Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Clarkson, born in 1939 in Hong Kong, is a journalist, writer and diplomat. From 1999 to 2005 she was the 26th Governor General of Canada and in this office represented Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State. In 2015 she founded the “Institute for Canadian Citizenship” to support immigrants' integration into Canadian society. Clarkson lives in Toronto.

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KULTURAUSTAUSCH is the magazine for international perspectives. It is published quarterly and presents international cultural relations from fresh perspectives. We focus on people and regions that rarely feature in the German debate.

Renowned authors such as Serhij Zhadan, Fatou Diome, Liao Yiwu, Ibram X. Kendi or Gioconda Belli have their say, as do other voices from around the globe from Afghan women doctors to mine workers in Congo to racing drivers from Qatar.

KULTURAUSTAUSCH stands for diversity and close-up journalism. Published by ifa – Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations in partnership with ConBrio Verlag.