Ivita Burmistre

Ivita Burmistre is a Latvian economist and diplomat who currently serves as Latvia Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom.[1] She previously served as Latvia’s first Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and to the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).[2][3]

Activism and career

Burmistre, during her high school days, participated in the ‘Baltic Way’, a mass demonstration, where two million people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined hands to create a 600 km human chain to demand the return of freedom and democracy.[4][5] Her diplomatic career began in the early 2000s, she then moved to serve in Washington D.C. as an economics and trade expert and later became Deputy Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland.[6][7] She was the Latvian Ambassador to the OECD and UNESCO in France from 2016 to 2020, after which she was redeployed to the United Kingdom.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Ivita Burmistre | International Gender Champions". genderchampions.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ "Latvia". Diplomat Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. ^ lvportals.lv. "Vēstniece Ivita Burmistre iesniedz akreditācijas vēstules karalienei Elizabetei II - LV portāls". lvportals.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. ^ "Latvia's ambassador hails 100 years of friendship with the UK". British Parliament. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  5. ^ "Queen makes first official appearance since Prince Philip's funeral". Sky News. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  6. ^ ""Ir jābūt gataviem arī mazāk labvēlīgai situācijas attīstībai." Vēstniece nosauc visbūtiskāko šībrīža aicinājumu Latvijas pilsoņiem, kuri dzīvo Lielbritānijā". LA.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  7. ^ Celebretainment, By. "Queen Elizabeth returns to work for first time after Prince Philip's passing". Journal Times. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  8. ^ "Queen Elizabeth attends 1st royal duty since Prince Philip funeral". Daily Sabah. Associated Press. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  9. ^ Karalistē, LR vēstniecība Apvienotajā. "Ambassador Ivita Burmistre presents letters of credence to Queen Elizabeth II". www2.mfa.gov.lv. Retrieved 2021-09-22.