Servas International

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nameServas International
logoServas logo.svg
foundedin Denmark
founderBob Luitweiler USA
typeNon-governmental organization
statusNon-profit association under Swiss law
purposePromote peace through travel and cultural exchange
headquartersZürich, Switzerland
region_servedWorldwide
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameRadha Radhakrishna USA
languageEnglish, French, German, Italian and Spanish
productsHomestay
servicesSocial networking service
homepage
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| name = Servas International | logo = Servas logo.svg | founded = in Denmark | founder = Bob Luitweiler USA | type = Non-governmental organization | status = Non-profit association under Swiss law | purpose = Promote peace through travel and cultural exchange | headquarters = Zürich, Switzerland | region_served = Worldwide | leader_title = President | leader_name = Radha Radhakrishna USA | key_people =

  • Radha Radhakrishna – SI President (USA)
  • Carla Kristensen – SI Vice President (Portugal)
  • Gülşen Elyak – SI Treasurer (Germany)
  • Kent Machaulay – SI General Secretary (Canada)
  • Francisco Salomon Luna Aburto – Peace Secretary (Mexico)
  • Paul Nielsen – SI Membership and Technology Secretary (Australia) | language = English, French, German, Italian and Spanish | products = Homestay | services = Social networking service | homepage =

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Servas_meeting_Piem_VdA_01.png" caption="A Servas local meeting in [[Collegno]], [[Italy]] in 2016"] ::

Servas International ("we serve (peace)" in Esperanto) is a non-profit organization providing a hospitality exchange service to build peace and cross-cultural understanding through day visits or overnight home stays among members. It was founded in 1949, in the aftermath of World War II, by Bob Luitweiler and other Danish students as an international network for people to meet and where suitable, to be offered a short stay, as part of the peace movement.

The organization may now be described as a platform, part of a gift economy. Members can be both hosts and travellers, and hosts do not charge for lodging. Members pay an annual fee to the organization, which is determined locally by country. There is an international executive and each country has an elected board or committee to manage membership (including interviews for new applicants), determine membership fees, organise social events, support various peace-related activities.

Servas is owned by an accredited Non-governmental organiztion and has been affiliated with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations since 1973.

Servas and the United Nations

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History

Servas was founded in 1949, in the aftermath of World War II, by Bob Luitweiler and other Danish students as an international network for people to meet and where suitable, to be offered a short stay, as part of the peace movement.

In1989, Pat Knowles wrote a useful account of Servas, from its beginnings up to 1989 that focused on peacebuilding and friendship, and networking. Servas International's Peace Secretary was in touch with some international organisations including War Resisters' International, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Quaker United Nations Office, Pax Christi International. In illustration of its UN status, Knowles reproduced Servas International's submission to the UN Special Session on Disarmament in 1978. Knowles also described the initiative in 1986 for Servas groups to recruit a national peace secretary with duties like those of Servas International Peace Secretary. Contributions from the peace secretaries of Germany, Poland and Israel are included. Knowles explores the connection between travel and understanding asking about the early study groups on non-violence techniques and the question 'can we travel too far, too fast?'

Founding countries: Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Austria, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Iceland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States

In 2006 Servas International started a Servas On Line project replacing its paper based system

At the General Assembly in 2006 a distant vote procedure was created for Italy.

Servas Song

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Servas Traditional Meetings

Sentierinsieme/Pathways Together

Organized in July in Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany "Sentierinsieme" is the Servas traditional yearly alpine event - organized since 1985 -where Servas members from all over the world come together.

Raymond Forget (Servas France) and with Luigi Uslenghi (Servas Italy) founded "Pathways Together" in 1985.

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YearNoCountryPlaceDates
202640FranceJuly
202539Switzerlandin Zinal in the Valais mountainsfrom 4 to 10 July
202438GermanyHintersee/ region Berchtesgaden Bavierafrom 19 to 25 July
202337ItalyOropa, Biella, Piedmont – Italy7-13 July
202236Francein Briancon1-7 July
2021Canceled due to Pandemi
2020Canceled due to Pandemi
201935SwitzerlandMürren (Berner Oberland)July
201834GermanyGermany Allgäu6-12 July
201733ItalyVaraita Valley, Monviso mountain30 June-5 July
201632FranceContamines Montjoie in the Mont Blanc region1-7 July
201531Switzerlandin BergünJuly
201430GermanyAustrian valleJuly
201329ItalyPiedmontJuly
201228France-July
201127Switzerlandin the area of Flumserberg-Tannenboden24-30 June
201026Germany-July
200925ItalyPiedmont: Val d'Ossola18-23 July
200824France-July
200723Switzerland-July
200622Germany-July
200521ItalyValsesia & Cinque TerreJuly
200420France-July
200319Switzerland-July
200218ItalyVal d'AostaJuly
200117France-
200016SwitzerlandJuly 2000
199915Italyvillage of Arpy in the Aosta Valley2-4 July
199814Francein Bénarde1-4 July
199713Switzerlandat Fafleralp11-13 July
199612ItalyPra Catinat in the Piedmont region
199511Francein the French Alps at Fort Marie Christine near the Vanoise National Park
199410SwitzerlandMatherhorn
19939ItalyAlpe Veglia Natural Park
19928Francein Les Chapieux
19917ItalyMount Chaberton
19906Francein the JURA, Saint Claude
19895ItalyAlpe Veglia
19884Franceat the Albert Faletti Foundation chalet in Chinaillon (Haute-Savoie).
19873ItalyVal Maira
19862France-
19851ItalyDolomite Mountains, in Val di Fassa23-30 July
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Alpe Adria Meetings

September-October in Austria, Italy, Slovenia Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany

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#YearDatePlaceCountry
011989September 29CamporossoItaly
021990October 12-14Grožnjan/Piranex Yugoslavia
031991October 11-13WienAustria
041992October 16-18Bagni di LusnizzaItaly
051994June 17-19BovecSlovenia
061995June 2-4St. GilgenAustria
071996June 7-9GemonaItaly
0819986Rakov ŠkocjanSlovenia
091999May 14-16SalzburgAustria
101999September 11-13KrkCroatia
112000Cividale del FriuliItaly
122001near NürnbergGermany
132002IstanbulTurkey
142003(no info)
152004June 25-27DolenjskaSlovenia
162005May 27-29TarcentoItaly
172006Admont, SteiermarkAustria
182007August 17-19Poppberg/BirglandGermany
192008September 19-21GoriziaItaly
202009September 18-20BratislavaSlovakia
212010September 24-26Bohinjsko JezeroSlovenia
222011September 9-11Hotel Park Oasi, Arta TermeItaly
232012September 28-30Youth Hostel KreuzlingenSwitzerland
242013September 20-22Hotel Dermuth, KlagenfurtAustria
252015September 18-24Penzion Polana, Horný SmokovecSlovakia
262016September 16-18Villa San Fermo, LonigoItaly
272017September 22-24Hotel Luitpold am See, ChiemseeGermany
282018September 14-16Kamp Koren, KobaridSlovenia
292019September 20-22Sport Hotel Zátoň near Český KrumlovCzech
302023October 6-8Schloss Weinberg, KefermarktAustria
312024September 27-29Hotel Urpin City Residence, Banská BystricaSlovakia(invitation)
322025SeptemberBurghausenGermany
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Source

Servas Peace Schools

Groups/Member Groups

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Member GroupStatus#HostMember sinceFounder/StarterStarted
AlbaniaEx-Member8
AlgeriaEx-Member12
ArgentinaMember1381989Enrique Reigosa
Armenia2
AustraliaMember6971972Margaret Smith
AustriaFounding Member2291972Kurt Schmid
Bahrain1
BangladeshMember492015Syed Muhammed Husain
BelarusMember492018
Belgium and LuxemburgMember3231972Wilfried De Vlieghere
Benin11
Bhutan1
BoliviaMember232018Dr. Ruth Tichauer
BotswanaMember181998
BrazilMember1441989
Britain IrelandFounding Member5681972-1983Barbara Acquah (GB)
Brunei-
BulgariaMember162022
Burundi4
Cambodia5
CameroonMember322009
CanadaMember6301974
ChileMember341995
ChinaMember282004
ColombiaMember991976Octavio Morales Alvarado
Congo Kinshasa (DRC)10
Costa RicaMember591989Rafaela Mora Mora
CroatiaMember172004
CubaMember142025
Cyprus1
Czech RepublicMember1131989
Denmark IcelandFounding Member2511972Nana Funder(sos), Birgitte Damsgaard
Dominican RepublicEx-Member6
EcuadorEx-Member13
EgyptEx-Member6
EstoniaEx-Member3
Ethiopia7
Falkland Islands1
FinlandMember641989Albert Szabo
FranceFounding Member20751972Joseph Girard
GambiaMember162018
GeorgiaMember102012
GermanyFounding Member22581972Antonie Fried, Claus Weiss (sos)
GhanaEx-Member4
GreeceEx-Member24
GuatemalaMember271989
HondurasEx-Member19
Hong KongMember361992
HungaryMember1011989
Iceland3
IndiaMember2601974Harivallabh bhai Parikh
IndonesiaMember251995
IranMember352012
IsraelMember1831974Joseph Abileah
ItalyFounding Member10541972Maria Soresina,
JamaicaFounder0Florette Case
JapanFounding Member2071972Masuo Amano
Jordan2
KazakhstanEx-Member24
KenyaFounding Member242018
KoreaMember2671974
Kosovo1
KyrgyzstanMember202004Devendra Pal Singh
Laos2
LatviaEx-Member14
Lebanon4
LithuaniaEx-Member14
Madagascar5
MalawiMember532004
MalaysiaMember342004
Mali10
Malta3
Mauritius5
MexicoMember901976
Moldova1
Mongolia6
MoroccoMember251998
Myanmar1
NepalMember702012Nutan Thapalia
NetherlandsFounding Member2711972Joop van der Spek (sos), Arthur J. Sietsma Sr.
New ZealandMember4101972Robert Henry and Vivienne Ellis
Nicaragua1
NigeriaEx-Member11
Northern IrelandFounder0Jo Overgaard
NorwayMember1331978Jo Overgaard
PakistanMember422022Abdul Hameed Khan
Palestine9
PanamaMember231992
ParaguayMember241995
PeruMember142023 (DV)
PhilippinesEx-Member15
PolandMember2301989
PortugalMember871983António Serzedelo
Republic of the Congo Brazzaville (RC)11
RomaniaEx-Member26
RussiaMember1021989
RwandaMember502015
São Tomé and Príncipe1
Saudi Arabia14
SenegalEx-Member2
Serbia8
Sierra LeoneEx-Member5
SingaporeEx-Member14
SlovakiaMember351991Milan Šimečka
Slovenia17
South AfricaMember271986
SpainMember5791983Juan A. Sanchez,
Sri LankaEx-Member7
Suriname13
SwedenMember2811976Ulf & Barbro Löwhagen
SwitzerlandFounding Member2451972Denise Vollenweider
TaiwanMember1092009
TanzaniaFounding Member322021 (DV)
ThailandMember361992Reginald Price
TogoEx-Member1
Trinidad and Tobago2
Tunisia5
TurkeyMember1351992Aykut Güzer
UgandaMember52-Davis M. Masifa
UkraineMember202012
United Arab Emirates10
United StatesFounding Member15091972Bob Luitweiler
UruguayMember331983Jorge Zoppolo
UzbekistanEx-Member5
VenezuelaMember43
VietnamMember252015
YemenEx-Member0
ZambiaMember141998
ZimbabweEx-Member6-
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*****(sos): Seeds of Servas, by Bob Luitweiler (DV): Distant Vote

Member groups on the map

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Servas International General Assemblies

1952 Germany Hamburg First Peace Builders International Conference, Out of which came the name "Servas"

In 2025 the SIGA will be held in Dijon, France, October 3–9.

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#YearCountryPlaceDelegate#Member groups
#11952GermanyHamburg4 DelegatesOnly England, Denmark and Germany were officially represented.
#21953DenmarkAskov6 votes
#31954NetherlandsEpe10 delegates
#41955GermanySchuluchsee9 votes
#51958AustriaLandeck (Tyrol)
#61959NetherlandsOosterwijk
#71960BelgiumGhent
#81961no detailed info-
#91964FranceParis
#101965AustriaVienna, 8-12 July5 delegatesPresent: Austria, Kurt Schmid, France, Joseph Girard, USA, Reva King, Switzerland, Bernhard Vogoli, International Co-ordination,Pat Knowles
#111966DenmarkCopenhagen, 8-11 April7 delegatesParticipants: Switzerland, Norway, Austria, USA, GB, Denmark, India
#121967CzechoslovakiaBratislava
#131970AustriaVienna, 7-9 August13 delegatesParticipants: Austria, Benelux, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, USA,
#141972GermanyWetzlar, 7 July16 delegates
#151974SwitzerlandArcegno, Campo Pestalozzi, 23-26 August17 delegates
#161976United Statesat the International Student Center of the University of California, Los Angeles, in Westwood, 1-7 August21 delegates**Grant member status to: ** Non
#171978DenmarkElsanor, 16-18 August22 delegates
#181980IndiaGujarat22 delegates
#191983IsraelNahariya, 5-10 April16 delegates, 8 Exco(-2 delegates), 22 votes
#201986ItalyRoma, 16-20 May25 delegates, 14 Exco (-4 delegates), 35 votes
#211989CanadaMontreal, Quebec, 25-27 July48 delegates
#221992FranceParis, 26 June47 votes
#231995AustraliaMelbourne, 8-13 April36 delegates, 8 SI Exco, 44 votes
#241998GuatemalaAntigua Guatemala40 votes
#252001ThailandNakhon Nayok, 16-19 July48 delegates
#262004SpainBarcelona, 18-24 July45 delegates
#272006ItalyLatina, 2-8 April42 delegates
#282009ArgentinaMar Del Plata, 6-12 September45 delegates
#292012PolandPiaski, 18-25 August51 delegates
#302015New ZealandMatamata, 10–16 October54 delegates
#312018South KoreaSeoul 13th to 20th October45 delegates
2021Distant VoteDistant VoteReinstate as Member Group : Tanzania
#322022IndiaPanchgani, 25-26 November39 delegates (3 online)
2023Distant VoteDistant VoteReinstate as Member Group : Peru
#332025FranceDijon 3-9 October45 delegates (including 1 online)
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Servas International Leadership

Servas international conferences

1951

Founders of Servas were those dedicated people like Bob Luitweiler, Connie Thorpe, Esma Burrough and the others in the Birmingham, England Peace Builder's team, and, Esther Harlan in California.

Esma Burrough UK, was the first International Servas secretary. Seeds Of Servas

1961-1965

International Coordinator Pat KNOWLES - England

1966 -1970

International Coordinator Kurt Schmids - Austria

1970-1972

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
International CoordinatorKurt SchmidAustria
Assistant Int. CoordinatorReva KingUSA
Assistant Int. Coordinator in TrainingBarbara Trischuk
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Officers

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PositionNameGroup
Regional Coordinator – South Asia & Global OutreachHarivallabh ParikhIndia
Regional Coordinator – East Africa & PacificBarbara Trischuk
Regional Coordinator – North AfricaJoseph GirardFrance
Regional Coordinator – Eastern Europe(Kurt Schmid)Austria
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1972-1974

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
President & Int. CoordinatorKurt SchmidAustria
Vice President & Ass't Int. CoordinatorReva KingUSA
TreasurerDenise VollenweiderSwitzerland
Assistant TreasurerSwiss Servas member
SecretaryBirgitte DamsgaardDenmark
Vice SecretaryMaria SoresinaItaly
Peace SecretaryJim Ryding
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Officers

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PositionNameGroup
Newsletter EditorMaria SoresinaItaly
Regional Coordinator – EuropeDenise VollenweiderSwitzerland
Regional Coordinator – AfricaTitus MugavanaKenya
Regional Coordinator – North AmericaReva KingUSA
Regional Coordinator – Latin AmericaLaura LangagneMexico
Regional Coordinator – South PacificMax Hartin
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1974-1976

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
PresidentReva KingUSA
Vice-presidentHarivallabh ParikhIndia
TreasurerDenise VollenweiderSwitzerland
Assistant TreasurerDoris BilcherSwitzerland
SecretaryBirgitte DamnsgaardDenmark
Assistant SecretaryRonald GoldingAustralia
Peace SecretaryHans Werner EmrichYemen
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Officers

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PositionNameGroup
Newsletter EditorBarbara AcquachBritain
Assistant EditorMartha SimonUSA
Europe Regional co-ordinatorAntonie FriedGermany
Africa Regional co-ordinatorLydi JonesUSA
South pasific Regional co-ordinatorJohn and Judy EbnerJapan
Mexico and Central Regional co-ordinatorLaura LangagneMexico
South America Regional co-ordinatorMarcello LorenzoArgentina
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Source: SI NEWS #06

1978-1980

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
PresidentGraham ThomasUK
TreasurerDoris BucherSwitzerland
Assistant TreasurerDenise WaechSwitzerland
General SecretaryBarbara WhiteheadUK
Vice-presidentMartha SimonUSA
Assistant General SecretaryReva KingUSA
Peace SecretaryKonrad LübbertGermany
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Committees and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
S.I.N. EditorDonald FawcettUSA
Regional Coordinator – AfricaLydia JonesUSA
Regional Coordinator – EuropeAntonie FriedGermany
Regional Coordinator – South AmericaMarcelo LorenzoArgentina
Regional Coordinator – South PacificJohn and Judy EbnerAustralia
Regional Coordinator – Southeast AsiaMasuo AmanoJapan
Regional Coordinator – Southern AsiaHarivallabh ParikhIndia
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1980-1982

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
PresidentGraham ThomasEngland **
Vice-presidentDon FawcettUSA **
General SecretaryBarbara WhiteheadEngland
Assistant General SecretaryDenise WaechSwitzerland
Peace SecretaryReva KingUSA
Editor SI NewsRosalind SchamaEngland
TreasurerDenise WaechSwitzerland
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Regional Coordinators

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PositionNameGroup
** Africa**Lydia JonesUSA
Southern AsiaHarivallabh ParikhIndia
Southeast AsiaKunio TanakaJapan
South PacificNan Smith
RSouth AmericaJorge ZoppoloUruguay
North America&CaribbeanKay Lazarus
Europe & Near EastAntonio FriedGermany
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1983-1985

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
PresidentDon FawcettUSA
Vice-presidentMaria SoresinaItaly
General SecretaryKay LazaruzUSA
TreasurerPeter BrockGermany
Peace SecretaryJo GrahamUSA
Assistant General SecretaryLino BugejaMalta
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Committees and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
Editor, SI NewsJanine HallFrance
Regional Coordinator – AfricaZeru Michael
Regional Coordinator – SE AsiaTakashi AokiJapan
Regional Coordinator – N America & CaribbeanRodrigue AristideGuadeloupe
Regional Coordinator – Europe & Near EastAntonie FriedWest Germany
Regional Coordinator – Southern AsiaHarivallabh ParikhIndia
Regional Coordinator – South PacificNan SmithAustralia
Coordinator – South AmericaJorge ZoppoloUruguay
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1986-1989

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
PresidentDon FawcettUSA
Vice-presidentDuncan MeikleCanada
General SecretaryAntonie FriedGermany
Asst. General SecretaryYvonne BrownNew Zealand
TreasurerPeter BrockGermany
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Committees and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
Editor SI NewsletterFrede AsgaardDenmark
Area Coordinator – EuropeUlla OfferGermany
Area Coordinator – AfricaE.K. Narter-OlagaGhana
Area Coordinator – East AsiaTakashi AokiJapan
Area Coordinator – South AsiaHarivallabh ParikhIndia
Area Coordinator – South PacificTom & Annie YoungNew Zealand
Area Coordinator – Central America & CaribbeanFelix Zurita AchoaMexico
Area Coordinator – South AmericaJorge ZoppoloUruguay
Co-opted MembersReva KingUSA
Maria SoresinaItaly
Barbara WhiteheadEngland
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1989-1992

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
PresidentBob LuitweilerUSA
Vice-presidentJanos KuruczHungary
TreasurerHazel BarhamUK
International Co-ordinatorAntonie FriedGermany
Host Co-ordinatorJudy RossUSA
Peace SecretaryFelix ZuritaMexico
Asian MemberHarivallabh ParikhIndia
Latin American MemberJorge ZoppoloUruguay
African MemberE.K. Narter-OlagaGhana
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1992-1995

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
PresidentRay ScottNew Zealand
Vice-presidentJorge ZoppoloUruguay
International SecretaryVibeke MatorpDenmark
** Assistant Secretary**Maringela BrunelloItaly
Peace SecretaryHarivallabh Parikhindia
TreasurerHazel BarhamUK
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1995-1998

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
PresidentChris SladerUK
Vice-presidentJenny DurandFrance
General SecretaryVibeke MatorpDenmark
** Assistant General Secretary**Mariangela BrunelloItaly
Peace SecretaryDaniele PassalacquaItaly
TreasurerHazel BarhamUK
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1998-2001

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
PresidentChris SladerUK
Vice-presidentBertrand BailleulFrance
General SecretaryKevin NewhamAustralia
** Assistant General Secretary and **Claudia Pinto
Peace SecretaryDaniele PassalacquaItaly
TreasurerGilbert RevaultFrance
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Officers

Servas International Newsletter Editor Sharon Beldon, Netherlands

2001-2004

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
** SI President**Roger MartinNorway
** SI Vice-president**Bibendra PradhanangaNepal
** SI General Secretary**Frits StuurmanNetherlands
** SI Host List Coordinator**Laura RagucciArgentina
** SI Peace Secretary**Marco KappenbergerSamoa
** SI Treasurer**Gyöngyver KudorHungary
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Committees and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
** SI Treasurers (Audit) Committee**Markus KappenburgerGermany
Alex DaliSingapore
Gustavo MolinaBolivia
Colette MarteauFrance
Mineswar SibsurunMauritius
** SI Appeals Committee**Don FawcettUSA
Marisa ContiniUruguay
Davis AsherUK
** SI Development Fund Committee**Vibeke MatorpDenmark
Mullai PathySingapore
Abhay ShahaIndia
Mohammed NasseemPakistan
David RollColombia
** SI Complaints Committee**Marisa ContiniUruguay
Don FawcettUSA
David AsherUK
** SI Nominations Committee**Gwyn GraceIreland
Thawamani (Jini) SubramanianlMalaysia
Dafi GaladIsrael
Changxian YiChina
Giuliana PellizzariItaly
** SI Job Descriptions Committee**Gustavo MolinaBolivia
Michael KarrisItaly
Adela MontesGuatemala
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2004-2006

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
SI PresidentGeoff MaltbyAustralia
SI Vice-presidentBibendra PradhanangaNepal
SI General SecretaryHonora ClemensUSA
SI Host List CoordinatorClaudio PacchiegaItaly
SI Peace SecretaryGary SealeyCanada
** SI Treasurer**Ömer ÖzkanTurkey
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Committees and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
Youth project officers appointmentAnn GreenoughUK
Pablo ChufeniArgentina
** Nomination Committee**Frits StuurmanNetherlands
Anita KabbermanUruguay
Dafi GiladCanada
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2006-2009

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
SI PresidentGary SealeyCanada
** SI Vice-president**Mary Jane MikuriyaUSA
** SI General Secretary**Pramod KumarIndia
** SI Host List Coordinator**Anna FlamminiItaly
** SI Peace Secretary**Nande PalihakkaraSri Lanka
** SI Treasurer**Ömer ÖzkanTurkey
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Committees and Officers

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PositionOfficerGroup
** SI Audit Committee**Miroslav WasilevskiPoland,
Rita TorsvikNorway,
Florentio GomezVenezuela,
L.V.SubramanianIndia
** SI Development Fund Committee**Laura RagucciArgentina
Judy SheldonCanada
Michael JohnsonCanada
Sercan DuyganTurkey
Youth Project CoordinatorAnn GreenhoughUK
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2009-2012

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
** SI President**Gary SealeyCanada
** SI Vice-president**Pramod KumarIndia
** SI General Secretary**Penny PattisonCanada
** SI Host List Coordinator**Pablo ColangeloArgentina
** SI Peace Secretary**Kim Jong SooSouth Korea
** SI Treasurer**Miroslaw WasilewskiPoland
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Committees and Officers

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PositionOfficerGroup
SI Development CommitteeAneris CaoArgentina
Luisa CorbettaItaly
Judith ShottenIsrael
Sally LeeMalaysia
Mary Jane MikuriyaUSA
SI Finance CommitteeL. V. SubramanianIndia
Jonny SågängerSweden
Phyllis ChinnUSA
** SI Conflict Resolution Committee**Julie DotschCanada
Daryl ChinnUSA
Luigi UslenghiItaly
SI Nominations CommitteeAnn GreenoughBritain
Sylvia KroghCanada
Anna FlamminiItaly
** SI Newsletter Editor**Almery Tessarolo and her teamArgentina
SI ArchivistGrant BarnesUSA
** SI Youth Development Officer**Magiari Diaz DiazVenezuela
** SI Youth Coordinator**Pablo ChufeniArgentina
** SI Job Description/Statutes Committee**Noreen MirzaPakistan
Chris JonesCanada
** SI Distant Vote Administrator**Chris PattersonNew Zealand
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2012-2015

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
** SI President**Jonny SågängerSweden
** SI Vice-president**Ann GreenhoughUK
** SI General Secretary**Jaime RomeroColombia
** SI Host List Coordinator**Arnoud PhilippoNetherlands
** SI Peace Secretary**Danielle SerresFrance
** SI Treasurer**Miroslaw Wasilewski.Poland
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Committees and Officers

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PositionOfficerGroup
SI Newsletter EditorTerry StoneGreece
** SI Distant Vote Administrator**Chris PattersonNew Zealand
SI ArchivistRobert MitchellUSA
SI Job Descriptions and Statutes CommitteeChris JonesCanada
Jack HuangChina
Alvany SantiagoBrazil
SI Audit CommitteePhyllis ChinnUSA
LV SubramanianIndia
Emmanuel KakindaUganda
SI Nominations CommitteeNorma NicholsonAustralia
Jean SeymourUK
Amir LevyIsrael
SI Conflict Resolution CommitteeJulie DotschCanada
Clare MatekeZambia
Marneo SerenelliItaly
SI Development CommitteeEwa DzierżawskaPoland
Joel KalobaZambia
Pablo ChufeniArgentina
Aneris CaoArgentina
Anna Cristina SiragusaItaly
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2015-2018

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
SI PresidentJonny SågängerSweden
SI Vice-presidentAnn GreenhoughUK
SI General SecretaryPenny PattisonCanada
** SI Host List Coordinator**Pablo ColangeloArgentina
SI Peace SecretaryDanielle SerresFrance
SI TreasurerLV SubramanianIndia
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Committies and Officers

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CommitteeOfficerGroup
SI Development CommitteeEwa DzierzawskiPoland
Fidele RutayisireRwanda
Kristina BuynovaRussia
Kiat Yun TanMalaysia
Maria Fernanda VomeroBrazil
** SI Audit Committee**Ashley BurrowesNew Zealand
Emmanuel KakindaUganda
Graham RobertsonAustralia
SI ArchivistAnna KosterUSA
** SI Conflict Resolution Committee**Martin HennerUSA
Clare MatekeZambia
Alvany SantiagoBrazil
** SI Nomination Committee**Dianne PetersonSingapore
Susanne ThestrupDenmark
Norma NicholsonAustralia
SI Job Descriptions and Statutes CommitteeAmir LevyIsrael
Jack HuangChina
Chris JonesCanada
** SI Distant Vote Administrator**Chris PattersonNew Zealand
SI Youth Leadership CommitteeSusanna MartinezSpain
Janek DzierzawskiPoland
Karolina PaleckovaCzech Republic
Asiia ZhakypovaKyrgyzstan
Pablo ChufeniArgentina
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2018-2022

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
SI PresidentJonny SågängerSweden
SI Vice-presidentCarla KristensenPortugal
SI General SecretaryKiat Yun TanMalaysia
SI Membership & Technology SecretaryJim Leask*Canada
SI Peace SecretaryPaige LaCombeUSA
SI TreasurerRadha B. RadhakrishnaUSA
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Committies and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
SI Internal Audit CommitteeL V SubramanianIndia
Phyllis ChinnUSA
Gülsen ElyakTurkey
SI Development CommitteeLilly Kerekes BeltranMexico
Ewa DzierzawskaPoland
Fidele RutayisireRwanda
Pablo ColangeloArgentina
Pamela YangTaiwan
SI Youth and Families CommitteeSusana MartinezSpain
Raffaella RotaItaly
Natasha NoreenItaly
Aneris CaoChile
Mar FerreSpain
SI Distant Vote AdministratorChris PattersonNew Zealand
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2022-2025

Elected General Assembly in 2022 in Panchgani, India

Executive Committee

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PositionOfficerGroup
SI PresidentRadha B. RadhakrishnaUSA
SI Vice-presidentCarla KristensenPortugal
SI General SecretaryJonny SågängerSweden
SI Membership & Technology SecretaryPaul NielsenAustralia
SI Peace SecretaryFrancisco LunaMexico
SI TreasurerSuresh JainIndia
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Committees and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
SI Distant Vote Administrator (SI DVA)Craig MelroseAustralia
SI Internal Audit Committee (SI IAC)Yukiko NamariyamaJapan
Gülşen ElyakTurkey
Ana Rita GamaPortugal
SI Development Committee (SI DC)Pamela YangTaiwan
Evren ÖzkanTurkey
Neuma DantasBrazil
Jamie RobertsonUK
Bhudeb ChakravartiIndia
SI Youth and Families Committee (SI YFC)Bogdan IonescuRomania
Elena Olivera BeguéSpain
Mehmet AteşTurkey
Raffaella RotaItaly
Hiren GoradiaIndia
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2025-2028

Elected Officers at General Assembly in 2025 in Dijon, France

Executive Committee

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PositionNameGroup
SI PresidentRadha RadhakrishnaUSA
SI Vice PresidentCarla KristensenPortugal
SI TreasurerGülşen ElyakGermany
SI General SecretaryKent MachaulayCanada
Peace SecretaryFrancisco Salomon Luna AburtoMexico
SI Membership and Technology SecretaryPaul NielsenAustralia
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Committees and Officers

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PositionNameGroup
SI Development CommitteePamela YangTaiwan
Jamie RobertsonEngland and
Tatjana NegiGermany
Neuma DantasBrazil
Moses KigoziUganda
SI Youth and Families CommitteeElena Olvera ReyesSpain
Mehmet AtesTurkey
Mehmet Akif YeginEngland and
David Leonard KabamboTanzania
Buhadeb ChakravartiIndia
SI Internal Audit CommitteeSalvador Da MattaBrazil
Richard WolfeUSA
SI Conflict Resolution CommitteeRichard WeaverUSA
Francisco Dominguez GonzálezSpain
SI Distant Vote AdministratorPramod KumarIndia
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References

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