As at 29 October 2006, the following nominations were received by the Secretariat*:
| Name | Nationality | |
| African States : 2 nominations | ||
| 1. | BARRY, Abdoulaye | Burkina Faso |
| 2. | TUTU, Desmond | South Africa |
| Eastern European States : 2 nominations | ||
| 1. | GUMI, Viktor | Albania |
| 2. | MAZOWIECKI, Tadeusz | Poland |
| Latin American and Caribbean States : 1 nomination | ||
| 1. | ROBINSON, Arthur N.R. | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Western Europe and Other States : 1 nomination | ||
| 1. | VEIL, Simone | France |
* On 29 September 2006, Kenya informed the Secretariat that it had withdrawn the candidature of Mr. Amos S. Wako.