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{{Short description|Non-profit organization}}
{{Infobox website
| name        = Servas International
| logo        = Servaslogo.png
| founded     = {{Start date and age|July 1949}} in {{wipe|Denmark}}
| founder     = Bob Luitweiler
| type        = [[Social:Non-governmental organization|Non-governmental organization]]
| location    = Zurich
| area_served = Global
| products    = Homestay
| services    = [[Social:Social networking service|Social networking service]]
| homepage    = {{URL|https://www.servas.org/}}
| users       = 15,000 in over 100 countries<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.servas.org/ | title=Servas International}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Servas meeting Piem VdA 01.png|thumb|A Servas local meeting in Collegno, Italy in 2016]]
'''Servas International''' ("we serve (peace)"  in [[Social:Esperanto|Esperanto]]) is a non-profit organization proving a [[Social:Hospitality exchange service|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>{{cite news |title=How Sleeping On A Stranger's Couch Became A Moral Dilemma For Travelers |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tyrabosnic/host-a-sister-facebook-group-covid-pandemic |access-date=5 February 2022 |work=buzzfeednews.com |date=2 July 2021|language=en}}</ref> in the aftermath of [[Social:World War II|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>{{cite news|last=Glusac|first=Elaine|date=March 13, 2017|title=The Other Airbnbs: Alternative Home-Sharing Rentals|work={{wipe|The New York Times}}|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/travel/airbnb-alternative-home-share-rentals.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Glusac|first=Elaine|date=March 24, 2017|title=Competition for Airbnb as other home-sharing sites target niche audiences|newspaper=The Irish Times|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/interiors/competition-for-airbnb-as-other-home-sharing-sites-target-niche-audiences-1.3019944}}</ref>

The organisation may now be described as a platform, part of a [[Finance:Gift economy|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>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1996/07/14/servas-with-a-smile/7b7de4fc-f813-461a-b5b3-3317ef6330ae/ | title=SERVAS WITH A SMILE | first=Dana | last=Hull | newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}} | date=July 14, 1996}}</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 [[Social:Non-governmental organization|Non-governmental organization]] and has been affiliated with the {{wipe|United Nations}} since 1973.<ref name=letter>{{cite news | url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1980/0922/092250.html | title=Servas -- a letter of introduction to another culture | first=Charlotte | last=Fardelmann | work=The Christian Science Monitor | date=September 22, 1980}}</ref>

[[File:BobLuitweiler.jpg|thumb]]

==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. Evety kind of person enlarged my knowledge and gave me new insights.
The next Servas seed came from a young American whom I met that on the road. He told me at great length and in
the strongest reactionaty terms how terrible the Swedish Socialist government was. At that time there was almost no
countty 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 reactionaty 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.

==History==
When it is started in 1949 hosts are printed by country and posted by each country to other member countries. Each member country has different organization and organ. Servas International formed as federation. It is named as Peace Builder in the beginning later renamed as Servas International.

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

2006 Servas International started Servas on line project replacing paper based system <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/travel/09prac.html| title=SGo to Strangers (and They'll Come to You) | first=Susan | last=Stellin| newspaper={{wipe|New York Times}} | date=July 9, 2006}}</ref>

General Assembly in 2006 in Italy distant vote procedure created and Statues updated accordingly.

==National Groups/Member Countries==
<ref name="Servas groups">{{Cite web|url=https://servas.org/en/content/servas-group-servasorg|title=Servas group on servas.org &#124; Servas Online|website=servas.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Host
! scope="col" | Member since
! scope="col" | reinstated

|- 
| {{flag|Albania}}
| 8
| 1995
|- 
| {{flag|Algeria}}
| 12
| 1995

|- 
 | {{flag|Argentina}}
| 386
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Armenia}}
| 2
|- 
 | {{flag|Australia}}
| 614
| 1972
|- 
 | {{flag|Austria}}
| 229
| 1949
|- 
 | {{flag|Bahrain}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| 34
| 1989 | 2015
|- 
 | {{flag|Belarus}}
| 49
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|Belgium }}
| 305
| 1972
|- 
 | {{flag|Benin}}
| 11
|- 
 | {{flag|Bhutan}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Bolivia}}
| 18
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|Botswana}}
| 22
| 1998
|- 
 | {{flag|Brazil}}
| 144
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Britain}} Britain
| 568
| 1949
|- 
 | {{flag|Brunei}} 
| -
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| 34
| 1989 | 2015

|- 
 | {{flag|Burundi}}
| 4
|- 
 | {{flag|Cambodia}}
| 5
|- 
 | {{flag|Cameroon}}
| 32
| 2009
|- 
 | {{flag|Canada}}
| 758
|- 
 | {{flag|Chile}}
| 34
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|China}}
| 28
| 1986 | 2004
|- 
 | {{flag|Colombia}}
| 99
|- 
 | {{flag|Republic of the Congo}} Brazzaville (RC)
| 31
| 2009
|- 
 | Congo Kinshasa (DRC)
| 10
|- 
 | {{flag|Costa Rica}}
| 64
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Croatia}}
| 17
| 2004
|- 
 | {{flag|Cuba}}
| 14
|- 
 | {{flag|Cyprus}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| 152
| 1989
|- 
| {{flag|Denmark}}
| 251
| 1949
|- 
 | {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
| 6
|- 
 | {{flag|Ecuador}}
| 27
|- 
 | {{flag|Egypt}}
| 6
|- 
 | {{flag|Estonia}}
| 3
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|Ethiopia}}
| 7
|- 
 | {{flag|Falkland Islands}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Finland}}
| 70
|- 
 | {{flag|France}}
| 1935
|- 
 | {{flag|Gambia}}
| 16
| 1998
|- 
 | {{flag|Georgia}}
| 24
| 2012
|- 
 | {{flag|Germany}}
| 1949 || 1949
|- 
 | {{flag|Greece}}
| 24
| 1983 || 2009
|- 
 | {{flag|Guatemala}}
| 27
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Honduras}}
| 19
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| 36
| 1992
|- 
 | {{flag|Hungary}}
| 101
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Iceland}}
| 3
| 1998
|- 
 | {{flag|India}}
| 260
| 1951
|- 
 | {{flag|Indonesia}}
| 25
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|Iran}}
| 109
| 2012

|- 
 | {{flag|Ireland}}
| 78
| 1983
|- 
 | {{flag|Israel}}
| 183
|- 
 | {{flag|Italy}}
| 1504
| 1972
|- 
 | {{flag|Japan}}
| 207
|- 
 | {{flag|Jordan}}
| 2
|- 
 | {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| 24
| 2009
|- 
 | {{flag|Kenya}}
| 24
| 1972 | 2012

|- 
 | {{flag|Korea}}
| 267
|- 
 | {{flag|Kosovo}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
| 20
| 2004
|- 
 | {{flag|Laos}}
| 2
|- 
 | {{flag|Latvia}}
| 14
| 1992
|- 
 | {{flag|Lebanon}}
| 4

|- 
 | {{flag|Lithuania}}
| 14
| 1992
|- 
 | {{flag|Luxemburg}}
| 11
|- 
 | {{flag|Madagascar}}
| 5
|- 
 | {{flag|Malawi}}
| 50
| 2004
|- 
 | {{flag|Malaysia}}
| 34
| 1995 | 2004
|- 
 | {{flag|Mali}}
| 10
|- 
 | {{flag|Malta}}
| 3
| 1983
|- 
 | {{flag|Mauritius}}
| 5
|- 
 | {{flag|Mexico}}
| 90
|- 
 | {{flag|Moldova}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Mongolia}}
| 6
|- 
 | {{flag|Morocco}}
| 20
| 1998
|- 
 | {{flag|Myanmar}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Nepal}}
| 53
| 1986 | 2012
|- 
 | {{flag|Netherlands}}
| 286
|- 
 | {{flag|New Zealand}}
| 294
| 1972
|- 
 | {{flag|Nicaragua}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Nigeria}}
| 11
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|Norway}}
| 124
|- 
 | {{flag|Pakistan}}
| 80
| 1998
|- 
| {{flag|Palestine}}
| 9
|- 
| {{flag|Panama}}
| 12
| 1992
|- 
| {{flag|Paraguay}}
| 24
| 1995
|- 
 | {{flag|Peru}}
| 39
| 1998
|- 
 | {{flag|Philippines}}
| 15
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Poland}}
| 320
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Portugal}}
| 63
| 1983
|- 
 | {{flag|Romania}}
| 45
| 1992
|- 
 | {{flag|Russia}}
| 102
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Rwanda}}
| 48
| 2015
|- 
 | {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
| 1
|- 
 | {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| 14
|- 
 | {{flag|Senegal}}
| 2
| 1989
|- 
 | {{flag|Serbia}}
| 8
|- 
 | {{flag|Sierra Leone}}
| 25
|- 
 | {{flag|Singapore}}
| 14
|- 
 | {{flag|Slovakia}}
| 35
|- 
 | {{flag|Slovenia}}
| 17
|- 
 | {{flag|South Africa}}
| 70
| 1986
|- 
 | {{flag|Spain}}
| 739
| 1983
|- 
 | {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| 7
|- 
 | {{flag|Suriname}}
| 13
|- 
 | {{flag|Sweden}}
| 328
|- 
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| 262
| 1949
|- 
 | {{flag|Taiwan}}
| 111
| 2009
|- 
 | {{flag|Tanzania}}
| 28
|- 
 | {{flag|Thailand}}
| 35
| 1992
|- 
 | {{flag|Togo}}
| 55
| 1998
|- 
 | {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| 2
|- 
 | {{flag|Tunisia}}
| 5
|- 
 | {{flag|Turkey}}
| 264
| 1992
|- 
 | {{flag|Uganda}}
| 38
|- 
 | {{flag|Ukraine}}
| 20
| 2012
|- 
 | {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| 10
|- 
| {{flag|United States}}
| 1509
| 1949
|- 
| {{flag|Uruguay}}
| 33
| 1983
|- 
 | {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
| 5
|- 
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| 43
|- 
 | {{flag|Vietnam}}
| 32
| 2015
|- 
 | {{flag|Zambia}}
| 15
| 1998
|- 
 | {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
| 6
| 1995
|}

==Membership statistics==
2023- 126 member countries 14,309 host, Updated 1 August 2020<ref name="Servas groups"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Countries
! scope="col" | Host

|-
| August 2023
| 125
| 15,177
|-
| August 2022
| 125
| 14,309
|-
| March 2021
| 125
| 15,268
|-
| March 2020
| 125
| 16,057

|}

==Executive Committees==

===2022-2025<ref>hservas.org/en/community/board-and-management/si-exco</ref>===

'''President:''' Radha B. Radhakrishna {{flag|USA}}

'''Vice-president:''' Carla Kristensen {{flag| Portugal}}

'''General Secretary:''' Jonny Sågänger {{flag|Sweden}}

'''Membership & Technology Secretary:''' Paul Nielsen {{flag| Australia}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Francisco Luna {{flag|Mexico}}

'''Treasurer:''' Suresh Jain {{flag|india}}

SI Membership and Techhnology Secretary

SI Distant Vote Administrator (SI DVA)

SI Internal Audit Committee (SI IAC)

SI Development Committee (SI DC)

SI Youth and Families Committee (SI YFC)

===2018-2022===
'''President:''' Jonny Sågänger {{flag|Sweden}}

'''Vice-president:''' Carla Kristensen  {{flag|Portugal}}

'''Treasurer:''' Radha B. Radhakrishna {{flag|India}}

'''SI Membership & Technology Secretary (SI MTS) :''' Jim Leask  {{flag|Canada}}  (replaced Andreas Becker in February/March 2020). Jim Leask shares the SI MTS responsibility with Paul Nielsen of Servas Australia.  {{flag|Australia}}

'''General Secretary:''' Kiat Yun Tan {{flag|Malaysia}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Paige LaCombe {{flag|USA}}

===2015-2018===
'''SI President:''' Jonny Sågänger (Sweden) {{flag|Sweden}}

'''SI Vice President:''' Ann Greenhough (Britain) {{flag|Britain}}

'''SI General Secretary:''' Penny Pattison {{flag|Canada}}

'''SI Treasurer:''' LV Subramanian {{flag|India}}

'''SI Peace Secretary:''' Danielle Serres {{flag|France}}

'''SI Host List Coordinator:''' Pablo Colangelo {{flag|Argentina}}

Development Committee:

Audit committee

Servas International Archivist

Conflict Resolution Committee:

Nomination Committee:

SI Job Descriptions and Statutes Committee:

Distant Vote Administrator: Chris Patterson (New Zealand)

Youth Leadership Committee:

===2012-2015===
'''SI President:''' Jonny Sågänger (Sweden) {{flag|Sweden}}

'''SI Vice President:''' Ann Greenhough (Britain) {{flag|Britain}}

'''SI General Secretary:''' Jaime Romero {{flag|Colombia}}

'''SI Treasurer:''' Miroslaw Wasilewski {{flag|Poland}}

'''SI Peace Secretary:''' Danielle Serres {{flag|France}}

'''SI Host List Coordinator:''' Arnoud Philippo {{flag|Netherlands}}

===2009-2012===
'''President:''' Gary Sealey, {{flag|Canada}}

'''Vice President:''' Pramod Kumar,{{flag|USA}}

'''General Secretary:''' Penny Pattison {{flag|Canada}}

'''Treasurer:''' Miroslaw Wasilewski, {{flag|Poland}}

'''Host List Coordinator:''' Pablo Colangelo, {{flag|Argentina}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Kim Jong Soo, {{flag|South Korea}}

Finance Committee

Conflict Resolution Committee

Nominations Committee

Newsletter Editor

Archivist:

Youth Development Officer

Youth Coordinator:

Job Description/Statutes Committee

Distant Vote Administrator

===2006-2009===
'''President:''' Gary Sealey, {{flag|Canada}}

'''Vice President:''' Mary Jane Mikuriya, {{flag|USA}}

'''General Secretary:''' Pramod Kumar,{{flag|India}}

'''Treasurer:''' Ömer Özkan, {{flag|Turkey}}

'''Host List Coordinator:''' Anna Flammini, {{flag|Italy}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Nanda, {{flag|Sri Lanka}}

===2004-2006===
'''President:''' Geoff Maltby, {{flag|Australia}}

'''Vice President:''' Bibendra Pradhananga, {{flag|Nepal}}

'''General Secretary:''' Honora Clemens,{{flag|USA}}

'''Treasurer:''' Ömer Özkan, {{flag|Turkey}}

'''Host List Coordinator:''' Claudio Pacchiega, {{flag|Italy}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Gary Sealey, {{flag|Canada}}

===2001-2004===
'''President:''' Roger Martin, {{flag|Norway}}

'''Vice President:''' Bibendra Pradhananga, {{flag|Nepal}}

'''General Secretary:''' Frits Stuurman, {{flag|Netherlands}}

'''Treasurer:''' Gyöngyver Kudor, {{flag|Hungary}}

'''Host List Coordinator:''' Laura Ragucci, {{flag|Argentina}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Marco Kappenberger, West {{flag|Samoa}}

Treasurers (Audit) Committee:

====Committees====
Appeals Committee:

Development Fund Committee

Complaints Committee

Nominations Committee

Job Descriptions Committee

===1998-2001===
'''President:''' Chris Slader {{flag|UK}}

'''Treasurer:''' Gilbert Revault {{flag|France}}

'''Vice President:''' Bertrand Bailleul {{flag|France}}

'''General Secretary:''' Kevin Newham {{flag|Australia}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Daniele Passalacqua {{flag|Italy}}

Assistant General Secretary and Host List Co-ordinator: 
Claudia Pinto {{flag|Brasil}}

'''Servas International Newsletter Editor:''' Sharon Beldon {{flag|Netherlands}}

===1995-1998===
President: Chris Slader {{flag|UK}}

Vice President: Jenny Durand {{flag|France}}

General Secretary: Vibeke Matorp {{flag|Denmark}}

Treasurer: Hazel Barham {{flag|UK}}
 
Assistant General Secretary: Mariangela Brunello {{flag|Italy}}

Peace Secretary: Daniele Passalacqua {{flag|Italy}}

===1992-1995===
'''President:''' Ray Scott {{flag|New Zealand}}

'''Vice President: ''' Jorge Zoppolo {{flag|Uruguay}}

'''International Secretary:''' Vibeke Matorp {{flag|Denmark}}

'''Assistant Secretary:''' Maringela Brunello {{flag|Italy}}

'''Treasurer:''' Hazel Barham {{flag|UK}}

'''Peace secretary:''' Harivallabh Parikh {{flag|india}}

===1989-1992===
'''President:''' Bob Luitweiler {{flag|USA}}

Vice-president: Janos Kurucz {{flag|Hungary}}

'''Treasurer:''' Hazel Barham

International Co-ordinator: Antonie Fried {{flag|Germany}}

Host Co-ordinator: Judy Ross

Peace Secretary: Felix Zurita

Asian Member: Harivallabh Parikh {{flag|India}}

Latin American Member: Jorge Zoppolo {{flag|Uruguay}}

African Member: E.K. Narter-Olaga

===1986-1989===
'''General Secretary:''' Antonie FRIED {{flag|Germany}}

'''Asst. General Secretary:''' Yvonne  BROWN {{flag|New Zealand}}

'''President:''' Don FAWCETT {{flag|USA}}

'''Vice-president:'''  Duncan MEIKLE  {{flag|Canada}}

'''Treasurer:''' Peter Brock {{flag|Germany}}

Editor SI Nwesletter: Frede ASGAARD {{flag|Danmark}}

'''Area Coordinators'''

EUROPE: ULLA OFFER {{flag|Germany}}

AFRICA: E.K. NARTER-OLAGA {{flag|Ghana}}

EAST ASIA: TAKASHI AOKI {{flag|Japan}}

SOUTH ASIA: HARIVALLABH PARIKH {{flag|India}}

SOUTH PACIFIC: TOM & ANNIE YOUNG  {{flag|New Zealand}}

CENTRAL-AMERICA & CARIBBEAN: FELIX ZURITA ACHOA {{flag|Mexico}}

'''SOUTH AMERICA:''' JORGE ZOPPOLO {{flag|Uruguay}}

'''CO-OPTED MEMBERS'''

Reva King  {{flag|USA}}

Maria  Soresina {{flag|Italy}}

BARBARA WHITEHEAD {{flag|England}}

===1983-1985===
'''President:''' Don Fawcett {{flag|USA}}

'''Vice President:''' Maria Soresina {{flag|Italy}}

'''General Secretary:''' Kay Lazaruz {{flag|USA}}

'''Treasurer:''' Peter Brock {{flag|Germany}}

'''Peace Secretary:''' Jo Graham {{flag|USA}}

'''Editor, Servas International News:''' Janine Hall {{flag|France}}

'''Assistant General Secretary:''' Lino Bugeja {{flag|Malta}}

====Regional Coordinators====

'''Regional Coordinator, Africa: ''' Zeru Michael (Africa)

'''Regional Coordinator, SE Asia:''' Takashi Aoki {{flag|Japan}}

'''Regional Coordinator, N America & Caribbean: ''' Rodrigue Aristide {{flag|Guadeloupe}}

'''Regional Coordinator, Europe & Near East: ''' Antonie Fried  {{flag|West Germany}}

'''Regional Coordinator, Southern Asia:''' Harivallabh Parikh {{flag|India}}

'''Regional Coordinator, South Pacific:'''  Nan Smith {{flag|Australia}}

'''Coordinator for South America:''' Jorge Zoppolo {{flag|Uruguay}}

===1980-1982 ===
'''President:''' Graham Thomas

'''Vice President:''' Don Fawcett{{flag|USA}}

'''General Secretary:''' Barbara Whitehead

Assistant General Secretary Denise Waech

Peace Secretary: Reva King{{flag|USA}}

'''Editor Servas International:''' News Rosalind Schama

Treasurer: Denise Waech

'''Regional Co-ordinators'''

Africa: Lydia Jones

Southern Asia: Harivallabh Parikh {{flag|India}}

Southeast Asia: Kunio Tanaka {{flag|Japan}}

South Pasific: Nan Smith

South America: Jorgo Zoppolo {{flag|Uruguay}}

North America&Carabian : Kay Lazarus

Europe and Near East: Antonio Fried

===1978-1980===
President: Graham Thomas

Treasurer: Doris Bucher

S.I.N. Editor: Donald Fuwcett

Asst. Treasurer: Denise Waech

The following positions wore filled by ballot 
General Secretary: Barbara Whitehead

Vice-president: Martha Simon

Asst. Gen. Sec.: Reva King

Peace Secretary: Konrad Lübbert

Regional Co-ordinators wore appointed us follows:
Africa: Lydia Jones

Europe: Antonic Fried

South America: Narcelo Lorenzo

South Pacific: John and Judy Ebner

Southoust Asia: Masuo Amano

Southern Asia: Harivallabh Parikh

===1974-1976===
President: Reva King

Vice President: Harivallabh Parikh

Treasurer: Denise Vollenweider

Asst. Treasurer: Doris Bilcher

Secretary: Birgitte Damnsgaard

Asst. Secretary: Ronald Golding

Peace Secretary: Hans Werner Emrich

News letter Editor: Barbara Acquach

Assft Editor: to be selected by Barbara Acquach

===1972-1974===

'''President & International Coordinator:''' Kurt Schmid {{flag|Austria}}

'''Vice President & Ass't International Coordinator:''' Reva King

'''Treasurer:''' Denise Vollenweider

'''Ass't Treasurer:''' Swiss Servas member to be appointed by Denise Vollenweider

'''Secretary:''' Birgitte Damsgaard

'''Vice Secretary'''  Maria Soresina

'''Peace Secretary:'''  Jim Ryding

'''Editor of International Newsletter:''' Maria Soresina

'''Regional Coordinators:'''

Europe: Denise Vollenweider

Africa: Titus Mugavana

North America: Reva King {{flag|USA}}

Latin America Laura Langagne

South Pacific Max Hartin

===1970-1972===

The. following persons were elected:

International Coordinator~ Kurt Schmid {{flag|Austria}}

Asst. Intl.Coordinator~ Reva King {{flag|USA}}

Asst. IntI. Coordinator in Training: Barbara Trischuk {{flag|Britain}}

Regional coordinators. The following persons will handle the development of SERVAS in these countries:

Harivallabh Parikh {{flag|India}}—Afghanistan, Ceylon, Australia, Kenya, and Ethiopia

Benelux—Indonesia

Sweden—Finland and Iceland

Barbara Trischuk {{flag|Britain}} - Tanzania and Fiji

Joseph Girard {{flag|France}} -~Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia

International Coordinator—Eastern Europe

===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 {{flag|Germany}} the first European Servas secretary. Seeds Of Servas

==General Assemblies <ref>{{cite web | url=https://servas.org/en/international-conferences | title=International conferences &#124; Servas Online }}</ref>==
1952 {{flag|Germany}} [[Place:Hamburg|Hamburg]] First Peace  Builders  International Conference,  Out of which came  the name "Servas" <ref name="pages.intnet.mu">http://pages.intnet.mu/servas/Archives/Servasday/Seeds_of_Servas.pdf {{bare URL PDF|date=May 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Altyazı metni
|-
! # !! Year !! Country !! Place
|-
| #1 || 1952 || {{flag|Germany}}  || Hamburg <ref name="pages.intnet.mu"/>
|-
| #9  || 1964 || {{flag|Austria}} || Vienna
|-
| #10  || 1965 || {{flag|Austria}} || Vienna
|-
| #11|| 1966	 || {{flag|Denmark}} || Copenhagen
|-
| #12|| 1967 || {{flag|Czechoslovakia}} || Bratislava
|-
|   #13|| 1970|| {{flag|Austria}} || Vienna
|-
|  #14|| 1972|| {{flag|Germany}} || Wetzlar
|-
| #15|| 1974|| {{flag|Switzerland}}  || Arcegno
|-
| #16|| 1976|| {{flag|USA}}  || San Francisco
|-
|  #17 || 1978|| {{flag|Denmark}}  || Elsanor
|-
| #18  ||1980|| {{flag|India}} || Gujarat
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| #19|| 1983	 || {{flag|Israel}} || Nahariya
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| #20|| 1986|| {{flag|Italy}}  || Roma
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| #21 || 1989 || {{flag|Canada}} || Montreal, Quebec
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| #22 || 1992 || {{flag|France}} || Paris
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| #23|| 1995 || {{flag|Australia}} || Melbourne
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| #24 || 1998	 || {{flag|Guatemala}} ||Antigua Guatemala
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| #25 || 2001	 || {{flag|Thailand}} || Nakhon Nayok 
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| #26 || 2004	 || {{flag|Spain}} || Barcelona
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| #27|| 2006|| {{flag|Italy}}  || Latina
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| #28|| 2009|| {{flag|Argentina}} || Mar Del Plata
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| #29 || 2012|| {{flag|Poland}} || Piaski
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| #30  || 2015	|| {{flag|New Zealand}}  || Matamata <ref>https://servas.org/sicoga2015/index.php {{bare URL inline|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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| #31  || 2018	|| {{flag|Korea}}|| Seoul  <ref>https://servas.org/sicoga2018/files/SICOGA_2018-OT-001a-Stage_A-sicoga2018-for-web-and-media-advertisement.pdf {{bare URL PDF|date=May 2023}}</ref> 
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| #32	|| 2022	 || {{flag|India}}    || Panchgani <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ga22.servas.org/|title=Welcome to the 32nd Servas International Conference and General Assembly - SICOGA 2022 &#124; SICOGA 2022|website=ga22.servas.org}}</ref>
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