Kristín Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir (born 18 March 1957)[1] is an Icelandic diplomat. She is currently Permanent representative to UN organisations in Vienna as well as ambassador to Slovakia. She was ambassador of gender equality in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Reykjavik 2018-2021. Previously, she has served as ambassador to Finland (and non resident ambassador to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine) (2013-2017), and ambassador to China and several other countries in Asia.
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Education edit
Árnadóttir obtained a master's degree in public administration and governance from Syracuse University.[2]
Career edit
Early positions edit
Árnadóttir was originally hired as assistant to the mayor of Reykjavik in 1994. On 29 December 2000 by unanimous decision by the four members of the City Council, she was appointed Director of Development and Information from 2001-2005, later continuing her work in the mayor's office.[2][3] She was given leave in July 2007 to act as project manager of Iceland's bid to join the UN Security Council, which was voted on in October 2008.[4][5] She was immediately after the UN vote given the position of head manager and ambassador for the newly combined offices of Minister and Secretary of State within the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs in November 2008.[6]
Ambassadorship edit
Árnadóttir was announced as being assigned as Iceland's ambassador to China in October 2009, in replacement of Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson, the new ambassador to Germany after the position was opened.[7]
From 2010 to 2013, she was an ambassador to China (and non resident ambassador to Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam)
The credential confirmation for her ambassadorship to China was conducted on 11 January 2010 by then president Hu Jintao.[8] Similarly, her ambassadorship to Vietnam was officially confirmed on 9 December 2010, after presenting her credentials to then President of Vietnam Nguyễn Minh Triết.[9][10]
She is the ambassador to Slovakia.[11]
Other activities edit
From 1995 to 2006, Árnadóttir was the vice-president of the organization European Cities Against Drugs (ECAD).[12]
References edit
- ^ Curriculum vitae Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, Embassy information, Government of Finland, retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ a b "Kristín stýrir framboði Íslands til öryggisráðs SÞ". Morgunblaðið. July 4, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Kristín Árnadóttir ráðin". Morgunblaðið. December 30, 2000. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Kristín A. Árnadóttir stýrir framboði Íslands til Öryggisráðsins". Visir.is. July 4, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ Gudmarsson, Sveinn H. (December 13, 2007). "Feature of the Week: In the Company of Hawks and Doves". Iceland Review. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Kristín nýr sendiherra". Visir.is. November 12, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Kristín A. Árnadóttir verður sendiherra í Kína". Viðskiptablaðið. October 1, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ Hong'e, Mo (January 11, 2010). "Chinese president accepts credentials from 8 ambassadors". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Kristín A. Árnadóttir afhendir trúnaðarbréf í Víetnam". Utanrikisraduneyti.is. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. December 14, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "President Triet receives incoming ambassadors". Voice of Vietnam. December 10, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Vymenovania a odvolania". Office of the President. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Samstarf háskólafólks hér heima og erlendis". Morgunblaðið. October 28, 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
Further reading edit
- Xudong, Xing (February 20, 2013). "China and Iceland: Closer than ever". China Daily. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- Lan, Huang (March 7, 2013). "Diplomats on women's roles: Iceland". China Daily. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
External links edit
Media related to Kristín A. Árnadóttir at Wikimedia Commons