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On 10 November 2026, during a formal ceremony at Riga Castle, President Edgars Rinkēvičs presented a letter of credence to Indulis Ābelis, the incoming Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Indulis Ābelis began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Foreign Trade Division and the International Economic Relations Department. He served as Director of the Finance and Property Department (2001–2005). He held the posts of Director of the European Department (2009–2012) and Director of the Foreign Trade and Foreign Economic Relations Promotion Department (2017–2020). He served as Head of the Planning Group (2025) and as Ambassador-at-Large at the State Secretary’s Office (2024–2025). Since 2025, he has been Director of the Internal Security Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Indulis Ābelis worked at the Embassy of Latvia in France (1998–2001) and at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the UN in Geneva (1995–1998). He served as Latvia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ireland (2005–2009), non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Iceland (2012–2017), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Norway (2012–2017) and non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tunisia (since 2018). He served as Latvia’s Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO (2020–2024).
He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Engineering from Riga Technical University (1991) and completed the International Economic Relations programme at the Institute of International Relations, University of Latvia (1994).
He has been awarded the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (2015) and the French National Order of the Legion of Honour (2001).
Indulis Ābelis will succeed Ambassador Andris Razāns, who has represented Latvia’s interests in Egypt since 2023.