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Baiba Braže | |
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| File:Baiba Braže at the Foreign Affairs Council Roundtable - 2024.jpg Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Evika Siliņa |
| Preceded by | Krišjānis Kariņš |
| NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy | |
| In office May 2020 – June 2023 | |
| Secretary General | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Tacan Ildem |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Doha Besancenot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1966 Riga, Latvia |
| Political party | Unity |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia Chulalongkorn University |
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Baiba Braže (born 4 December 1966) is a Latvian politician and diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2024. She previously served as the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy from 2020 to 2023.
Early life and education
Braže was born on 4 December 1966 in Riga in Latvia.[1] She holds two Master's degrees from the University of Latvia, one in law in 1990 and the other in Communication Science in 2002.[2]
Diplomatic career
From July 2003 to August 2008, she was the Latvian Ambassador to the Netherlands and from August 2016 to May 2020 she was the Latvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom.[1]
Braže served as the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy from May 2020 to June 2023.[3]
Braže was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 19 April 2024 under Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, succeeding Krišjānis Kariņš.[3]
Personal life
Braže is fluent in English, Russian and Dutch.[4]
Honours
See also
- List of current foreign ministers
- List of ministers for foreign affairs of Latvia
- List of female foreign ministers
References
- ^ a b "Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy". shape.nato.int. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Baiba Braže". nato.int. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Baiba Braže | Ministru kabinets". www.mk.gov.lv. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Baiba Braže | Ārlietu ministrija". www.mfa.gov.lv. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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