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About 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.
- 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.
- She was accredited to the Southern African Development Community.
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