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LATVIA - H.E. Guna Japiņa
Credentials: 13.09.2021
Born on 23 August 1974 in Rīga, Latvia
Married
EDUCATION
2000 Master Degree in Law Science, University of Latvia
1996 Bachelor Degree in Law Science, Lawyer Qualification, University of Latvia
Additional education
August-September 2020: Peace Mediation & Crisis Diplomacy in Action, Foreign Service Academy, Germany
January-June 2011: Security Policy Course, Federal Academy for Security Policy, Germany
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-2021: Director of the Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
August 2011- August 2016: Counsellor, Deputy Head of the Embassy of the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Federal Republic of Germany
June 2006- December 2010: Director of the European Union Coordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
January-June 2006: Deputy-Director of the European Union Coordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
September 2003- December 2005: Head of the Permanent Representatives Committee I (COREPER I) Division, European Union Co-ordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
September 2003: Head of the Internal Market Division, European Union Co-ordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
June-August 2003: Acting Head of the European Union Economic Policy Division, European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
July 2002– May 2003: Deputy-Head of the European Union Integration Division, European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
July 2001 - June 2002: Second Secretary, Task Force for Preparation of the European Union Accession Negotiations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
August 1998 – July 2001: Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Federal Republic of Germany
January 1997– August 1998: Senior Desk Officer, International Treaties Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
LANGUAGES
Latvian, English, German, Russian
AWARDS
2020: Commander of the Cross of Recognition (Third class) of the Republic of Latvia
2020: Certificate of Recognition of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia
2000; 2004: Certificate of Recognition of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia
Fotos: Peter Lechner/HBF
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