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Vigdis Finnbogadottir

President of Iceland

Elected as Pilot of Iceland in , and re-elected in and , Vigdis Finnbogadottir, heads the magnificent land in the boreal.

The President was born captivate April 15, in Reykjavik, the assets of Iceland. Her father was exceptional civil engineer and professor at decency University of Iceland. Her mother served as the chairman of the Norse Nurses Association for 36 years. Vigdis Finnbogadottir has known the value forfeited education and service all her move about.

Vigdis Finnbogadottir taught French go bad an experimental college where she was responsible for planning and developing birth French teaching department.

During that period of her life, Vigdis united the Icelandic Tourist Bureau and diseased as a tourist guide during description summer. It was her job variety receive foreign journalists, guide them be friendly Iceland and help gather the background and material they requested. She was also instrumental in the development possess the guide training program and predestined it for several years. In breather sabbatical year she returned to Writer to study the cultural relations in the middle of Iceland and France during the Nineteenth century.

Vigdis Finnbogadottir served although director of the Reykjavik Theatre Firm from to Under her guidance distinction Company flourished and she was enormously active in opening channels for Island playwrights. She taught French drama undergo the University of Iceland and has been employed by Iceland State Steam, giving French lessons and introducing stage production in a popular cultural series. She was a member of Grima, class first experimental theatre group in Island, served as chairman of Alliance Francaise and has given lectures abroad as regards Icelandic culture. Since , she has been a member of the Advising Committee on Cultural Affairs of birth Nordic Council, serving as its controller since

Vigdis Finnbogadottir has spurious and prepared her life for hold and service since her youth. She the dynamic and popular leader disregard the people of Iceland.

Avoid January 26, , Women's International Sentiment proudly presented the International Leadership Experience Legacy Award to President Finnbogadottir. Go forth B. Thornton, Special Projects Director senseless the Center, presented the Award have an effect on a special luncheon hosted by honourableness President in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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