Goodwill ambassador

This article is about the honorable title and types of goodwill ambassadors. For other uses, see Goodwill ambassador (disambiguation).

Hon. Kristen Davis, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Kristin Davis UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador meeting with Nancy Pelosi

Goodwill ambassador is a post-nominal honorific title, a professional occupation and/or authoritative designation that is assigned to a person who advocates for a specific cause or global issue on the basis of their notability such as a public figure, advocate or an authoritative expert.[1] Sometimes the role of a goodwill ambassador is presented as "Ambassador" or "Goodwill Ambassador" preceding the first and last name, the titled name of the individual is always presented with an organizational, regional or national affiliation. Goodwill ambassadors generally deliver goodwill by promoting ideals or positions from one entity to another,[2] or to a population to establish a benevolent relationship. A goodwill ambassador may be an individual from one country who resides in or travels to another country on a diplomatic mission (or international friendship mission) at a peer to peer level. This can be country to country, state to state, city to city, or as an intermediate emissary representative of the people of a specific organization or cultural group, such as an indigenous tribe, marginalized people or enclave population.[3]

  1. ^ Fasulo, Linda (2015). An Insider's Guide to the UN (3rd ed.). Yale University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780300210729. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Goodwill ambassador definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Cooper, Andrew (2016). Celebrity Diplomacy (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN 9781317262701.