SANDRA KALNIETE

Minister of Foreign Affairs

(07.11.2002 - 09.03.2004)

Place and date of birth

Born 22 December 1952: Togur, Kolpashevo region, Tomsk district, Russian Federation

Education	1996 Master of Art History 1995 Graduate Institute of International Affairs, University of Geneva 1992 Institute for International Studies, Leeds University 1977 - 1981 Department of Art History and Art Theory, Latvian Academy of Art
Work experience	From 7 November 2002  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia 2000 - 2002 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to UNESCO 1997 - 2002 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to France 1993 - 1997 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva 1990 - 1993 Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Chief of Protocol, Deputy Foreign Minister 1988 - 1990 Latvian Popular Front (LPF): General Secretary of the LPF Coordinating Council, Deputy Chairman 1987 - 1988 Latvian Artists' Union: General Secretary
Publications	"Ar balles kurpēm Sibīrijas sniegos" (With dancing shoes in Siberian snows), Riga, Atena 2001 "Es lauzu, tu lauzi, mēs lauzām. Viņi lūza" (I broke, you broke, we broke. They fell apart) Riga, Jumava 2000 "Latvju tekstilmāksla" (Latvian Textiles) Riga, Liesma 1989
Awards	Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques (France) 2002 Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur (France) 2001 Recipient of the Cabinet of Ministers Award (Latvia) 2000 Commander of the Three Stars Order (Latvia) 1995
Party affiliation	None
Marital status	Divorced
Languages	Latvian, Russian, English, French