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CURRICULUM VITAE
Mr. Maris Riekstins
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Date of birth: April 8, 1963
Place of birth: Riga, Latvia
Nationality: Latvian
Marital status: Married, two children |
Education:
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1989 - 1993 |
University of Latvia, Faculty of Law, lawyer. |
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1982 - 1985 |
Latvian Sports Institute, Faculty of Pedagogy, teacher. |
Work experience:
| As of November 2007 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. |
| January 2007 – November 2007 |
Chief of Staff to Prime Minister of Latvia Mr. Aigars Kalvitis. |
| March 2006 - January 2007 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Mexico. Presented credentials to President of Mexico Vicente Fox on March 22, 2006. |
| December 2004 - January 2007 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United States of America. Presented credentials to President George W. Bush on December 9, 2004. |
| August 1993 -November 2004 |
State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. |
| November 1992 -August 1993 |
Under-secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. |
| January 1992 -November 1992 |
Director of the Western Europe Division; Director of the Europe Division; Desk Officer of the Political Department of the Europe Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. |
| 1987 - 1991 |
Deputy Chairman; Desk Officer of the Committee of Latvian Youth Organisations. |
Professional activities:
| 2002 - 2004 |
Head of the Latvian delegation for accession negotiations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). |
| January 2002 - July 2002 |
Chairman of Supervisory Committee on Organisation of the NATO Aspirant Countries Summit in Riga on 5 and 6 July 2002. |
| 1999 - 2004 |
Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Membership of Latvia in the World Trade Organisation. |
| 1997 - 1998 |
Head of the Latvian delegation for the U.S.-Baltic Partnership Charter. |
| 1998 - 2004 |
Head of the Latvian-Italian Economic Working Group. |
| 1996 - 2004 |
Chairman of the Diplomatic Service Agency's Shareholders Council. |
| July 1996 - July 1999 |
Head of the Latvian delegation for negotiations on Latvian-Lithuanian sea border delimitation. |
| October 1995 - July 1996 |
Head of the Latvian delegation for negotiations on Latvian-Estonian sea border delimitation. |
| 1995 - 2004 |
Chairman of the Control Committee of Strategic Goods of Republic of Latvia. |
Awards:
| 1998 |
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Commander |
| 2000 |
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Grand Officer |
| 2001 |
French National Order of Merit, Grand Officer |
| 2001 |
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, 4th class |
| 2003 |
The 3rd Class Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana of Estonia |
| 2003 |
Ordem do Infante D. Henrique Grande Oficial, Portugal |
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2003 |
Three Star Order of Latvia, Commander |
| 2004 |
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic "Grand Official" |
Language skills:
Latvian (native), English, Russian, German
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