Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš
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Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš, also Anglicised as Charles Zarine, was envoy and consul general of Latvia in the United Kingdom and head of the Latvian diplomatic service in exile. Shortly before the first Soviet occupation of Latvia, on 17 May 1940 the Latvian cabinet of ministers granted Zariņš extraordinary powers.
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Kārlis Reinholds Zariņš, also Anglicised as Charles Zarine, was envoy and consul general of Latvia in the United Kingdom and head of the Latvian diplomatic service in exile. Shortly before the first Soviet occupation of Latvia, on 17 May 1940 the Latvian cabinet of ministers granted Zariņš extraordinary powers. He was delegated to supervise the work of Latvia's representations abroad in time of war or other extraordinary circumstance. He served this role starting from the Soviet occupation in 1940 until his death in 1963. Since then, Arnolds Spekke and later Anatols Dinbergs represented Latvia as chargé d'affaires until restoration of independence in 1991.
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