FAO Goodwill Ambassador

The FAO Goodwill Ambassadors Programme started in 1999. The Food and Agriculture Organization is a part of the United Nations. The Ambassadors increase public awareness about hunger in the world.

Current Ambassadors

Current FAO Goodwill Ambassadors, and the year they were appointed:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater (singer, Actress), 1999
  • Rita Levi Montalcini (neurologist), 1999
  • Gina Lollobrigida (actress, photojournalist), 1999
  • Miriam Makeba (singer), 1999 (deceased in November 2008)
  • Gong Li (actress), 2000
  • Youssou N'Dour (singer, percussionist), 2000
  • Magida al Roumi, 2001
  • Al Bano Carrisi (singer), 2001
  • Gilberto Gil (musician), 2001
  • Mory Kanté (vocalist), 2001
  • Roberto Baggio (footballer), 2002
  • Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (women's athletics), 2002
  • Massimo Ranieri (singer), 2002
  • Dionne Warwick (singer, actress), 2002
  • Associazione Nazionale Cantanti, 2002
  • Maná (pop/rock band), 2003
  • Khaled (Singer-songwriter), 2003
  • Noa (Singer), 2003
  • Justine Pasek (model), 2003
  • Oumou Sangaré (Singer), 2003
  • Raúl (footballer), 2004
  • Carla Fracci (dancer, actress), 2004
  • Ronan Keating (Singer), 2005
  • Beatrice Faumuina, 2005
  • First Lady of Paraguay, 2005
  • Chucho Valdés (pianist, composer), 2006
  • Anggun (Singer and songwriter), 2009
  • Margarita Cedeño de Fernández (First Lady of the Dominican Republic), 2009
  • Pierre Cardin (fashion stylist), 2009
  • Carl Lewis, (Olympic gold medalist), 2009
  • Fanny Lú, (singer) 2009
  • Patrick Vieira (footballer), 2010
  • Raoul Bova, (actor), 2010
  • Céline Dion, (singer), 2010
  • Lea Salonga, (singer), 2010
  • Susan Sarandon, (actress), 2010
  • Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak al Ketbi, (Mother of the Nation, United Arab Emirates), 2010
  • Jeremy Irons, (actor), 2011

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