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Name | OjÄrs Ä’riks Kalniņš |
Born | Munich, Germany |
Birthdate | 22.10.1949. |
Nationality | Latvian |
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1974 – 1984 | Advertising, Chicago, Illinois |
Creative director, copywriter | |
1981 – 1991 | Editor, Chicago Latvian Newsletter |
1981 – 1984 | Consultant, Chicago Latvian Organizations |
1985 – 1990 | Public Information Director, American Latvian Association |
Washington, D.C. | |
Consultant, World Federation of free Latvians | |
1987 – 1991 | Consultant, Helsinki 86, Latvian Popular Front, Latvian Independence Movement |
Jan- Sept 1991 | Public Affairs Liaison, Legation of Latvia, Washington, D.C. |
1991 – 1993 | Deputy Chief of Mission, Latvian Embassy in the U.S. |
1993 – 2000 | Latvian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico |
2000 – 2010Nov 2010 – Sept 2011 | Director, Latvian Institute, Riga, Latvia
Member, Latvian State President’s Chapter of Orders, 2008 – 2010 Member of Parliament 10th Saeima, LatviaChairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs |
October 2011 – present | Member of Parliament, 11th Saeima, Latvia
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs Head of Latvian Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly Chairman, Political Committee, NATO Parliamentary Assembly Member, Latvian Foreign Ministry’s Qualification Committee(evaluates Foreign Ministry’s career diplomats)(Chairman, Government Review Committee Oct-Dec 2011) |
Writing
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