Latvia

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 14 October 1991

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Président de la République: Son Exc. M. Valdis Zatlers
Premier ministre: Son Exc. M. Ivars Godmanis

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Janis Karklins
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to France, Permanent Delegate (9/27/2007)

Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Latvia to UNESCO
Ambassade de Lettonie 6, Villa Said 75116 PARIS
Telephone: 01.53.64.58.10
01.53.64.58.18
Fax: 01.53.64.58.19
E-mail: embassy.france@mfa.gov.lv

National Commission for UNESCO

President: Mr.Andris Vilks
Secretary-General: Ms. Dagnija Baltina

Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
Pils Laukums 4-206 Riga LV-1050 RIGA LATVIA
Telephone: (371) 6732 51 09 ; (371) 6722 27 62
Fax: (371) 6722 27 62
E-mail: office@unesco.lv; dagnija@unesco.lv (SG)
Web site: http://www.unesco.lv

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Executive Board
  Representative (Term expires : 2013)


• International Coordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Council of the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
  Vice-President : Mrs Tatjana KOKE (Term expires : 2008)

Member (Term expires : 35th General Conference)

• Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics
  Member : Mr Rolands Ozols (Term expires : 31 December 2011)

Celebration of anniversaries

Eight hundredth anniversary of the founding of the city of Riga (2001)

800th anniversary of the foundation of Cesis city (2006)