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Geir Haarde, the Glossary

Geir Hilmar Haarde (born 8 April 1951) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15 June 2006 to 1 February 2009 and as president of the Nordic Council in 1995.^[1]

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Ambassadors of Iceland to the United States
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Prime ministers of Iceland

ABC News (United States)

ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.

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Aftenposten

Aftenposten (stylized as i in the masthead) is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation.

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Althing

The i (general meeting), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Árni M. Mathiesen (born 2 October 1958 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician. Geir Haarde and Árni Mathiesen are finance ministers of Iceland, members of the Althing and politicians from Reykjavík.

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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland from 1996 to 2016. Geir Haarde and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson are finance ministers of Iceland, Icelandic Lutherans and members of the Althing.

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Bergdís Ellertsdóttir

Bergdís Ellertsdóttir (born 1962) is the current ambassador of Iceland to the United States. Geir Haarde and Bergdís Ellertsdóttir are ambassadors of Iceland to the United States.

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Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)

Bjarni Benediktsson (born 26 January 1970), known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, is an Icelandic politician, who is the current prime minister of Iceland since April 2024, and previously from January to November 2017. Geir Haarde and Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970) are finance ministers of Iceland, leaders of the Independence Party (Iceland), members of the Althing, politicians from Reykjavík and prime ministers of Iceland.

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Brandeis University

Brandeis University is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Central Bank of Iceland

The Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands) is the central bank or reserve bank of Iceland.

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Coalition

A coalition is formed when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal.

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Constitution of Iceland

The Constitution of Iceland (Icelandic: Stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands "Constitution of the republic of Iceland") is the supreme law of Iceland.

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Davíð Oddsson

Davíð Oddsson (pronounced; born 17 January 1948) is an Icelandic politician, and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, in office from 1991 to 2004. Geir Haarde and Davíð Oddsson are leaders of the Independence Party (Iceland), members of the Althing, politicians from Reykjavík and prime ministers of Iceland.

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Defense (legal)

In a civil proceeding or criminal prosecution under the common law or under statute, a defendant may raise a defense (or defence) in an effort to avert civil liability or criminal conviction.

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Esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach.

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Financial risk

Financial risk is any of various types of risk associated with financing, including financial transactions that include company loans in risk of default.

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Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson

Friðrik Sophusson (born 18 October 1943 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician and company director. Geir Haarde and Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson are finance ministers of Iceland and politicians from Reykjavík.

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Glitnir (bank)

Glitnir was an international Icelandic bank.

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Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson

Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson (born 31 October 1955) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. Geir Haarde and Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson are ambassadors of Iceland to the United States and members of the Althing.

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Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (born 26 June 1968) is an Icelandic historian and politician who served as the sixth president of Iceland from 2016 to 2024. Geir Haarde and Guðni Th. Jóhannesson are politicians from Reykjavík.

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Halldór Ásgrímsson

Halldór Ásgrímsson (pronounced; 8 September 1947 – 18 May 2015) was an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and was leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006. Geir Haarde and Halldór Ásgrímsson are members of the Althing and prime ministers of Iceland.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Iceland Review

Iceland Review is the oldest English-language magazine about Iceland, having originally been published in August 1963.

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Independence Party (Iceland)

The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is a conservative political party in Iceland.

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International relations

International relations (IR) are the interactions among sovereign states.

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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (born 4 October 1942) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013. Geir Haarde and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir are members of the Althing, politicians from Reykjavík and prime ministers of Iceland.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, Johns, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Katrín Jakobsdóttir (born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician who served as the prime minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2024 and was a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency from 2007 to 2024. Geir Haarde and Katrín Jakobsdóttir are members of the Althing, politicians from Reykjavík and prime ministers of Iceland.

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Kaupthing Bank

Kaupthing Bank (Kaupþing banki) was a major international Icelandic bank, headquartered in Reykjavík, Iceland.

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Knud Enggaard

Knud Enggaard (4 June 1929 – 11 April 2024) was a Danish politician representing the centre-right Venstre party.

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Landsbanki

Landsbanki (literally "National Bank"), also commonly known as Landsbankinn (literally "The National Bank") which is now the name of the current rebuilt bank (here called "New Landsbanki"), was one of the largest Icelandic commercial banks that failed as part of the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis when its subsidiary sparked the Icesave dispute.

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List of ambassadors of Iceland to the United States

Iceland first established a permanent representation to the United States in October 1940, following Thor Thors appointment as ambassador. Geir Haarde and List of ambassadors of Iceland to the United States are ambassadors of Iceland to the United States.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 18 November 1941.

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Ministry of Finance (Iceland)

The Icelandic Ministry of Finance (Icelandic: Fjármálaráðuneytið) is responsible for overseeing the finances of the Icelandic government.

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National Court (Iceland)

The National Court is a special high court in Iceland established in 1905 to handle cases where members of the Cabinet are suspected of criminal behaviour.

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Nordic Council

The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries.

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Norwegian News Agency

The Norwegian News Agency (Norsk Telegrambyrå; abbreviated NTB) is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves most of the largest Norwegian media outlets.

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Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies

The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a graduate school of Johns Hopkins University based in Washington, D.C. with campuses in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing, China.

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Per Olof Håkansson

Per Olof Håkansson (11 May 1941 in Trelleborg – 29 August 2000 in Trelleborg) was a Swedish politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, who served as a member of the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag, from 1974 to 1998.

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Political trial

A political trial is a criminal trial with political implications.

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Prime Minister of Iceland

The prime minister of Iceland (Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is head of government of the Republic of Iceland. Geir Haarde and prime Minister of Iceland are prime ministers of Iceland.

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Progressive Party (Iceland)

The Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn, FSF) is an agrarian political party in Iceland.

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Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland.

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Rogaland

Rogaland is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast.

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Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (born 12 March 1975) is an Icelandic politician who was the prime minister of Iceland from May 2013 until April 2016. Geir Haarde and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson are members of the Althing, politicians from Reykjavík and prime ministers of Iceland.

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Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (pronounced ˈsɪːɣʏrðʏr ˈiŋgɪ ˈjouːhansɔn; born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician, who was the prime minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017. Geir Haarde and Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson are finance ministers of Iceland and prime ministers of Iceland.

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The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin - jafnaðarflokkur Íslands) is a social democratic political party in Iceland.

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Tribunal

A tribunal, generally, is any person or institution with authority to judge, adjudicate on, or determine claims or disputes—whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title.

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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota (formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities), colloquially referred to as "The U", is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.

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