Servas International

A Servas local meeting in Collegno, Italy in 2016

Template:Homestay service Servas International ("we serve (peace)" in Esperanto) is a non-profit organization providing a hospitality exchange service.

Servas is a nonprofit member organization that builds peace and cross-cultural understanding through day visits or overnight home stays among members who share information about themselves, to help ensure accountability. It was founded in 1949,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref>

The organisation 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=letter/> 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 organization and has been affiliated with the United Nations since 1973.<ref name=letter>Template:Cite news</ref>

Servas and the UN together for peace

Template:Unreferenced section Servas has had observer status in the UN since 1973. There is a team of Servas members in New York, Vienna and Geneva who follow the negotiations in various commissions.

The Human Rights Council is meeting in Geneva. Servas and other non-governmental organizations participate in this body with written and oral statements on its current issues.

<ref>https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=3&profileCode=649</ref> <ref>https://servas.org/news/si-elected-congo-board</ref>

Two Servas Seeds Planted

• excerpt from Seeds Of Servas, Bob Luitweiler

Outside of Stockholm, on the way back from Helsinki, I visited a work camp for peace where Gertraud Hertling, a German student volunteer sowed the first seed of Servas. A shapely girl with a ready smile, she said in excellent English, "You cannot imagine how isolated the German youth are. First, as a result of the Nazi regime then during the War, our youth have been cut off. Now the occupation forces allow us to take no more than five dollars out of the country. You can't go far with that. How can our German youth, locked into occupied Germany, learn the meaning of democratic ways?" One of the advantages of traveling alone is the frequent loneliness of being far from home in a strange land. Missing friendly human contact impelled me to talk with everyone I chanced to meet - someone sitting nearby waiting for the train or ferry, someone siting alone in a restaurant; someone sitting in the park or walking near me. Every kind of person enlarged my knowledge and gave me new insights. The next Servas seed came from a young American whom I met on the road. He told me at great length and in the strongest reactionary terms how terrible the Swedish Socialist government was. At that time there was almost no country in Europe that cared more for its working people without blocking entrepreneurial initiatives, as the Communist countries did. Sweden's medical services were excellent and mostly free. Their Consumer's Co-operative movement was the envy of thoughtful people around the world. Their educational system was also outstanding. Of equal significance, there were no unemployed or poor people. I was profoundly disturbed up by his attitude. This young man had gotten the most biased picture of Sweden possible from the reactionary rich host family he had been placed with for the summer, by a well known international student exchange program. Ouch! There was certainly a need for a different hospitality system.

<ref>https://servas.org/sites/default/files/v1/uploads/Servas_History/seeds_of_servas.pdf</ref>

History

Servas was founded in 1949,<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />When it started in 1949, host details were printed by country and posted by each country to other member countries. Each member country began their own country organization. Servas International formed as a federation of all member countries. It was originally called Peace Builder but later renamed Servas International.

In1989, Pat Knowles wrote a useful account of Servas,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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?'

Incorporation of Servas International At the General Assembly in 1972 the importance of establishing an international legal entity was discussed. It was agreed that it was necessary to have a legal framework for financial, administrative international requirements. Dr. Max Habicht, International Lawyer and International Servas Sponsor prepared the attached "Statutes of Servas International" (Corporation Charter). The Charter was adopted and signed by all National Secretaries at the Conference. Servas Branches unrepresented by Secretaries at the Conference were requested to join the new legal and corporate body, Servas International, and were notified how to do so by the International Coordinator.

In 2006 Servas International started a Servas On Line project replacing its paper based system <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

At the General Assembly in 2006 a distant vote procedure was created for Italy and the Statues were updated accordingly.

Servas International Statues

Servas Song

Servas Song

https://servas.org/servas-singing

<ref>https://servas.org/servas-singing</ref>

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.

Year	No	Country	Place	Dates
2026	40	Template:Flag		July
2025	39	Template:Flag	in Zinal in the Valais mountains	from 4 to 10 July
2024	38	Template:Flag	Hintersee/ region Berchtesgaden Baviera	from 19 to 25 July
2023	37	Template:Flag	Oropa, Biella, Piedmont – Italy	7-13 July
2022	36	Template:Flag	in Briancon	1-7 July
2021			Canceled due to Pandemi
2020			Canceled due to Pandemi
2019	35	Template:Flag	Mürren (Berner Oberland)	July
2018	34	Template:Flag	Germany Allgäu	6-12 July
2017	33	Template:Flag	Varaita Valley, Monviso mountain	30 June-5 July
2016	32	Template:Flag	Contamines Montjoie in the Mont Blanc region	1-7 July
2015	31	Template:Flag	in Bergün	July
2014	30	Template:Flag	Austrian valle	July
2013	29	Template:Flag	Piedmont	July
2012	28	Template:Flag	-	July
2011	27	Template:Flag	in the area of Flumserberg-Tannenboden	24-30 June
2010	26	Template:Flag	-	July
2009	25	Template:Flag	Piedmont: Val d'Ossola	18-23 July
2008	24	Template:Flag	-	July
2007	23	Template:Flag	-	July
2006	22	Template:Flag	-	July
2005	21	Template:Flag	Valsesia & Cinque Terre	July
2004	20	Template:Flag	-	July
2003	19	Template:Flag	-	July
2002	18	Template:Flag	Val d'Aosta	July
2001	17	Template:Flag	-	July
2000	16	Template:Flag		July 2000
1999	15	Template:Flag	village of Arpy in the Aosta Valley	2-4 July
1998	14	Template:Flag	in Bénarde	1-4 July
1997	13	Template:Flag	at Fafleralp	11-13 July
1996	12	Template:Flag	Pra Catinat in the Piedmont region	1-4 July
1995	11	Template:Flag	in the French Alps at Fort Marie Christine near the Vanoise National Park	July
1994	10	Template:Flag	Matherhorn	15-17 July
1993	9	Template:Flag	Alpe Veglia Natural Park	16-18 July
1992	8	Template:Flag	in Les Chapieux	29-30 August
1991	7	Template:Flag	Mount Chaberton	13-15 July
1990	6	Template:Flag	in the JURA, Saint Claude	14-15 July
1989	5	Template:Flag	Alpe Veglia	14-16 July
1988	4	Template:Flag	at the Albert Faletti Foundation chalet in Chinaillon (Haute-Savoie).	15-17 June
1987	3	Template:Flag	Val Maira	July
1986	2	Template:Flag	-	July
1985	1	Template:Flag	Dolomite Mountains, in Val di Fassa	23-30 July

Alpe Adria Meetings

Template:Cleanup section September-October in Austria, Italy, Slovenia Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany

#	Year	Date	Place	Country
01	1989	September 29	Camporosso	Template:Flag
02	1990	October 12-14	Grožnjan/Piran	ex Template:Flag
03	1991	October 11-13	Wien	Template:Flag
04	1992	October 16-18	Bagni di Lusnizza	Template:Flag
05	1994	June 17-19	Bovec	Template:Flag
06	1995	June 2-4	St. Gilgen	Template:Flag
07	1996	June 7-9	Gemona	Template:Flag
08	1998	6	Rakov Škocjan	Template:Flag
09	1999	May 14-16	Salzburg	Template:Flag
10	1999	September 11-13	Krk	Template:Flag
11	2000		Cividale del Friuli	Template:Flag
12	2001		near Nürnberg	Template:Flag
13	2002		Istanbul	Template:Flag
14	2003	(no info)
15	2004	June 25-27	Dolenjska	Template:Flag
16	2005	May 27-29	Tarcento	Template:Flag
17	2006		Admont, Steiermark	Template:Flag
18	2007	August 17-19	Poppberg/Birgland	Template:Flag
19	2008	September 19-21	Gorizia	Template:Flag
20	2009	September 18-20	Bratislava	Template:Flag
21	2010	September 24-26	Bohinjsko Jezero	Template:Flag
22	2011	September 9-11	Hotel Park Oasi, Arta Terme	Template:Flag
23	2012	September 28-30	Youth Hostel Kreuzlingen	Template:Flag
24	2013	September 20-22	Hotel Dermuth, Klagenfurt	Template:Flag
25	2015	September 18-24	Penzion Polana, Horný Smokovec	Template:Flag
26	2016	September 16-18	Villa San Fermo, Lonigo	Template:Flag
27	2017	September 22-24	Hotel Luitpold am See, Chiemsee	Template:Flag
28	2018	September 14-16	Kamp Koren, Kobarid	Template:Flag
29	2019	September 20-22	Sport Hotel Zátoň near Český Krumlov	Template:Flag
30	2023	October 6-8	Schloss Weinberg, Kefermarkt	Template:Flag
31	2024	September 27-29	Hotel Urpin City Residence, Banská Bystrica	Template:Flag(invitation)
32	2025	September	Burghausen	Template:Flag

Source

Servas Peace Schools

Template:Unreferenced section Peace School started in Turkiye, Antakya, Ekinci Village in 2009, every year in July.

2023 Georgia, Uganda started first peace school initiative.

• The first Servas Peace School in South America took place in 2025 in Argentina.

The Second Servas Peace School in South America took place in Colombia in January 2026.

Groups/Member Groups

<ref name="Servas groups">Template:Cite web</ref>

At a conference in Wetzlar, Germany, on July 8th 1972 delegates of SERVAS from the following countries: Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, The United States of America requested Mrs Denise Vollenweider of Switzerland to incorporate in Switzerland, with the assistance of two more members of SERVAS, a new international non-governmental organization to be known as SERVAS INTERNATIONAL (ref: SI News #23)

Member Groups appointed delegates can vote in General Assemblies.

Host Numbers taken from www.Servas.org at October 2025

Member Group	Status	#Host	Member since	Founder/Starter	Started
Template:Flag		8			1995
Template:Flag		12			1989
Template:Flag	Member	138	1989	Enrique Reigosa	1960
Template:Flag		2
Template:Flag	Member	697	1972	Margaret Smith	1960
Template:Flag	Founding Member	229	1972	Kurt Schmid	1949
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag	Member	49	2015	Syed Muhammed Husain	2015
Template:Flag	Member	49	2018		1995
Template:Flag and Template:Flag	Member	323	1972	Wilfried De Vlieghere	1960
Template:Flag		11
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag	Member	23	2018	Dr. Ruth Tichauer	1995
Template:Flag	Member	18	1998		1998
Template:Flag	Member	144	1989		1970
Template:Flag Template:Flag	Founding Member	568	1972-1983	Barbara Acquah (GB)	1949
Template:Flag		-			1995
Template:Flag	Member	16	2022		2015
Template:Flag		4
Template:Flag		5
Template:Flag	Member	32	2009		2009
Template:Flag	Member	630	1974		1960
Template:Flag	Member	34	1995		1995
Template:Flag	Member	28	2004		2004
Template:Flag	Member	99	1976	Octavio Morales Alvarado	1963
Congo Kinshasa (DRC)		10
Template:Flag	Member	59	1989		1989
Template:Flag	Member	17	2004		2004
Template:Flag	Member	14	2025		1978
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag	Member	113	1989		1989
Template:Flag Template:Flag	Founding Member	251	1972	Nana Funder(sos), Birgitte Damsgaard	1949
Template:Flag		6
Template:Flag		13
Template:Flag		6			1978
Template:Flag		3
Template:Flag		7
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag	Member	64	1989	Albert Szabo	1970
Template:Flag	Founding Member	2075	1972	Joseph Girard	1949
Template:Flag	Member	16	2018		1998
Template:Flag	Member	10	2012		2012
Template:Flag	Founding Member	2258	1972	Antonie Fried, Claus Weiss (sos)	1949
Template:Flag		4			1976
Template:Flag		24
Template:Flag	Member	27	1989		1989
Template:Flag		19			1989
Template:Flag	Member	36	1992		1992
Template:Flag	Member	101	1989		1989
Template:Flag		3			1998
Template:Flag	Member	260	1974	Harivallabh bhai Parikh	1951
Template:Flag	Member	25	1995		1995
Template:Flag	Member	35	2012		2012
Template:Flag	Member	183	1974	Joseph Abileah	1966
Template:Flag	Founding Member	1054	1972	Maria Soresina,	1972
Template:Flag	Founder	0		Florette Case	1964 (ref:SIN #1)
Template:Flag	Founding Member	207	1972	Masuo Amano	1964 (ref:SIN #1)
Template:Flag		2
Template:Flag		24			2009
Template:Flag	Founding Member	24	2018		1972
Template:Flag	Member	267	1974		1965
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag	Member	20	2004	Devendra Pal Singh	2003 (ref: SIN#45)
Template:Flag		2
Template:Flag		14			1992
Template:Flag		4
Template:Flag		14			1992
Template:Flag		5
Template:Flag	Member	53	2004		2004
Template:Flag	Member	34	2004		2004
Template:Flag		10
Template:Flag		3			1983
Template:Flag		5			1978
Template:Flag	Member	90	1976		1954
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag		6
Template:Flag	Member	25	1998		1998
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag	Member	70	2012	Nutan Thapalia	1984
Template:Flag	Founding Member	271	1972	Joop van der Spek (sos), Arthur J. Sietsma Sr.	1950
Template:Flag	Member	410	1972	Robert Henry and Vivienne Ellis	1969
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag		11			1974
Template:Flag	Founder	0		Jo Overgaard	1972
Template:Flag	Member	133	1978	Jo Overgaard	1974
Template:Flag	Member	42	2022	Abdul Hameed Khan	1974
Template:Flag		9
Template:Flag	Member	23	1992		1992
Template:Flag	Member	24	1995		1995
Template:Flag	Member	14	2023 (DV)		1998
Template:Flag		15			1989
Template:Flag	Member	230	1989		1970
Template:Flag	Member	87	1983	António Serzedelo	1983
Template:Flag Brazzaville (RC)		11			2009
Template:Flag		26			1992
Template:Flag	Member	102	1989		1989
Template:Flag	Member	50	2015		2015
Template:Flag		1
Template:Flag		14
Template:Flag		2			1989
Template:Flag		8
Template:Flag		5
Template:Flag		14
Template:Flag	Member	35	1991	Milan Šimečka	1991
Template:Flag		17
Template:Flag	Member	27	1986		1986
Template:Flag	Member	579	1983	Juan A. Sanchez,	1983
Template:Flag		7			1976
Template:Flag		13
Template:Flag	Member	281	1976	Ulf & Barbro Löwhagen	1972
Template:Flag	Founding Member	245	1972	Denise Vollenweider	1949
Template:Flag	Member	109	2009		2009
Template:Flag	Founding Member	32	2021 (DV)		2021
Template:Flag	Member	36	1992	Reginald Price	1992
Template:Flag		1			1998
Template:Flag		2
Template:Flag		5
Template:Flag	Member	135	1992	Aykut Güzer	1978
Template:Flag	Member	52	-	Davis M. Masifa	1980
Template:Flag	Member	20	2012		2012
Template:Flag		10
Template:Flag	Founding Member	1509	1972	Bob Luitweiler	1952
Template:Flag	Member	33	1983	Jorge Zoppolo	1980
Template:Flag		5			2001
Template:Flag	Member	43			1990
Template:Flag	Member	25	2015		2015
Template:Flag		0			1974
Template:Flag	Member	14	1998		1980
Template:Flag		6	-		1995

*(sos): Seeds of Servas, by Bob Luitweiler (DV): Distant Vote

Member groups on the map

Servas Groups

Servas International General Assemblies

SERVAS INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (The SIGA) is Servas International's highest decision-making body and is modelled on the United Nations' General Assembly democratic model: one nation, one vote. The SIGA usually takes place every 3 years, in a different location (screenshots from Wikipedia). At the Servas International General Assembly (SIGA), the Servas International Member Groups vote on proposals called motions that have been submitted by the member groups or by SI Exco. Everybody attending the SICOGA is able to attend the SIGA business sessions as observers, but only the delegates from the Servas International Member Groups have the right to speak and vote, according to the Servas International Statutes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1952 Template:Flag Hamburg First Peace Builders International Conference, Out of which came the name "Servas" <ref name="pages.intnet.mu">Template:Cite web</ref>

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

#	Year	Country	Place	Delegate	#Member groups
#1	1952	Template:Flag	Hamburg <ref name="pages.intnet.mu" />	4 Delegates	Only England, Denmark and Germany were officially represented.
#2	1953	Template:Flag	Askov	6 votes
#3	1954	Template:Flag	Epe	10 delegates
#4	1955	Template:Flag	Schuluchsee	9 votes
#5	1958	Template:Flag	Landeck (Tyrol)
#6	1959	Template:Flag	Oosterwijk
#7	1960	Template:Flag	Ghent
#8	1961	no detailed info	-
#9	1964	Template:Flag	Paris
#10	1965	Template:Flag	Vienna, 8-12 July	5 delegates	Present: Austria, Kurt Schmid, France, Joseph Girard, USA, Reva King, Switzerland, Bernhard Vogoli, International Co-ordination,Pat Knowles
#11	1966	Template:Flag	Copenhagen, 8-11 April	7 delegates	Participants: Switzerland, Norway, Austria, USA, GB, Denmark, India
#12	1967	Template:Flag	Bratislava
#13	1970	Template:Flag	Vienna, 7-9 August	13 delegates	Participants: Austria, Benelux, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, USA,
#14	1972	Template:Flag	Wetzlar, 7 July	16 delegates	Servas International officially founded by: Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Tanzania and USA, Grant member status to: Belgium, New Zealand, Australia and Kenya (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: Non
#15	1974	Template:Flag	Arcegno, Campo Pestalozzi, 23-26 August	17 delegates	Grant member status to: Canada, India, Israel, Korea, New Zealand, Yemen, Nigeria (7 groups) Lost their membership status: Non
#16	1976	Template:Flag	at the International Student Center of the University of California, Los Angeles, in Westwood, 1-7 August	21 delegates	Grant member status to: Non Lost their membership status: Non
#17	1978	Template:Flag	Elsanor, 16-18 August	22 delegates	Grant member status to: Poland, Norway, Egypt, Mauritius (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: Non
#18	1980	Template:Flag	Gujarat	22 delegates	Grant member status to: Hungary, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Ghana (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: Non
#19	1983	Template:Flag	Nahariya, 5-10 April	16 delegates, 8 Exco(-2 delegates), 22 votes	Grant member status to: Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Malta, Uruguay (6 Groups) Lost their membership status: Egypt, Yemen
#20	1986	Template:Flag	Roma, 16-20 May	25 delegates, 14 Exco (-4 delegates), 35 votes	Grant member status to: Guadeloupe, Nepal
#21	1989	Template:Flag	Montreal, Quebec, 25-27 July	48 delegates	Grant member status to: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Philippines, Poland, Senegal, and the Soviet Union, South Africa (14 Groups) Lost their membership status: Malta, Nigeria
#22	1992	Template:Flag	Paris, 26 June	47 votes	Grant member status to: Thailand, Turkey, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Latvia, Panama, Romania (7 Groups) Lost their membership status: Nigeria, Philippines; Zambia and Sri Lanka (4 Groups) Russia replaced Soviet Union Yugoslavia divided
#23	1995	Template:Flag	Melbourne, 8-13 April	36 delegates, 8 SI Exco, 44 votes	Grant member status to: Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Brunei, Chile, Estonia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Paraguay and Zimbabwe (12 Groups) Lost their membership status: Non 66 Member groups after GA (ref: 1995 SIGA Minutes)
#24	1998	Template:Flag	Antigua Guatemala	40 votes	Grant member status to: Botswana, Gambia, Iceland, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Togo, Zambia (11 Groups) Lost their membership status: Albania, Malta
#25	2001	Template:Flag	Nakhon Nayok, 16-19 July	48 delegates	Grant member status to: Croatia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Uzbekistan (5 Groups) Lost their membership status: Belarus
#26	2004	Template:Flag	Barcelona, 18-24 July	45 delegates	Grant member status to: Malawi, China, Malaysia, Kyrgyzstan, Croatia (5 Groups) Lost their membership status: Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Cuba (4 Groups)
#27	2006	Template:Flag	Latina, 2-8 April	42 delegates	Grant member status to: Egypt, Ghana, Ukraine (3 Groups) Lost their membership status: Bolivia, Greece
#28	2009	Template:Flag	Mar Del Plata, 6-12 September	45 delegates	Grant member status to: Bolivia, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Greece, Kazakhstan, Taiwan (6 Groups) Lost their membership status: Bangladesh, Ghana, Gambia, Ukraine, Nepal, Samoa, Zimbabwe, Netherlands Antilles, Mauritius, Latvia (10 Groups)
#29	2012	Template:Flag	Piaski, 18-25 August	51 delegates	Grant member status to: Georgia, Nepal, Ukraine, Kenya, Iran (5 Groups) Lost their membership status: Latvia, Estonia, Egypt, Togo, Senegal, Bulgaria, Iceland, Philippines (8 Groups)
#30	2015	Template:Flag	Matamata, 10–16 October <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	54 delegates	Grant member status to: Rwanda, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bulgaria (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: Kenya, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Uzbekistan (4 Groups)
#31	2018	Template:Flag	Seoul 13th to 20th October <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	45 delegates	Grant member status to: Bolivia, Belarus, Kenya, Gambia (4 Groups) Lost their membership status: Lithuania, Pakistan, Congo-Brazzaville, Ecuador (4 Groups)
	2021	Distant Vote	Distant Vote		Reinstate as Member Group : Tanzania
#32	2022	Template:Flag	Panchgani,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 25-26 November	39 delegates (3 online)	Grant member status to: Pakistan Lost their membership status: Honduras, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Peru, Greece, Kazakhstan (7 Groups)
	2023	Distant Vote	Distant Vote		Reinstate as Member Group : Peru 72 Member groups after DV (Ref: SIGA Documents: Member Groups)
#33	2025	Template:Flag	Dijon 3-9 October <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	45 delegates (including 1 online)	Grant member status to: Cuba Lost their membership status: Singapore, Romania 71 Member groups after GA

Servas International Leadership

Servas international conferences Template:Unreferenced section Template:Cleanup

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 Template:Flag, was the first International Servas secretary. Seeds Of Servas

1961-1965

International Coordinator Pat KNOWLES - Template:Flag

• no clear information

1966 -1970

International Coordinator Kurt Schmids - Template:Flag

1970-1972

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
International Coordinator	Kurt Schmid	Template:Flag
Assistant Int. Coordinator	Reva King	Template:Flag
Assistant Int. Coordinator in Training	Barbara Trischuk

Officers

Position	Name	Group
Regional Coordinator – South Asia & Global Outreach	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – East Africa & Pacific	Barbara Trischuk
Regional Coordinator – North Africa	Joseph Girard	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Eastern Europe	(Kurt Schmid)	Template:Flag

1972-1974

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
President & Int. Coordinator	Kurt Schmid	Template:Flag
Vice President & Ass't Int. Coordinator	Reva King	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Denise Vollenweider	Template:Flag
Assistant Treasurer	Swiss Servas member (to be appointed)
Secretary	Birgitte Damsgaard	Template:Flag
Vice Secretary	Maria Soresina	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Jim Ryding

Officers

Position	Name	Group
Newsletter Editor	Maria Soresina	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Europe	Denise Vollenweider	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Africa	Titus Mugavana	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – North America	Reva King	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Latin America	Laura Langagne	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – South Pacific	Max Hartin

1974-1976

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
President	Reva King	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Denise Vollenweider	Template:Flag
Assistant Treasurer	Doris Bilcher	Template:Flag
Secretary	Birgitte Damnsgaard	Template:Flag
Assistant Secretary	Ronald Golding	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Hans Werner Emrich	Template:Flag

Officers

Position	Name	Group
Newsletter Editor	Barbara Acquach	Template:Flag
Assistant Editor	Martha Simon	Template:Flag
Europe Regional co-ordinator	Antonie Fried	Template:Flag
Africa Regional co-ordinator	Lydi Jones	Template:Flag
South pasific Regional co-ordinator	John and Judy Ebner	Template:Flag
Mexico and Central Regional co-ordinator	Laura Langagne	Template:Flag
South America Regional co-ordinator	Marcello Lorenzo	Template:Flag

Source: SI NEWS #06

1978-1980

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
President	Graham Thomas	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Doris Bucher	Template:Flag
Assistant Treasurer	Denise Waech	Template:Flag
General Secretary	Barbara Whitehead	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Martha Simon	Template:Flag
Assistant General Secretary	Reva King	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Konrad Lübbert	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Name	Group
S.I.N. Editor	Donald Fawcett	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Africa	Lydia Jones	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Europe	Antonie Fried	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – South America	Marcelo Lorenzo	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – South Pacific	John and Judy Ebner	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Southeast Asia	Masuo Amano	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Southern Asia	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag

1980-1982

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
President	Graham Thomas	Template:Flag **
Vice-president	Don Fawcett	Template:Flag **
General Secretary	Barbara Whitehead	Template:Flag
Assistant General Secretary	Denise Waech	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Reva King	Template:Flag
Editor SI News	Rosalind Schama	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Denise Waech	Template:Flag

• It is announced with much regret that in late December, 1981, Graham Thomas resigned as President due to extreme pressure of work and family commitments. This was a sad loss to the membership, who will want to wish him well and to thank him most sincerely for all he has done as President for Servas and world peace. He remains Secretary of Servas Great Britain. Donald Fawcett of Los Angeles, our Vice-President, is Acting President until the next elections at the 1983 International Conference. We all hope he will enjoy this challenging (ref: SI Newsletter No:16)

Regional Coordinators

Position	Name	Group
Africa	Lydia Jones	Template:Flag
Southern Asia	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag
Southeast Asia	Kunio Tanaka	Template:Flag
South Pacific	Nan Smith
RSouth America	Jorge Zoppolo	Template:Flag
North America&Caribbean	Kay Lazarus
Europe & Near East	Antonio Fried	Template:Flag

1983-1985

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
President	Don Fawcett	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Maria Soresina	Template:Flag
General Secretary	Kay Lazaruz	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Peter Brock	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Jo Graham	Template:Flag
Assistant General Secretary	Lino Bugeja	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Name	Group
Editor, SI News	Janine Hall	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Africa	Zeru Michael
Regional Coordinator – SE Asia	Takashi Aoki	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – N America & Caribbean	Rodrigue Aristide	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Europe & Near East	Antonie Fried	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – Southern Asia	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag
Regional Coordinator – South Pacific	Nan Smith	Template:Flag
Coordinator – South America	Jorge Zoppolo	Template:Flag

1986-1989

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
President	Don Fawcett	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Duncan Meikle	Template:Flag
General Secretary	Antonie Fried	Template:Flag
Asst. General Secretary	Yvonne Brown	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Peter Brock	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Name	Group
Editor SI Newsletter	Frede Asgaard	Template:Flag
Area Coordinator – Europe	Ulla Offer	Template:Flag
Area Coordinator – Africa	E.K. Narter-Olaga	Template:Flag
Area Coordinator – East Asia	Takashi Aoki	Template:Flag
Area Coordinator – South Asia	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag
Area Coordinator – South Pacific	Tom & Annie Young	Template:Flag
Area Coordinator – Central America & Caribbean	Felix Zurita Achoa	Template:Flag
Area Coordinator – South America	Jorge Zoppolo	Template:Flag
Co-opted Member	Reva King	Template:Flag
	Maria Soresina	Template:Flag
	Barbara Whitehead	Template:Flag

1989-1992

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
President	Bob Luitweiler	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Janos Kurucz	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Hazel Barham	Template:Flag
International Co-ordinator	Antonie Fried	Template:Flag
Host Co-ordinator	Judy Ross	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Felix Zurita	Template:Flag
Asian Member	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag
Latin American Member	Jorge Zoppolo	Template:Flag
African Member	E.K. Narter-Olaga	Template:Flag

1992-1995

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
President	Ray Scott	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Jorge Zoppolo	Template:Flag
International Secretary	Vibeke Matorp	Template:Flag
Assistant Secretary	Maringela Brunello	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Harivallabh Parikh	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Hazel Barham	Template:Flag

1995-1998

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
President	Chris Slader	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Jenny Durand	Template:Flag
General Secretary	Vibeke Matorp	Template:Flag
Assistant General Secretary	Mariangela Brunello	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Daniele Passalacqua	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Hazel Barham	Template:Flag

1998-2001

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
President	Chris Slader	Template:Flag
Vice-president	Bertrand Bailleul	Template:Flag
General Secretary	Kevin Newham	Template:Flag
Assistant General Secretary and Host List Co-ordinator	Claudia Pinto	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Daniele Passalacqua	Template:Flag
Treasurer	Gilbert Revault	Template:Flag

Officers

Servas International Newsletter Editor Sharon Beldon, Template:Flag

2001-2004

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Roger Martin	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Bibendra Pradhananga	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Frits Stuurman	Template:Flag
SI Host List Coordinator	Laura Ragucci	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Marco Kappenberger	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Gyöngyver Kudor	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Name	Group
SI Treasurers (Audit) Committee	Markus Kappenburger	Template:Flag
	Alex Dali	Template:Flag
	Gustavo Molina	Template:Flag
	Colette Marteau	Template:Flag
	Mineswar Sibsurun	Template:Flag
SI Appeals Committee	Don Fawcett	Template:Flag
	Marisa Contini	Template:Flag
	Davis Asher	Template:Flag
SI Development Fund Committee	Vibeke Matorp	Template:Flag
	Mullai Pathy	Template:Flag
	Abhay Shaha	Template:Flag
	Mohammed Nasseem	Template:Flag
	David Roll	Template:Flag
SI Complaints Committee	Marisa Contini	Template:Flag
	Don Fawcett	Template:Flag
	David Asher	Template:Flag
SI Nominations Committee	Gwyn Grace	Template:Flag
	Thawamani (Jini) Subramanianl	Template:Flag
	Dafi Galad	Template:Flag
	Changxian Yi	Template:Flag
	Giuliana Pellizzari	Template:Flag
SI Job Descriptions Committee	Gustavo Molina	Template:Flag
	Michael Karris	Template:Flag
	Adela Montes	Template:Flag

2004-2006

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Geoff Maltby	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Bibendra Pradhananga	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Honora Clemens	Template:Flag
SI Host List Coordinator	Claudio Pacchiega	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Gary Sealey	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Ömer Özkan	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Name	Group
Youth project officers appointment	Ann Greenough	Template:Flag
	Pablo Chufeni	Template:Flag
Nomination Committee	Frits Stuurman	Template:Flag
	Anita Kabberman	Template:Flag
	Dafi Gilad	Template:Flag

Committees Election

Motion the GA directs EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE to appoint the people who are elected by the email or mail vote to the positions they were elected to (committees).

2006-2009

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Gary Sealey	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Mary Jane Mikuriya	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Pramod Kumar	Template:Flag
SI Host List Coordinator	Anna Flammini	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Nande Palihakkara	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Ömer Özkan	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Officer	Group
SI Audit Committee	Miroslav Wasilevski	Template:Flag,
	Rita Torsvik	Template:Flag,
	Florentio Gomez	Template:Flag,
	L.V.Subramanian	Template:Flag
SI Development Fund Committee	Laura Ragucci	Template:Flag
	Judy Sheldon	Template:Flag
	Michael Johnson	Template:Flag
	Sercan Duygan	Template:Flag
Youth Project Coordinator	Ann Greenhough	Template:Flag

2009-2012

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Gary Sealey	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Pramod Kumar	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Penny Pattison	Template:Flag
SI Host List Coordinator	Pablo Colangelo	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Kim Jong Soo	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Miroslaw Wasilewski	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Officer	Group
SI Development Committee	Aneris Cao	Template:Flag
	Luisa Corbetta	Template:Flag
	Judith Shotten	Template:Flag
	Sally Lee	Template:Flag
	Mary Jane Mikuriya	Template:Flag
SI Finance Committee	L. V. Subramanian	Template:Flag
	Jonny Sågänger	Template:Flag
	Phyllis Chinn	Template:Flag
SI Conflict Resolution Committee	Julie Dotsch	Template:Flag
	Daryl Chinn	Template:Flag
	Luigi Uslenghi	Template:Flag
SI Nominations Committee	Ann Greenough	Template:Flag
	Sylvia Krogh	Template:Flag
	Anna Flammini	Template:Flag
SI Newsletter Editor	Almery Tessarolo and her team	Template:Flag
SI Archivist	Grant Barnes	Template:Flag
SI Youth Development Officer	Magiari Diaz Diaz	Template:Flag
SI Youth Coordinator	Pablo Chufeni	Template:Flag
SI Job Description/Statutes Committee	Noreen Mirza	Template:Flag
	Chris Jones	Template:Flag
SI Distant Vote Administrator	Chris Patterson	Template:Flag

2012-2015

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Jonny Sågänger	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Ann Greenhough	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Jaime Romero	Template:Flag
SI Host List Coordinator	Arnoud Philippo	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Danielle Serres	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Miroslaw Wasilewski	.Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Officer	Group
SI Newsletter Editor	Terry Stone	Template:Flag
SI Distant Vote Administrator	Chris Patterson	Template:Flag
SI Archivist	Robert Mitchell	Template:Flag
SI Job Descriptions and Statutes Committee	Chris Jones	Template:Flag
	Jack Huang	Template:Flag
	Alvany Santiago	Template:Flag
SI Audit Committee	Phyllis Chinn	Template:Flag
	LV Subramanian	Template:Flag
	Emmanuel Kakinda	Template:Flag
SI Nominations Committee	Norma Nicholson	Template:Flag
	Jean Seymour	Template:Flag
	Amir Levy	Template:Flag
SI Conflict Resolution Committee	Julie Dotsch	Template:Flag
	Clare Mateke	Template:Flag
	Marneo Serenelli	Template:Flag
SI Development Committee	Ewa Dzierżawska	Template:Flag
	Joel Kaloba	Template:Flag
	Pablo Chufeni	Template:Flag
	Aneris Cao	Template:Flag
	Anna Cristina Siragusa	Template:Flag

2015-2018

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Jonny Sågänger	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Ann Greenhough	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Penny Pattison	Template:Flag
SI Host List Coordinator	Pablo Colangelo	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Danielle Serres	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	LV Subramanian	Template:Flag

Committies and Officers

Committee	Officer	Group
SI Development Committee	Ewa Dzierzawski	Template:Flag
	Fidele Rutayisire	Template:Flag
	Kristina Buynova	Template:Flag
	Kiat Yun Tan	Template:Flag
	Maria Fernanda Vomero	Template:Flag
SI Audit Committee	Ashley Burrowes	Template:Flag
	Emmanuel Kakinda	Template:Flag
	Graham Robertson	Template:Flag
SI Archivist	Anna Koster	Template:Flag
SI Conflict Resolution Committee	Martin Henner	Template:Flag
	Clare Mateke	Template:Flag
	Alvany Santiago	Template:Flag
SI Nomination Committee	Dianne Peterson	Template:Flag
	Susanne Thestrup	Template:Flag
	Norma Nicholson	Template:Flag
SI Job Descriptions and Statutes Committee	Amir Levy	Template:Flag
	Jack Huang	Template:Flag
	Chris Jones	Template:Flag
SI Distant Vote Administrator	Chris Patterson	Template:Flag
SI Youth Leadership Committee	Susanna Martinez	Template:Flag
	Janek Dzierzawski	Template:Flag
	Karolina Paleckova	Template:Flag
	Asiia Zhakypova	Template:Flag
	Pablo Chufeni	Template:Flag

2018-2022

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Jonny Sågänger	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Carla Kristensen	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Kiat Yun Tan	Template:Flag
SI Membership & Technology Secretary	Jim Leask*	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Paige LaCombe	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Radha B. Radhakrishna	Template:Flag

• Replaced Andreas Becker in February/March 2020). Jim Leask shares the responsibility with Paul Nielsen

Committies and Officers

Position	Name	Group
SI Internal Audit Committee	L V Subramanian	Template:Flag
	Phyllis Chinn	Template:Flag
	Gülsen Elyak	Template:Flag
SI Development Committee	Lilly Kerekes Beltran	Template:Flag
	Ewa Dzierzawska	Template:Flag
	Fidele Rutayisire	Template:Flag
	Pablo Colangelo	Template:Flag
	Pamela Yang	Template:Flag
SI Youth and Families Committee	Susana Martinez	Template:Flag
	Raffaella Rota	Template:Flag
	Natasha Noreen	Template:Flag
	Aneris Cao	Template:Flag
	Mar Ferre	Template:Flag
SI Distant Vote Administrator	Chris Patterson	Template:Flag

2022-2025

Elected General Assembly in 2022 in Panchgani, Template:Flag

Executive Committee

Position	Officer	Group
SI President	Radha B. Radhakrishna	Template:Flag
SI Vice-president	Carla Kristensen	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Jonny Sågänger	Template:Flag
SI Membership & Technology Secretary	Paul Nielsen	Template:Flag
SI Peace Secretary	Francisco Luna	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Suresh Jain	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Name	Group
SI Distant Vote Administrator (SI DVA)	Craig Melrose	Template:Flag
SI Internal Audit Committee (SI IAC)	Yukiko Namariyama	Template:Flag
	Gülşen Elyak	Template:Flag
	Ana Rita Gama	Template:Flag
SI Development Committee (SI DC)	Pamela Yang	Template:Flag
	Evren Özkan	Template:Flag
	Neuma Dantas	Template:Flag
	Jamie Robertson	Template:Flag
	Bhudeb Chakravarti	Template:Flag
SI Youth and Families Committee (SI YFC)	Bogdan Ionescu	Template:Flag
	Elena Olivera Begué	Template:Flag
	Mehmet Ateş	Template:Flag
	Raffaella Rota	Template:Flag
	Hiren Goradia	Template:Flag

2025-2028

Elected Officers at General Assembly in 2025 in Dijon, Template:Flag

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Group
SI President	Radha Radhakrishna	Template:Flag
SI Vice President	Carla Kristensen	Template:Flag
SI Treasurer	Gülşen Elyak	Template:Flag
SI General Secretary	Kent Machaulay	Template:Flag
Peace Secretary	Francisco Salomon Luna Aburto	Template:Flag
SI Membership and Technology Secretary	Paul Nielsen	Template:Flag

Committees and Officers

Position	Name	Group
SI Development Committee	Pamela Yang	Template:Flag
	Jamie Robertson	Template:Flag and
	Tatjana Negi	Template:Flag
	Neuma Dantas	Template:Flag
	Moses Kigozi	Template:Flag
SI Youth and Families Committee	Elena Olvera Reyes	Template:Flag
	Mehmet Ates	Template:Flag
	Mehmet Akif Yegin	Template:Flag and
	David Leonard Kabambo	Template:Flag
	Buhadeb Chakravarti	Template:Flag
SI Internal Audit Committee	Salvador Da Matta	Template:Flag
	Richard Wolfe	Template:Flag
SI Conflict Resolution Committee	Richard Weaver	Template:Flag
	Francisco Dominguez González	Template:Flag
SI Distant Vote Administrator	Pramod Kumar	Template:Flag