CURRICULUM VITAE - Mr. Andrejs Pildegovics
Date of Birth: August 11, 1971
Nationality: Latvian
Education:
1998 – 1999 Oxford University (Foreign Service Program)
1995 Stanford University, Hoover Institution (Diplomatic Studies)
1990 – 1991 Beijing Foreign Languages Institute (Chinese language studies)
1988 – 1994 University of St. Petersburg, Chinese history and language studies
Work experience:
As of July 2012: Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Latvia;
July 2007-July 2012 - Latvia's Ambassador to the United States;
2008-2012 - Latvia's Ambassador to Mexico;
2006 – 2007 Chief of Staff, Chancery of the President of Latvia;
2000 – 2006 Foreign Policy advisor to President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga;
1999 – 2000 Head of Middle East and Africa Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Latvia;
1996 – 1998 Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Latvia;
1995 – 1996 Assistant to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
1994 – 1995 Civil Servant
Personal: Married with three children