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Vēstniecības ēka

Gints JEGERMANIS

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary


Date of birth:

5 April 1964

Place of birth:

Rīga, Latvia

Martial status:

Married, two children


Education

1982 – 1989 University of Latvia, Faculty of Philology
1993 – 1994 Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (Switzerland), International Training Course in International Security


Professional Experience

March 2005 – Aug 2009 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Head of the Policy Planning Unit, Ambassador
Oct 2001 – March 2005 Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations (New York), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Feb 1998 – Sept 2001 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Estonia
March 1995 – Feb 1998 Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Russian Federation, Counsellor
July 1994 – March 1995 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Policy Planning Unit, Counsellor
Nov 1990 – July 1994 Newspaper Diena, commentator, Head of Commentators Division, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
March 1987 – Nov 1990 Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Latvian Language and Literature Institute, Senior Assistant, Junior Research Fellow


Foreign languages

English, Russian, Estonian, Lithuanian, French, Danish, German


Awards and decorations

2007 Cross of Recognition of the Republic of Latvia, 2nd class
2004 Commemorative Medal of the Minister of Defence of Latvia "For Fostering Latvia’s Accession to NATO"
2001 Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st class, Estonia
2001 Order of the Estonian Defence Forces for civil merits
1999 Anniversary badge of the State Border Guard of Latvia "80 Years of the State Border Guard"