Life so far

Name	Ojārs Ēriks Kalninš
Born	Munich, Germany
Birthdate	22.10.1949.
Died	Riga, Latvia
Date of death	14.10.2021.
Nationality	Latvian
Work experience
1974 – 1984	Advertising, Chicago, Illinois
	Creative director, copywriter
1981 – 1991	Editor, Chicago Latvian  Newsletter
1981 – 1984	Consultant, Chicago Latvian Organizations
1985 – 1990	Public Information Director, American Latvian Association Washington, D.C.
	Consultant, World Federation of free Latvians
1987 – 1991	Consultant, Helsinki 86, Latvian Popular Front, Latvian Independence Movement
1991	Deputy Chief of Mission, Latvian Embassy in the U.S.
1993 – 2000	Latvian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico
2000 – 2010	Director, Latvian Institute, Riga, Latvia
2008 – 2010	Member of Parliament 10th Saeima, Latvia Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs
2010 – 2011	Member, Latvian State President’s Chapter of Orders,
2011 – 2014	Member of Parliament, 11th Saeima, Latvia
	Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs
	Head of Latvian Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
	Chairman, Political Committee, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
	Member, Latvian Foreign Ministry’s Qualification Committee (evaluates Foreign Ministry’s career diplomats)
2014 – 2018	Member of Parliament, 12th Saeima, Latvia
	Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs
	Head of Latvian Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
	Chairman, Political Committee, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
	Member, Latvian Foreign Ministry’s Qualification Committee (evaluates Foreign Ministry’s career diplomats)
2018 – 2021	Member of Parliament, 13th Saeima, Latvia
	Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs
	Head of Latvian Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
	Chairman, Political Committee, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
	Member, Latvian Foreign Ministry’s Qualification Committee (evaluates Foreign Ministry’s career diplomats)