Anna Lindh Professorship at Harvard

Harvard University has established a permanent professorship in honour of Sweden's former foreign minister Anna Lindh. Researcher and author Samantha Power is the first to be awarded the prestigious position.

The professorship was the idea of S. Allen Counter, amongst others. S. Allen Counter is a professor in medicine at Harvard and has also been a visiting professor at the Karolinska Institute and is the Swedish consul-general for Boston and New England. It is the the first time a professorship has been named after a Swede. Samantha Power is currently working on a book about the UN's reform work. She did not know Anna Lindh personally, but admire her work and the fact that she was a strong supporter of human rights.

Donors funding the post include Ericsson and the Riksbank's jubilee fund. Minister for Foreign Affairs Jan Eliasson was also involved in drumming up support. He is pleased that the post has been awarded to Ms Power. "Power is a world authority and important opinion maker and whatever Harvard does gets publicity all over the world. It sends a message about what Anna Lindh stood for. The professorship is important for the multilateral debate in the USA, if only in a small way," says Mr Eliasson.

Oxford First

I have promised pictures from my Oxford trip so here's a first (if I can't manage more I will give you pics from my trip to Spain instead).

They Come in Fours

I’ve been challenged by Nina Unesi as well as an old friend in the US, Kelly Jo, to answer a set of questions about myself.

4 jobs I have had in my life
Consultant
Pro-euro campaigner
Supply Controller
Shop Assistant

4 places I’ve lived in
Stockholm, Sweden
Brussels, Belgium
Oxford, UK
Pittsburgh, USA

4 TV series I enjoy watching
Friends
Scrubs
Lost
Desperate Housewives

4 places I've been on vacation
Turks & Caicos, Bahamas
Marmaris, Turkey
Bormes les Mimosa, France
Bologna, Italy

4 places I’d like to visit
China (preferably Beijing)
Iceland
Kenya (safari)
Easter Island

4 places I would rather be right now
Round-the-world trip
At the UN HQ just having landed a high-flying job
On a luxury all-inclusive romantic get-away with my boyfriend
Travelling back in time to see how the Easter Islanders built their statues

4 websites that I visit daily
Tjuvlyssnat
Pink Is the New Blog
Dagens Nyheter
Hotmail

4 favourite foods
Lebanese meze
Chicken korma (Indian)
Salad with chèvre, beetroot and walnuts
Ice cream

4 places where I feel at home
At home
London
A nice pub
Rooms with many books

4 things that I wish for
A great career
Children
A long and healthy life
Travel the world

4 concerts I've been to
Sheryl Crow
Michael Jackson
New Kids on the Block
Sting

4 persons I want to challenge
Marianne
Nonna
Marina
Edina