Māris Riekstiņš
| Māris Riekstiņš | |
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Maris Riekstins in 2010
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| Inspector General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia | |
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Assumed office 5 September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Indulis Bērziņš |
| Permanent Representative of Latvia to NATO | |
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In office 2 February 2011 – 31 August 2015 |
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| President | Andris Bērziņš |
| Preceded by | Jānis Eichmanis |
| Succeeded by | Indulis Bērziņš |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia | |
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In office 8 November 2007 – 28 April 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Artis Pabriks |
| Succeeded by | Aivis Ronis |
| Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister | |
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In office January, 2007 – November 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Aigars Kalvītis |
| Preceded by | Jurģis Liepnieks |
| Ambassador of Latvia to the United States | |
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In office December, 2004 – January 2007 |
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| President | Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga |
| Preceded by | Aivis Ronis |
| Succeeded by | Andrejs Pildegovičs |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 April 1963 Rīga, Latvian SSR |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Political party | People's Party (2006—2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia (LL.M.) Latvian Academy of Sports Education |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Māris Riekstiņš (born 8 April 1963 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian politician and diplomat and a former Foreign Minister of Latvia (November 2007 – April 2010). He is currently the Inspector General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia.
Riekstiņš’ career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia began in 1992 as a Desk Officer of the Political Department of the Europe Division, followed by the position of the Director of the Western Europe Division. In 1993, he became the Under-secretary of State, soon assuming the duties of the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He remained in that position until his posting as the Ambassador of Latvia to the United States in 2004, and additionally non-resident Ambassador to Mexico. For most of 2007 Riekstiņš was Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvītis. In November 2007 Riekstiņš was elected to the post of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and held this position until April 2010, when his party stepped out of the government. In February, 2011 Ambassador Riekstiņš commenced his duties as the Permanent Representative of Latvia to NATO in Brussels.
In his career Riekstiņš has also been Head of the Latvian Delegation for Accession to NATO, Chairman of the Advisory Council for Latvia’s membership of the World Trade Organization, Head of Delegation of Latvia in WTO talks in Seattle (1999), Doha (2000) and Cancun (2003). He has led the delegation for the U.S.-Baltic Partnership Charter and also been the Head of Latvian delegation for Estonian-Latvian sea border delimitation (agreement concluded in 1997 and ratified), as well as Lithuanian-Latvian sea border delimitation (agreement concluded in 1999, not ratified yet).
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