Valdas Adamkus

Date and Place of Birth: 3 November 1926, Kaunas (Lithuania). Education: Attended the Faculty of Natural Science at the Munich University and in 1960 graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology as a civil engineer. Professional Experience:  Valdas Adanmkus...

Jenny Shipley

Dame Jenny Shipley entered New Zealand’s Parliament in 1987 and held key ministerial roles, including Social Welfare and Women’s Affairs (1990–1993), Health (1993–1996), and State-Owned Enterprises, State Services, Transport, and ACC (1996–1997). In 1997, she became...

Lee Hong-koo

Date of Birth: May 9, 1934. Education: Studied at the Seoul National University (1953), Degree from Emory University (1959), and PhD in Political Science from Yale University. Professional Experience: Hong-koo has had a distinguished teaching career as a Professor at...

Tarja Halonen

Date of Birth: 24 December 1943. Political Career: Tarja Halonen is the former President of the Republic of Finland (2000 – 2012). She was the 11th President of the Republic of Finland and Finland’s first female head of state. Tarja Halonen was born in Helsinki...

César Gaviria

Date and Place of Birth: 31 March 1947, Pereira (Colombia). Education: César Gaviria received a Degree in Economics from the University of the Andes in Bogotá. Professional Experience: From 1983 to 1986, César Gaviria was a columnist for El Tiempo and Director of La...