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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FAO Goodwill Ambassadors 

Category:United Nations
Category:1999 establishments