the UK Prime Minister for the Sahel

Mr. Ted Whiteside, Secretary General of the Atlantic Council and Under Secretary General of NATO

Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy Under Secretary General of the United Nations and Special Envoy of BAN ki-moon UN Secretary General

Mr. Bakir Izetbegovic, President of the Presidency of Bosnia Herzegovina – just re-elected for a new mandate – here with Mrs. Malika Bongo of Gabon

The Presidents of the Republic of Macedonia and Bosnia Herzegovina with the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations

Mrs. Chekeba Hachemi, Founder and President of Afghanistan Libre presented with the Forum's Gold Medal by the Special Envoy of HM the King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Mrs. Rudil of UNESCO

The 2014 nomination of New Leaders for Tomorrow