Sandra Kalniete is a Latvian politician,author,diplomat and independence movement leader. She served as Foreign Minister of Latvia 2002–2004 and as European Commissioner for Agriculture,Rural Development and Fisheries in 2004. Since 2009,she has served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the European People's Party.
Andris Piebalgs is a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as European Commissioner for Development at the European Commission from 2010 until 2014. Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Commissioner for Energy. Between 4 June 2016 and 19 August 2017,he served as the leader of the Unity party.
Riga City Council is the government of the city of Riga,the capital of Latvia. Its meeting place is in the Riga Town Hall at the Town Hall Square (Rātslaukums) in the very heart of Riga.
Anatols Dinbergs was one of the preeminent career diplomats of Latvia. He entered service in Latvia's Foreign Ministry in 1932. Dinbergs remained abroad when the Soviet Union occupied Latvia,serving in the Latvian Legation in Washington,D.C.,after World War II ended. Dinbergs assumed the highest diplomatic post,that of chargéd'affaires,in 1970 and represented Latvia's sovereign interests in exile until Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991. As head of the Latvian diplomatic service abroad,Dinbergs was appointed Latvia's first ambassador to the United Nations and subsequently Latvia's first ambassador to the United States. After retirement,he served as Counselor to the Latvian Embassy in Washington,D.C.,until his death in 1993.
Latvia–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between Latvia and Russia. Latvia has an embassy in Moscow,and the Russia has an embassy in Riga.
Bulgarian-Latvian relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and Latvia. Bulgaria is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland). Latvia is represented in Bulgaria through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland). Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe,European Union and NATO,with Latvia supporting Bulgaria's accession to the European Union prior to them joining.
Currently,Belarus has an embassy in Riga,while Latvia has an embassy in Minsk. The countries share 161 km as it relates to their common border.
Iceland–Latvia relations are bilateral relations between Iceland and the Republic of Latvia. Iceland was the first country to recognize the independence of Latvia in August 1991. Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on 22 August 1991. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Iceland is represented in Latvia through its embassy in Helsinki,Finland. Latvia is represented in Iceland through its embassy in Oslo,Norway and an honorary consulate in Iceland's capital Reykjavík.
Andrejs Pildegovičs is a Latvian public figure,diplomat and a civil servant. Currently,he is acting as an Ambassador of Special Tasks of the Secretariat of the Candidate of Latvia to the UN Security Council,as well as being the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the UN (2018).
Bangladesh–Latvia relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Latvia. Bangladesh was one of the first countries to recognize Latvia in 1991. Diplomatic relations between the two countries officially started on 21 January 1993.
MārtiņšNukša was a Latvian diplomat and architect. He worked as an architect in Riga during the heyday of Art Nouveau architecture and from 1920 as a diplomat representing Latvia. He was arrested by Soviet authorities after the occupation of Latvia and executed in 1942.
The nations of Latvia and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1991. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
Latvia–Turkey relations are the foreign relations between Latvia and Turkey. Both countries are members of NATO and the Council of Europe.
Latvia–Uzbekistan relations are bilateral relations between Latvia and Uzbekistan. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 3 November 1992. Both countries were Soviet socialist republic of the USSR from 1940 until 1991. Latvia has an embassy in Tashkent which is also accredited to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan,and in which Estonia issues visas to Uzbeks,and Uzbekistan has an embassy in Riga which is also accredited to Lithuania. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Eduards Stiprais is a Latvian diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of Latvia to the European Union from 2004 until 2007. Between 2004 and 2009,he served as Head of EU Delegation to the Republic of Uzbekistan. He also served as Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the United Kingdom,and since 2020 he serves as Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to France.
Andris Pelšs is a Latvian diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of Latvia to the European Union from 2012 to 2016,since 2018 he serves as State Secretary of the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš was a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Saeima (2010–2021),head of the Latvian Institute (1999–2010),and as Ambassador to the United States (1993–1999). Born in a displaced person's camp in Germany to parents escaping the Soviet occupation of Latvia,he spent his early career working for various Latvian-American organizations before moving to Latvia and taking part in the restoration of Latvian independence. In 1998,he was awarded the Order of the Three Stars.
Ingrīda Levrence is a Latvian diplomat who was Ambassador to China and Georgia. She was replaced in August 2022 by Edīte Medne. She was concurrently accredited to Armenia.
Baiba Braže is a Latvian politician and diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2024. She previously served as the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy from 2020 to 2023. A member of New Unity,Braže has held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in her diplomatic career between 1993 and 2024.
