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	Information about the history of Switzerland
		The combined federal assembly ("Vereinigte Bundesversammlung") elected Ruth Dreifuss as the second woman as Bunderat (executive authority).
		Ruth Dreifuss became the first female president of the Bundesrat ("Bundesratspräsident").
		The combined federal assembly ("Vereinigte Bundesversammlung") elected Ruth Metzler as the third woman as Bunderat (executive authority).
	www.about.ch /history (708 words)

	Ruth Dreifuss - Wikipedia
		Ruth Dreifuss (9 januari 1940 in Sankt Gallen) is een Zwitsers politica.
		Ruth Dreifuss heeft gedurende deze tijd het ministerie van binnenlandse zaken geleid.
		Ruth Dreifuss was pas de tweede vrouw in de bondsraad, ze was de eerste vrouwelijke president van Zwitserland en de eerste jodin die gekozen werd in de bondsraad.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruth_Dreifuss (207 words)

	Profile of Ruth Dreifuss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dreifuss is "competent" in five languages, and consistently has proven her worth as an able leader shaped by the humble travels of a thoughtful person.
		Dreifuss' climb to the Swiss presidency was uncommon and remarkable.
		Dreifuss consistently refuses to be a figurehead for Switzerland's male-dominated government to manipulate.
	people.brandeis.edu /~dwilliam/profiles/dreifuss.htm (1305 words)

	FRANK: Ruth Dreifuss talks about Swiss Culture
		Dreifuss: Octavio Paz once said that a writer is not "the representative, the deputy or the mouthpiece of a class, a country, or a church." This was his indirect response to the claim that literature has a social function.
		Dreifuss: I may be a native speaker of French, but my parents originally came from German-speaking Switzerland and I myself worked in an Italian-speaking area for a while and enjoy travelling to all parts of the country.
		Dreifuss: Without any doubt the fountain of my political action is to be found in my experience of exclusion: as a woman involved in politics and the trade union movement, French-speaking, of Jewish origin, I have first-hand experience of what it means to be in a minority.
	www.readfrank.com /browse/foreign_dossier/31.php (2146 words)

	WHO \| Ms. Ruth Dreifuss
		Originally from Endingen (canton of Argovie), Ruth Dreifuss was born on 9 January 1940 in Saint-Gall.
		Ruth Dreifuss has had a varied professional career: she was employed as a hotel secretary in Tessin from 1958-59, was editor of the weekly journal Coopération (published by the Swiss Union of Cooperatives) in Basel from 1961 to 1964, and worked as an assistant at the Geneva University Psychosocial Centre from 1965 to 1968.
		In 1998, Ruth Dreifuss was the vice president of the Federal Council and in 1999, she became the first woman president of the Swiss Confederation.
	www.who.int /intellectualproperty/background/members/dreifuss/en (345 words)

	j. - Swiss question if Jew should head new fund
		Dreifuss, who is Jewish, questioned the wisdom of appointing a "Jewish president for the fund's directing committee" in a private letter to Foreign Minister Flavio Cotti that was subsequently made public.
		In the letter, Dreifuss requested that Bloch's appointment be discussed by all seven members of the Swiss Cabinet, or Federal Council, which issues governmental decisions on the basis of a consensus of its ministers.
		Dreifuss "was very upset that the content of her internal letter to Cotti was made public," Dominique Rueb, the minister's spokeswoman, said in an interview.
	www.jewishsf.com /content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/5876/format/html/displaystory.html (721 words)

	Ruth Dreifuss - Wikipédia
		Ruth Dreifuss, née le 9 janvier 1940 à Saint-Gall, est une femme politique suisse.
		Ruth Dreifuss dirige le département fédéral de l’intérieur du 1
		Deuxième femme élue au Conseil fédéral après Elisabeth Kopp en 1984, Ruth Dreifuss en est jusqu'ici le seul membre de confession israélite.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruth_Dreifuss (368 words)

	Ruth Dreifuss -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ruth Dreifuss (pronounced "dryfoos") (born January 9, 1940) is a (The natives or inhabitants of Switzerland) Swiss politician.
		She is affiliated to the (A political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism) Social Democratic Party.
		She was (Click link for more info and facts about President of the Confederation) President of the Confederation in 1999.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ru/ruth_dreifuss.htm (89 words)

	Dreifuss Ruth
		Referenten: Ruth Dreifuss (Sekretärin SGB), Josef Fischer (Zentralsekretär SMUV).
		Und das Attribut von einer vielseitigen Feministin darf auch Ruth Dreifuss für sich in Anspruch nehmen.
		Bundesrätin Ruth Dreifuss hat mit ihrer persönlichen Meinung zur AHV-Politik des Gesamtbundesrates am Samstag in Montreux nicht zurückgehalten: Vor dem Gewerkschaftskongress kritisierte sie die Absicht des Bundesrates, den sogenannten Mischindex bei der AHV durch den reinen Teuerungsausgleich zu ersetzen.
	www.faktensammler.org /Web-Seiten/dreifuss_ruth.htm (1722 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Ruth
		Neither the author nor the precise date of composition is known.
		Ruth, Babe (1895-1948), American professional baseball player, one of the most phenomenally gifted and popular players in the history of baseball....
		First, Ruth (1925-1982), South African journalist and lifelong opponent of apartheid.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Ruth.html (78 words)

	GEN SUISSE. - Medien - Bundesrätin Ruth Dreifuss für Forschung mit überzähligen Embryonen
		Dreifuss spricht sich in einem am Freitag in der "Basler Zeitung" erschienenen Interview klar gegen die Produktion von Empryonen zur Forschungszwecken aus.
		Dreifuss spricht sich für einen behutsamen Umgang mit den neuen Technologien wie Gentechnologie und Stammzellenforschung aus.
		Sie und Wirtschaftsminister Pascal Couchepin seien überzeugt, "dass wir mit 6,5 Prozent Wachstum 2004-2007 das nachholen können, was wir in den 90-er Jahren wegen diverser Sparübungen nicht realisieren konnten".
	www.gensuisse.ch /act/sda020215b.html (264 words)

	Ruth Dreifuss - Blocher - Schweiz
		Damit ist Ruth Dreifuss ihres letzten Mittels beraubt worden.
		Ruth Dreifuss tat, was ihr übrig blieb: Mit einer launischen Vorstellung in Viktor Giaccobos «Spätprogramm» gab sie den einzigen vollends gelungenen Auftritt der SP im Wahlkampf 99.
		Ruth Dreifuss fasste auch diese Attacke auf, wie sie wohl kaum gemeint war: als Kündigung der Konkordanz.
	www.hagalil.com /archiv/99/12/dreifuss.htm (1437 words)

	Chinese president furious at Swiss human rights protests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Dreifuss and the seven cabinet ministers, in an incident that apparently
		Dreifuss said there were no attempts to clear the demonstrators from the
		Dreifuss stressed that Switzerland was not involved in the strikes and
	www.tibet.ca /en/wtnarchive/1999/3/25_6.html (686 words)

	World Briefs - 10/1/02
		BERN, Switzerland -- Ruth Dreifuss, the interior minister who was once the first woman and the first Jew to serve as president of Switzerland, announced her resignation Monday from the coalition Cabinet.
		Dreifuss, 62, who held the annual rotating presidency -- a largely ceremonial position -- in 1999, will leave her post at year's end.
		Her resignation, which was widely expected, was timed for her eligibility for social security when she turns 63 next January.
	www.detnews.com /2002/nation/0210/01/a04-601441.htm (361 words)

	Ruth Dreifuss - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ruth Dreifuss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ruth Dreifuss - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Ruth Dreifuss.
		Here you will find more informations about Ruth Dreifuss.
		The orginal Ruth Dreifuss article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Ruth-Dreifuss.html (143 words)

	WMO - THIRTEENTH WORLD METEOROLOGICAL CONGRESS OPENS IN GENEVA WMO#630 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Congress was addressed by Dr Zillman and Mrs Ruth Dreifuss, President of the Swiss Confederation.
		In her address to Congress, Mrs Dreifuss said that her country had been confronted with adverse climate and meteorological phenomena and would, she said, continue to support WMO in its role as guarantor of international operational and scientific co-operation in the fields of meteorology and hydrology.
		The opening of the Thirteenth Congress coincided with the inauguration of the new WMO headquarters on Avenue de la Paix by Mrs Dreifuss in the presence of Dr Zillman and Prof.
	www.wmo.ch /web/Press/Press630.html (671 words)

	Press Release (ILO/99/18): Madam Ruth Dreifuss, President of the Swiss Confederation, addresses the International ...
		Madam Dreifuss also took this opportunity to announce that Switzerland would soon deposit instruments of ratification for the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), which she said "must remain the point of reference for the future" establishing the minimum age of child labour.
		She stated "the fact that maternity protection, which in 1919 was the subject of one of the first ILO Conventions is now once again on the agenda just as Switzerland is hoping to enact legislation in this area shows the interdependence of national and international developments".
		Noting the "clear complementarity between the objectives of the multilateral trade system and those of the ILO", Madam Dreifuss emphasized the need to ensure that "trade liberalization and social justice are mutually reinforcing".
	www-ilo-mirror.cornell.edu /public/english/bureau/inf/pr/1999/18.htm (1012 words)

	Irrawaddy.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ruth Dreifuss, a member of an International Labor Organization, or ILO, team which investigated the Asian nation last month, said the international community wants to see solid progress.
		Dreifuss’ team cut short its mission, saying it had been denied an expected meeting with a top junta official.
		Although two were released earlier this year as part of a general amnesty of 5,000 detainees, one, Shwe Mahn, remains in prison.
	www.irrawaddy.org /aviewer.asp?a=4508&print=yes&c=e (465 words)

	Ruth Dreifuss - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Ruth Dreifuss - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This page was last modified 22:22, 20 Apr 2005.
		The article about Ruth Dreifuss contains information related to Ruth Dreifuss.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ruth_Dreifuss (127 words)

	Switzerland - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Switzerland
		Flavio Cotti was elected president, for a second term in his political career, in December 1997 and took office in January 1998.
		On 8 December 1997, the Federal Assembly elected Ruth Dreifuss, head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs since 1993, to the vice-presidency of the Federal Council for 1998.
		On 9 December 1998 she was elected to the Presidency of the Swiss Confederation for 1999, the first woman to hold this office.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Switzerland (2789 words)

	RUTH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Search the RUTH Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
		Search the RUTH Family Resource Center at RootsWeb.com (if available).
		Find graves of people named RUTH at Find-a-Grave.com (or add one that you know).
	www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/R/RUTH.htm (73 words)

	World Economic Forum Knowledge Navigator - German President urges eight-point programme for better global relations; ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As with Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss's opening address, Herzog emphasized greater support for democracies as they are far more successful economically than those which are not.
		The international business community and governments need to redefine their partnership if continued globalization is to ensure sustainable development and democracy in a manner that will benefit all regions of the world, Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss told the opening plenary.
		In a world where interdependence is already a major factor, President Dreifuss concluded, "we should use democracy, transparent decision-making processes and respect for the individual, communities and cultures to see that all players have their say, thus ensuring that our material prosperity reflects the richness of our diversity."
	www.weforum.org /site/knowledgenavigator.nsf/Content/_S331?open (928 words)

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	The Swiss Top Team
		Ruth Metzler (as Minister for Justice and a member of the Christian Democratic People Party) is obviously having difficulties with the Christian duty to say the whole truth."..
		He must make a difference to prevent the isolation of Switzerland: He wants to join the EU as quickly as possible and is eagerly multiplying the necessary processes (8Pm) such as the bilateral negotiations with the EU.
		Ruth Dreifuss, RD/8Ow-51Am: The first woman and someone of Jewish background, to be the official head of state in 1999, has the intuition (5A) to deregulate the prejudices of her colleagues in order to get the minimal requirements (1m), such as the compensation for mothers, and other social issues vitalized.
	gateway2xxx.think-systems.ch /ppd/team_t.htm (1288 words)

	INLAND
		Der Weg der bedingungslosen Verteidigung des schrottreifen KVG könnte für Ruth Dreifuss allerdings zum Gang nach Canossa werden.
		Woher der Wind weht, hat Ruth Dreifuss seit Einführung des KVG bereits zweimal erfahren.
		Und das von Dreifuss durchgesetzte Minireförmchen in Sachen Prämienverbilligung haben die Ostschweizer Kantone bereits wieder rückgängig gemacht: Ab dem Jahr 2002 wird die Prämienhöhe bei der Festlegung der Bezugsquote der Kantone nicht mehr berücksichtigt.
	www.vorwaerts.ch /vorwaerts/1997/41inland.html (3344 words)

	Ruth Dreifuss - Wikipedia
		Sie war Bundespräsidentin im Jahre 1999 und Vizepräsidentin im Jahre 1998.
		Ruth Dreifuss war die zweite Frau und erste Jüdin, die in den Bundesrat gewählt wurde.
		Literatur von und über Ruth Dreifuss im Katalog der DDB
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruth_Dreifuss (79 words)

	Judaism in Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The prosperous Swiss Jewish community lives in harmony with the rest of the population.
		In 1999, Switzerland was one of the first countries in the world to be governed by a Jewish president, Ms Ruth Dreifuss.
		But the most well-known Jewish figure in Switzerland is undoubtedly Ruth Dreifuss, who entered the federal government in 1993 and became Switzerland’s first woman president.
	www.switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/religion/judaism.html (1132 words)

	Grata's Guide: Who's not riding the bus?
		Ruth Dreifuss earlier this year became the first woman to hold Switzerland's highest office -- president.
		But what also distinguishes Madame Dreifuss is that she still rides public transit to her office every day, a commuting commitment that dates to years when she held private and smaller public positions.
		If you know of celebrities and public personalities who regularly ride with the Port Authority and set a strong example like Dreifuss does in Bern and Robin did in Pittsburgh, let me know.
	www.post-gazette.com /regionstate/19990801gratacol7.asp (848 words)

	Press Release - ADL to Swiss President: Government Must Take Steps to Strengthen Ties with the Jewish Community
		President Dreifuss expressed the need to "deepen the cooperation" between Switzerland and Jews and outlined steps that her country has undertaken.
		She said that existing programs and curricular material promoting tolerance are currently being assessed and that new materials are being developed with teachers’ organizations.
		Foxman noted that President Dreifuss, as both the first woman and Jewish President of Switzerland, "is a very special symbol at an important time." He added that "Switzerland can be a model in confronting the past and building a new future based on those lessons."
	www.adl.org /presrele/holna_52/3381_52.asp (321 words)

	Oxford University European Affairs Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ms Dreifuss was already celebrated as, """"the" "new face of Switzerland on the eve of a new millennium,"""" when, at the peak of her" "career, she was elected in December 1998 as the first female and first Jewish Presi-dent" in the country's 700-year-old-history.
		Ms Dreifuss is doubtless one of Eu-rope's most powerful women.
		Ms Dreifuss was elected to" the post only 27 years after women in Switzerland won the right to vote on federal "issues.
	users.ox.ac.uk /cgi-bin/safeperl/eas/events.pl?id=38 (216 words)

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