Aivis Ronis [29 Apr 2010]

CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of birth                            20.05.1968

Place of birth                           Kuldīga, Republic of Latvia

Citizenship                              Republic of Latvia

Family status                           married, one child

 

Education

1999 -2000                              University of Columbia, New York, USA Development of a research project, as Fulbright Scholar

1986-1991                               University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Philosophy Department

Professional experience

As from 29.04.2010                 Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

As from August  2009              Ekspert in the Group of Experts for development of new NATO Strategic Concept           

2005.12 – 2010.04                  Latvian-American Financial Forum, Chairman of the Board (Riga, Latvia)

2004 – 2005                            Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to NATO (Brussels, Belgium)

2000.03- 2004.09                    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United States of America (Washington, U.S.)

2001.04 – 2004.09                  Non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United States of Mexico

1998.12 – 2000.03                  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Turkey (residing in Riga, Latvia)

1995.04 – 2000.03                  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Under Secretary of State on Bilateral Relations

1993.04 – 1995.04                  Embassy the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Sweden, First Secretary  (Stockholm, Sweden)

1992.11 – 1993.04                  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Press Secretary

1992.02 – 1992.11                  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Foreign Minister's Assistant in political matters

1991.11 - 1992 02                   Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Political Department, senior desk officer

1989.06 – 1991.10                  Latvian Television, Editorial Office for Informative Programmes, journalist

 

Other Professional experience

As from October 2008             Member of the Strategic Analysis Commission of the President of Latvia  

2006                                       Co-chairman of the NATO Riga Summit 2006 Support Committee

2005 – 2007                           Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Member of the Foreign Policy Council

 

Languages                             

Latvian (native), English, Russian