Kristín A. Árnadóttir
Kristín Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir (born 18 March 1957).
Education
Árnadóttir obtained a master's degree in public administration and governance from Syracuse University.[2]
Career
Early positions
Árnadóttir was originally hired as assistant to the mayor of
Ambassadorship
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
From 1995 to 2006, Árnadóttir was the vice-president of the organization European Cities Against Drugs (ECAD).[12]
References
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
Media related to Kristín A. Árnadóttir at Wikimedia Commons