CURRICULUM VITAE - Mr. Andrejs Pildegovics Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the United States (Accredited July 25, 2007) Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Mexico (Accredited May 8, 2008) Date of Birth: August 11, 1971 Nationality: Latvian Education: 1998 – 1999 Oxford University (Foreign Service Program) 1995 Stanford University, Hoover Institution (Diplomatic Studies) 1990 – 1991 Beijing Foreign Languages Institute (Chinese language studies) 1988 – 1994 University of St. Petersburg, Chinese history and language studies Work experience: as of May 2008 - Latvia's Ambassador to Mexico; as of July 2007 - Latvia's Ambassador to the United States; 2006 – 2007 Chief of Staff, Chancery of the President of Latvia; 2000 – 2006 Foreign Policy advisor to President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga; 1999 – 2000 Head of Middle East and Africa Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Latvia; 1996 – 1998 Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Latvia; 1995 – 1996 Assistant to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 1994 – 1995 Civil Servant Personal: Married with three children