Marina Kaljurand

Marina Kaljurand is a former Estonian diplomat, Undersecretary for Legal and Consular Affairs, Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Undersecretary for Foreign Economic Relations and Development Aid at Foreign Affairs Ministry and current Minister for Foreign Affairs, she was nominated by the Reform Party, but is independent and has never been affiliated to any political party. In 20112014, Kaljurand was the Ambassador of Estonia to the United States and Mexico and in 20112013 also to Canada, in 20072011 Estonian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, in 20052008 to the Russian Federation and in 20042006 to Israel. In July 2015, the Reform Party nominated Kaljurand as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs after Keit PentusRosimannus had resigned. Her tenure began onJuly 2015. Kaljurand is of Latvian and Russian descent through her father and mother, respectively. She holds a masters degree in law from the University of Tartu , has also graduated from the Estonian School of Diplomacy and has acqu

Kaljurand was born in Tallinn, where she obtained her high school diploma. She graduated from University of Tartu in 1986.

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