The Ministers Reference Book: Commonwealth 2015 was launched on Commonwealth Day 2015 at the Commonwealth Day Observance in Westminster Abbey, attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Heads of Government, High Commissioners, and numerous other VIPs.
Featuring perspectives from:
- Kofi A Annan, Chair, Africa Progress Panel
- Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia
- Irina Bokova, Director-General, UNESCO
- Jerome K Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, The Bahamas
- Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Canada
- Lord David Howell of Guildford, President, Royal Commonwealth Society
- Uhuru Kenyatta, President, Republic of Kenya
- Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
- Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, Singapore
- Dr Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO, NEPAD
- Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister, Malta
- Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Commonwealth Secretary-General
- Sir Ronald Sanders, member of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group
- Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
- Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and UN Messenger of Peace
- Dr James Zhan, Director of Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD