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Mô Bleeker

Class of 1991
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Chair, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)
Special Envoy for Colombia’s Peace Agreements
Chair, Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC)

Mô Bleeker is a globally respected expert, facilitator in peace processes, atrocity prevention, transitional justice, and conflict transformation. She spent much of her career with the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), playing pivotal roles in several peace processes and post-conflict transitions, including as Chair of the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission in the Philippines, Special Envoy for Colombia’s peace agreements, chair of the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC). Appointed as Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect in 2024, her groundbreaking work has redefined approaches to prevention and transitional justice. Mô Bleeker’s enduring legacy lies in her innovative participatory methodologies, commitment to human rights, and unfaltering resolve to fostering sustainable peace worldwide.