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==Post-presidency== Vigdís became the founding chair of the [[Council of Women World Leaders]] in 1996, and she was first chair of the World Commission on the Ethics in Scientific Knowledge and Technology from 1997 to 2001.<ref name="Inga" />{{Rp|pages=36–37}} Since 1998, Vigdís has served as [[UNESCO]]'s [[Goodwill Ambassador]] for languages.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-06-22 |title=H.E. Vigdís Finnbogadottir |url=https://en.unesco.org/goodwill-ambassadors/vigdis-finnbogadottir |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=UNESCO |language=en}}</ref> She is also a member of the [[Jacques Chirac Foundation for Sustainable Development and Cultural Dialogue|Fondation Chirac]]'s honour committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fondationchirac.eu/en/foundation/honour-committee/|title=Honor Committee|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref> Vigdís continued her peace advocacy after her tenure as president ended. In 2016, she expressed her desire for the United States and Russia to visit Iceland to resolve their differences through discussion as they did during the Reykjavík Summit. She has described the relations between the two countries as a new Cold War.<ref name=":5" /> Vigdís is a member of the [[Club of Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Club of Madrid: Full Members | publisher=[[Club of Madrid]] | year = 2019 | url = http://www.clubmadrid.org/miembro/vigdis-finnbogadottir/ | access-date =27 October 2019}}</ref>
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