Career
1982–1987 Chairperson of the Equal Status Commission under the Prime Ministers Office
1993–1994 Minister of Development Cooperation
1993 Head of delegation of the United Nations Conference on Human Rights
1994 Head of Delegation at the United Nations Conference on Population in Cairo
1994–1998 Vice-President of Organization for Security and Company-operation in Europe - Parliamentary Assembly, and Chairperson of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Socialist Group
1994–2000
Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of Parliament (Folketinget)
Chairman of the Danish delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe-Pennsylvania
Chairperson of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development, Council of Europe
Spokesperson for the Social Democrats on Foreign and Security Policy
Chairperson of the United Nations Parliamentary Group of Parliament (Folketinget)
1997–2000 Chairman of P.D. Burma
1998–1999 President of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Parliamentary Assembly
1999–2000 President of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Parliamentary Assembly. (2nd term)
2000–2004 Commissioner of the Council of the Baltic Sea States on Democratic Development
Interstate Commerce Commission
2005–2008 President of Rehabiliterings centret for etniske kvinder i Danmark. (RED)
2006 Appointed Ambassador for Dansk Folkehjælp ("Danish People"s Aid")
2008 Chairman of Mandela Center, Denmark.