- 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 25 October 2011 – Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
- October 2008 – July 2011 Chancery of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Head of the President’s Chancery
- August 1997- October 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 1997 - August 1997 – Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, Acting State Secretary
- September 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 for the Latvian Radio specializing in the foreign policy issues and international relations
- LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Latvian – native, English and Russian - fluent, French – good command