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Ilgvars KĻAVA |
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Education: Graduate of the Department of History and Philosophy, University of Latvia, Riga. Additional professional training and educational activities include training courses for government employees – among other things: International Security Policy and Armament Control training Course for staff of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Incident Management Seminar organised by the US Government anti-terrorism group, Seminar “Management during change and development” organised by the Swedish consulting company OMNIA at the School of State Administration, Riga as well as German language training at the Goethe Institute in Riga, Munich and Düsseldorf. Employment experience includes the following posts: Embassy of the Republic of Latvia, Austria; Delegation of Latvia to the OSCE, Vienna; Director of the First Multilateral Relations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Deputy Head of Mission, Delegation of Latvia to NATO; Director, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Under-Secretary of State, Second Political Directorate (Security Policy and International Organisations), Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Federal Republic of Germany; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the State of Kuwait (Residing in Berlin); Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Poland; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Romania. (Residing in Warsaw); Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Bulgaria (Residing in Warsaw); Director General - Bilateral Relations Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at present - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Ukraine. Awards: Certificate of Recognition, Cabinet of Ministers; Grand Officer of the Order of Viesturs (2nd class); Certificate of Recognition, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Verdienstkreuz); Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej). Hobbies and Interests include modern literature, art, movies, international financial markets. |