| 2008 | member of The Elders |
| 2006 | honorary chairman of the Czech PEN Club |
| 2006 | co-founder and honorary chairman of the European Foundation for Democracy through Partnership |
| 2005 | co-founder Shared Concern Initiative with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Royal Highness El Hassan bin Talal and His Excellency Frederik Willem de Klerk |
| 2005 | honorary member of the International Advisory Board of the Orange
Circle Ukraine Initiative
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| 2005 | member of the "Dalai Lama's Educating the Heart Dialogue" Advisory Board |
| 2005 | co-founder of the "Our Belarus" Society in Czech Republic |
| 2004 | honorary Patron of the Global Leadership Foundation, London |
| 2004 | member 100 for Tibet, Palo Alto, Ca., U.S.A. |
| 2004 | member of the Advisory board of the Zimbabwe Defend and Aid Fund / Zimbabwe Benefit Foundation, London |
