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Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš

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Latvian politician and diplomat (1949-2021)

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Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš was a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Saeima (2010-2021), head of the Latvian Institute (1999-2010), and as Ambassador to the United States (1993-1999).

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Kalniņš in 1988 as spokesman for the American Latvian AssociationKalniņš in 1988 as spokesman for the American Latvian AssociationKalniņš in 2020 on a visit to US Congress by Latvian and Estonian parliamentariansKalniņš in 2020 on a visit to US Congress by Latvian and Estonian parliamentarians

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Order of the Three Stars

Politicians born in the 1940s 6

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About this person

Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš was a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Saeima (2010-2021), head of the Latvian Institute (1999-2010), and as Ambassador to the United States (1993-1999). Born in a displaced person's camp in Germany to parents escaping the Soviet occupation of Latvia, he spent his early career working for various Latvian-American organizations before moving to Latvia and taking part in the restoration of Latvian independence. In 1998, he was awarded the Order of the Three Stars.

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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2021 · aged 71
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6 languages

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