- EDUCATION
- 1999-2000 Industrial College of the Armed Forces of the US National Defence University, Master’s Degree
- 1995-1997 University of Latvia, Master’s Degree in Political Science
- 1994-1995 University of Groningen, the Netherlands, Political Science and International Relations Studies, certificate
- 1991-1995 University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Bachelor’s Degree
- WORK AND POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
- Since October 25, 2011- Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
- October 2008– July 2011 Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Head of the President’s Chancellery
- August 1997- October 2008 – July 2008 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, State Secretary
- 2005- January 2007 NATO Summit Latvia Task Force, Head
- 2002- 2003 Latvia’s Delegation for Negotiations on Accession to NATO, Deputy Head
- May 199- August 1997 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Acting State Secretary
- June 1996– May 1997 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy
- March 1996– September 1996 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Policy Department, director
- 1995- March 1996 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Policy Department, senior expert
- 1993- 1994 Journalist specializing in the foreign policy issues and international relations
- LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Latvian – native, English and Russian - fluent, French – good command