Foreign Officials
- Terry Davis (M.B.A. 1962) - Longtime Labour member of the British House of Commons (1971–2004); Secretary General of the Council of Europe (2004–2009); member of the Privy Council
- Howard Flight (MBA) - life peer and Conservative member of the House of Lords (2010–present); former member of the British House of Commons (1997–2005); wealthy entrepreneur and investor
- Jaime Sanín Greiffenstein LLM 1957 Justice of the Supreme Court (1987–1991) and Constitutional Court (1991–1993) of Colombia
- Miriam Defensor Santiago (LL.M. '75, LL.D. '76) - lawyer, judge, and politician; elected judge of the International Criminal Court (term beginning March 2012); Senator of the Philippines (1995–2001 and 2004–2010); ran for President of the Philippines in 1992
- Piet Hein Donner, Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (2010–2012), Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (2007–2010), Minister of Justice (2002–2006).
- Simeon Djankov (Bulgarian: Симеон Дянков, Simeon Dyankov; b. 13 July 1970) (Ph.D.) is a Bulgarian economist and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Bulgaria in the government of Boyko Borisov.
- Julio Frenk (SPH: M.P.H. 1981; MA 1982; Ph. D. 1983). Minister of Health for Mexico.
- Henry Ho, (Ph.D), named Minister of Finance, Taiwan, in 2006.
- Marwan Qasem (or Qassem) - Jordanian government official; Foreign Minister in the 1980s; Chief of the Royal Court; aide to King Hussein
- Paul Robertson (doctorate) - Jamaican politician; has held several government posts, including Minister of Public Service; Minister of Industry, Investment and ; Minister of Industry and Commerce; Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Minister of Development.
- Khaled Toukan, (M.Sc. Nuclear Engineering 1978)Minister of Minister of Education, Jordan
- Amnuay Viravan (BUS: MBA 1954, Ph.D 1958), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Thailand. Chairman of the Board, Thai Tobacco Monopoly; Chairman of the Board, State Lottery Bureau; Chairman of the Board, Government Saving Bank; Chairman of the Board, Krung Thai Bank; Chairman of the Board, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Board Member; Port Authority of Thailand, Board Member; Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Board Member; Rubber Replanting Aid Fund, Board Member; Bank of Thailand, Board Member.
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