International Members of Distinction
JCI provides leadership training to individuals throughout the world. The impact and importance of this training is demonstrated by the large number of Junior Chamber members who, after JCI training, have held high positions in their respective countries and international bodies.
Canada HON. EDWARD SCHREYER Premier of Manitoba (1975-1977), Governor General of Canada (1979-1984), Canadian Ambassador to Australia,Member of Beausejour Manitoba Jaycees, recipient of Outstanding Young Canadian (Vanier) Award (1974)
Member of Parliament for the riding of Simcoe North (Ontario) 1979 to 1993.;Government House Leader; Attorney General and Minister of Justice;Minister of Transport and Solicitor General; past Junior Chamber National President; JCI Senator
35th President of the United States of America
RICHARD M. NIXON
38th President of the United States of America; 40th Vice President of the United States
40th President of the United States of America
BILL CLINTON
38th Vice President of the United States of America; United States Senator; President of the Minneapolis, Minnesota Jaycees, U.S.A.
WALTER MONDALE
ALBERT "AL" GORE, JR.
Former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Past President of the St. Paul, Minnesota Jaycees, USA.
Former WBC Heavyweight Boxing Champion (1978-1983)
HOWARD HUGHES
Pioneer aviator, industrialist and filmmaker
Famous American pioneer aviator; member of St Louis Jaycees, U.S.A.
TERRANCE J. McCANN
Executive Director of Toastmasters International, former United States Jaycees staff officer
THOMAS S. MONAGHAN
Chief Executive Officer of Dominos Pizza, past member of Michigan Jaycees, U.S.A.
United Nations
KOFI ANNAN - Ghana
U.N. Secretary General, member of the Macalester College, Minnesota., U.S.A. Jaycees
GANESH B. THAPA
Senior Consultant to the United Nations; past deputy governor of Central Bank-Nepal; past national president of the Nepal Jaycees; Member of the Kathmandu Jaycees
Japan
TARO ASO - Japan
Minister of Economy and Fiscal Policy, Director General of Economic Planning, Secretariat of the Prime Minister's Office, National President-Japan Junior Chamber (1978); Youth voyage supervisor-5th Japan Youth Voyage, Voyage Leader of 7th Youth Voyage; Member of the Iizuka Jaycees
KEIZO OBUCHI
Former Prime Minister of Japan. Member of the Tokyo Jaycees
REIJIRO HATTORI
President of Hattori Seiko Co. Ltd.; JCI Senator No. 777, Past JCI Vice President (1959), Director of the XII JCI World Congress, Member of the Tokyo Jaycees
YOSHIRO MORI
Prime Minister of Japan. Member of the Komatsu Jaycees
YASUHIRO NAKASONE
Former Prime Minister of Japan, Takasaki Japan Jaycees Senior Club member, former Director General-Japan's Science &
Technology Agency, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Chairman of the Defense Agency, Minister of
International Trade & Industry
Other members of note:
PRINCE ALBERT OF MONACO - Monaco
JCI Senator No. 58661
GEN. HUGO BANZER SUAREZ - Bolivia
President of Bolivia (1971-1978), JCI Senator No.15094, Member of the Cochabamba Jaycees
HENRI KONAN BEDIE - Cote d'Ivoire
President of Cote d'Ivoire
JAN KRZYSZTOF BIELECKI - Poland
Prime Minister of Poland, Founding National President, Junior Chamber Poland, Former member of the Warsaw Jaycees
SHUI-BIAN CHEN - Taiwan
President of Taiwan, former President of Taipei Junior Chamber
JACQUES CHIRAC - France
President of France (1995 - 2007), Former Prime Minister of France (1974 -76), Mayor of Paris (1977 - 1995)
LAURENT DONA-FOLOGO - Cote d'Ivoire
Officer of the Ivory Coast National Order; Minister of information of Cote d'lvoire (1977); Assistant and advisor to President Houphouet-Boigny of Cote d'lvoire (1956-74); Minister of Youth, Information, Culture and Sports of Cote d'lvoire (1986-); JCI Senator No. 20983
JOSEPH ESTRADA - PHILIPPINES
11th Vice President of the Philippines (1992 - 98); 13th President of the Philippines (1998 - 01)
WILLIAM HAYDEN - Australia
Governor-General of Australia; past member of Innisfail Jaycees
MONG-JOON CHUNG - Korea
Vice President of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (1994 - Present)
National Assembly of Korea - Ulsan, Korea -Dong Ulsan Jaycees Senior Club member
POUL SCHLUTER - Denmark
Prime Minister of Denmark (1982-1993), JCI Vice President and Legal Counsel (1962 and 1964, respectively), Member of the Copenhagen Jaycees