First and last names Juris Poikāns
Date and place of birth 3 September 1974, Riga, Latvia
Citizenship Latvian
Education
1996 - 1999 Master of Social Sciences, University of Latvia
1992 - 1996 Bachelor of Political Science, University of Latvia
Career history
Period of employment |
Post |
Institution/company |
Place |
2021.10 -present |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Poland |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Poland |
Warsaw, Poland |
2015.12 -2020.9 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Ukraine |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Ukraine |
Kiev, Ukraine |
2014.09 -2016.06 |
Non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Moldova |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2011.11 -2015.11 |
Ambassador at Large of the Policy Planning Group |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2010.03 -2011.09 |
Counsellor |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the United States of America |
Washington, USA |
2009.06 -2010.03 |
Non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Kosovo |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Slovenia |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
2009.07 - 2010.03 |
Non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Slovenia |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
2008.11 -2010.03 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Slovenia |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Slovenia |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
2007.10. -2008.11 |
Counsellor, Chargé d’Affaires ad Interim |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Slovenia |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
2006.09 -2007.09 |
Director of Department – Deputy Political Director of the Political Director’s Office |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2006.01 -2006.08 |
Counsellor |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Belarus |
Minsk, Belarus |
2005.03 -2006.01 |
Deputy Director of the First Bilateral Relations Department – Head of the East Europe and Central Asia Division |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2005.01 -2005.03 |
Counsellor, Euro-Correspondent of the EU Common External and Security Policy Co-ordination Division |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2004.07 -2005.01 |
Counsellor, Euro-Correspondent of the EU Policy Department |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2004.05 -2004.06 |
Acting Head of the EU General Policies Division, EU Policy Department |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2003.09 -2004.05 |
First Secretary |
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the Russian Federation |
Moscow, Russia |
2002.07 -2003.09 |
Head of the Baltic and Nordic States Division, First Political Department |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
1999.12 - 2002.07 |
Acting Deputy Head/ Head of the Russia and Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States Division |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
1999.07 - 1999.12 |
Third Secretary of the International Organisations and Human Rights Division |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
1996.07 - 1999.07 |
Senior Desk Officer/ Third Secretary of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States Division |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
Foreign languages Russian, English, Ukrainian;
French, Slovenian (basic level)
Marital status Married
Awards
2020 Honorary citizen of the town of Slavutich (Ukraine)
2020 Certificate of Recognition of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
2015 Certificate of Recognition of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia
2000 Certificate of Recognition of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
October, 2021