Other alumni are Dag Hammarskjöld ( 1905–1961 ) , United Nations Secretary General who was ( posthumously ) awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961 , and the Swedish diplomat organization.leadership Blix ( born 1928 ) , who was Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency 1981–1997 , of the UNMOVIC 2000–2003 , and previously Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs 1978–1979 .

Boutros Boutros-Ghali ( `` '' , ; born 14 November 1922 ) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat organization.leadership was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations ( UN ) from January 1992 to December 1996 .

Albin Carl Bro ( 1893–1956 ) was a Christian missionary and educator , United States diplomat organization.leadership and the fifth president of Shimer College .

Thant ( ; ; ; January 22 , 1909November 25 , 1974 ) , known honorifically as U Thant ( ) was a Burmese diplomat organization.leadership the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971 ; the first non-European to hold the position .

William Anthony Kirsopp Lake , best known as Tony Lake , ( born April 2 , 1939 ) is the Executive Director of the United Nations Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) , author , academic , and former American diplomat organization.leadership Foreign Service Officer , and political advisor .

Lionel John Wood ( born 1944 ) , is the current Chancellor of the University of Canterbury , and a former New Zealand diplomat organization.leadership

Sir Ivor Anthony Roberts , KCMG , FCIL ( born 24 September 1946 ) is former British diplomat organization.leadership the current President of Trinity College , Oxford .

At the appointment of Lykke 's Cabinet under Conservative Party politician Ivar Lykke , many Norwegians instead wanted a national unity government led by explorer , scientist , diplomat organization.leadership Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen .

George Francis Hagerup ( 22 January 1853 in Horten , Norway – 8 February 1921 in Kristiania ) was a Norwegian law professor , diplomat organization.leadership politician for the Conservative Party .

Lê Lương Minh ( born 1 September 1952 ) is a Vietnamese politician and diplomat organization.leadership the current Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations .

Nabil Elaraby ( Arabic : نبيل العربي ; born 15 March 1935 ) is an Egyptian diplomat organization.leadership has been Secretary-General of the Arab League since July 2011 .

Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu ( ) is a Turkish academic , politician and diplomat organization.leadership was Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) from 2004 to 2014 .

Mohamed Sahnoun ( ) ( born 1931 in Chlef ) is an Algerian diplomat organization.leadership was Algerian ambassador to several key countries such as France , Germany and the United States , served as the Organisation of African Unity 's Assistant Secretary General , the Arab League 's Assistant Secretary-general , the Secretary-General of the United Nations 's Special Representative for Somalia in 1992 and the Secretary-General of the United Nations 's Special Representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa in 1997 or independent charities .