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Christiana Figueres

Costa Rican diplomat engaged in UN

  • Fame56.2
  • Momentum15.0
  • Politicians rank#177
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  • Fame56.2
  • Momentum15.0
  • Politicians rank#177
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Born 1956 · age 70
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  • Age
    70
    Born 1956
  • Awards
    11
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-11

Karen Christiana Figueres Olsen is a Costa Rican diplomat who has led national, international and multilateral policy negotiations. She was appointed Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in July 2010, six months after the failed COP15 in Copenhagen. During the next six years she worked to rebuild the global climate change negotiating process, leading to the 2015 Paris Agreement, widely recognized as a historic achievement.

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56.2
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Momentum15.0
Historical22.7
Now attention2.6
Source confidence80.0
Completeness80.0
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