Ambassador Dr. Mart Laanemäe

Born 1959 in Vancouver, BC, Canada

1989 Dr.rer.nat. in Chemistry, Stuttgart University, Germany
1983 M.A.Sc. in Materials Science, University of Toronto, Canada
1981 B.A.Sc. in Engineering Physics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

2019 Advisor, Cyber Diplomacy Department, Foreign Ministry of Estonia
2016-2019 Ambassador to Germany
2012-2016 Undersecretary for Europe and Transatlantic Co-operation; January-May 2013 also acting Undersecretary for political affairs.
2008-2012 Ambassador to Germany
2004-2008 Undersecretary for External Economic Affairs (responsible for trade and development co-operation, negotiating OECD accession)
October 2006-July 2007 also acting Undersecretary for political affairs.
2004-2008 non-resident ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro, later to Serbia and National Co-ordinator, Stability Pact for SE Europe
2003-2004 Director-General of the Foreign Minister’s office
1999-2003 Ambassador to Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, the IAEA, the United Nations Office at Vienna and the CTBTO. 1999-2001 also Ambassador to Hungary and the Czech Republic.
1996-1999 Entered Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. Undersecretary for political affairs, press and information
1995-1996 “Silmet”, Sillamäe, Estonia, director for sales and marketing
1991-1995 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Estonian Language Service in Munich and Prague as Editor, Head of Tallinn bureau, Deputy Director and Acting Director.
1989-1991 MTU München GmbH, Munich, Germany, engineer
1987-1989 Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart, Germany, scientist

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