Ambassador
Sigríður Duna Kristmundsdottir
Curriculum Vitae
Date of Birth: 13 August 1952
Education:
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1975 |
B.Sc. in Social Anthropology, The London School of Economics and Political Science. |
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1976-1977 |
Studies in Social Anthropology at L´Université de Paris Vll. |
| 1980 | M.A. in Social Anthropology, University of Rochester, New York. |
| 1990 | Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, University of Rochester, New York. |
Employment and Positions:
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1980-1984 |
Part-Time Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Iceland. |
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1983-1987 |
Member of the Althing, the Icelandic Parliament. |
| 1990-1994 | Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Iceland. |
| 1994-2000 | Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Iceland. |
| 2000-2006 | Professor of Anthropology, University of Iceland. |
| 2006 | Ambassador of Iceland to South Africa and also to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and the African Union, with residence in Pretoria. |
Activities:
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1985-1987 |
Parliamentary Council of the Faeroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. |
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1985-1992 |
Constitution Committee of the Republic of Iceland. |
| 1987-1990 | Board of the Greenland Fund. |
| 1989-1993 | Board of the Icelandic International Development Agency, ICEIDA. |
| 1997-2001 | Chair, Board of the Icelandic Anthropological Institute |
| 1989-1991 | The Icelandic Film Fund Awards Committee, also 1996. |
| 1991 | Chair, The Icelandic National Literature Prize. |
| 1991-1995 | Editorial Board of NORA, Nordic Journal of Women´s Studies. |
| 1991-1998 | Expert Committee on Social Science Research of Environmental Policy Issues, The Nordic Environmental Research Programme (NERP). |
| 1991-1993 | Chair, Public Relations Committee, University of Iceland. |
| 1994-1997 | UNESCO´s Consultative Committee on Women. |
| 1997-1999 | Consultative Committee on Equality, The Church of Iceland. |
| 1997-1999 | Icelandic Research Council Awards Committee. |
| 1999 | Chair, Conference on Women and Democracy at the Dawn of the New Millennium, held by the Governments of Iceland and the United States of America and the Nordic Council of Ministers. |
| 2000-2005 | Trustee of the Leifur Eiriksson Foundation. |
| 2004-2006 | National Committee on Women and Science. |
| 2005- | Editorial Board of The Centennial History of The University of Iceland 1911-2011. |
Honours and Awards:
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1989 |
Susan B. Anthony Honorary Fellowship, University of Rochester. |
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2000 |
Order of the Falcon, Republic of Iceland. |
| 2001 | Icelandic National Literature Prize for Non-Fiction. |
Dr Kristmundsdottir is married to Mr Fridrik Sophusson, CEO of the Icelandic Power Company and former Government Minister.
