Friends
Politicians
- Jacques CHIRAC (President of the French Republic 1995-2007)
- Bernard KOUCHNER (Foreign and European Ministry since 2007)
- Christine ALBANEL (Culture and Communication Ministry since 2007)
- Catherine TASCA (Culture and Communication Ministry 1988-1992 et 2000-2002)
- Jean-Jacques AILLAGON (Culture and Communication Ministry 2002-2004)
- Bertrand DELANOË (MP and mayor of Paris since 2001)
- Jean-Claude GAUDIN (MP and mayor of Marseille, Vice-President of French Senate)
Diplomats
- Koïchiro Matsuura (Headmaster of UNESCO since 1999)
- Federico Mayor Zaragosa (Former Headmaster of UNESCO 1987-1999)
- Elie Barnavi (Former Israel Ambassador in France 2000-2002)
- S.Exc. Sheikh Ghassan I. Shaker (Ambassador of UNESCO)
Artists
- Jean Lacouture (Writer)
- Jorge Semprun (Writer)
- Elie Wiesel (Writer)
- Henri Dutilleux (Composer)
- Barbara Hendricks (Soprano)
- Pierre Bergé (Former Headmaster of the Paris National Opera 1988-1994,
Honor Headmaster since 1995, Ambassador of l'UNESCO)
Public figures
- Guy Aurenche (Honor Headmaster of the FI.ACAT)
- Danielle Mitterrand (Headmaster of the Danielle Mitterrand Foundation)
... and many others !
