Kirsti Lintonen

Kirsti Lintonen (born May 23, 1945 in Tampere) was the Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations for the period 2005–2009.[1] She presented her credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on February 15, 2005. Kirsti Lintonen possesses a master's degree in political science and entered the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1971. She became an ambassador in Windhoek, Namibia in 1990. In 1994 she became the Deputy Director General for Political Affairs within the Ministry, and in 1996 she became Under-Secretary of State. From 2000 until her appointment to the UN, she had been Finland's ambassador to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, and Swaziland.[2][3] She was accredited to the Southern African Development Community.[4]

External links

• Kirsti Lintonen's biography at the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations
• The United Nations list of current heads of missions. (PDF)

References

1. "Permanent Representatives - Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN : Permanent Mission : Permanent Representatives". www.finlandun.org. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
2. Bashevkin, Sylvia (2010). "The Comparative Politics of Substantive Representation: Exploring Women Foreign Policy Elites in the US, Finland and Sweden". Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. SSRN 1643053. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "KIRSTI LINTONEN OF FINLAND CHAIRPERSON OF SECOND COMMITTEE | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. United Nations. 2007-09-18. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
4. "Fate Of Africa - Development Prospects and the Impact of the Financial Crisis - The Finnish institute of International Affairs". The Finnish institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 2016-08-12.