Edgars Rinkēvičs
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Latvia
1999 - 2000 U.S. National Defence University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Master’s Degree (MS) in National Resource Strategy
1995 - 1997 University of Latvia, Master’s degree in Political Science
1994 - 1995 Groningen University (The Netherlands), Political Sciences and International Relations Studies (certificate)
1991 - 1995 University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Bachelor’s degree
Since 25 October 2011 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
10/2008 - 07/2011 Chancery of the President of Latvia, Head of the Chancery
08/1997 - 10/2008 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Secretary of State
2005 - 01/2007 Office for organising the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government, Office Manager
2002 - 2003 Deputy Head of the Latvian delegation for accession negotiations with NATO
05/1997 - 08/1997 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Acting Secretary of State
09/1996 - 05/1997 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Under Secretary of State for Defence Policy Matters
03/1996 - 09/1996 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Policy Department, Director
1995 - 03/1996 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Policy Department, Senior Desk Officer
1993 - 1994 Latvijas Radio, Journalist, foreign policy and international relations topics
1995 - 1997 University of Latvia, Master’s degree in Political Science
1994 - 1995 Groningen University (The Netherlands), Political Sciences and International Relations Studies (certificate)
1991 - 1995 University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Bachelor’s degree
Since 25 October 2011 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
10/2008 - 07/2011 Chancery of the President of Latvia, Head of the Chancery
08/1997 - 10/2008 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Secretary of State
2005 - 01/2007 Office for organising the NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government, Office Manager
2002 - 2003 Deputy Head of the Latvian delegation for accession negotiations with NATO
05/1997 - 08/1997 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Acting Secretary of State
09/1996 - 05/1997 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Under Secretary of State for Defence Policy Matters
03/1996 - 09/1996 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Policy Department, Director
1995 - 03/1996 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Policy Department, Senior Desk Officer
1993 - 1994 Latvijas Radio, Journalist, foreign policy and international relations topics
Sessions
Ministerial Meeting
To mark the Freedom Online Coalition’s (FOC) 10th anniversary, Finland, as the Chair, is organising a virtual FOC 10th Anniversary Ministerial Meeting on 3 December 2021, hosted by Pekka Haavisto, the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Ministerial, the culmination of Finland’s FOC Chairship, is an important opportunity to raise the visibility of the Coalition and to set the FOC's goals and vision for the 2020s.
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