every woman to give birth to a child, and that mother and the child can eventually be taken care of in an appropriate manner." Grabar-Kitarović has spoken in support of green initiatives along with the dangers of climate change for the environment and global security. In 2016, she signed the Paris Agreement at UN Headquarters in New York City. During another speech at the UN, she stated that climate change was a "powerful weapon of mass destruction." International Olympic Committee In 2020 she was elected in International Olympic Committee as 5th representative of Croatia in this body and first female in this position. Personal life Grabar-Kitarović has been married to Jakov Kitarović since 1996 and they have two children: Katarina (born on 23 April 2001), a figure skater and Croatia's national junior champion; and Luka (born c. 2003). Grabar-Kitarović is a practising Roman Catholic. In an interview for Croatian Catholic Network, she stated that she regularly attends Mass and prays the Rosary. In an interview for Narodni radio, Grabar-Kitarović stated that her favorite singer was Croatian nationalist singer Marko Perković. She speaks Croatian, English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently and has basic understanding of German, French and Italian. On 30 December 2020, Grabar-Kitarović made a cameo appearance in the Croatian telenovela Dar mar, playing herself. See also Three Seas Initiative List of state visits made by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović List of elected and appointed female heads of state Notes References External links Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović presidential candidacy page Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović approval ratings from the start of her Presidency |- |- |- |- |- |- 1968 births Living people Ambassadors of Croatia to the United States Croatian Democratic Union politicians Croatian women diplomats Croatian expatriates in Belgium Croatian expatriates in Canada Modern history of Croatia Elliott School of International Affairs alumni Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Female foreign ministers Female heads of state Foreign ministers of Croatia Politicians from Rijeka Presidents of Croatia Women government ministers of Croatia Croatian women ambassadors Women presidents International Olympic Committee members Croatian Roman Catholics Three Seas Initiative Recipients of the Order of the Star of Romania 21st-century Croatian women politicians 21st-century Croatian politicians Fulbright alumni