TOOMAS HENDRIK ILVES, President of the Republic of Estonia

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President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
  • Born on December 26, 1953 in Stockholm, Kingdom of Sweden
    Married to Evelin Ilves
    Children: son Luukas Kristjan (1987), daughters Juulia (1992) and Kadri Keiu (2003)
    • Education
    • 1976 Columbia University (USA), BA in psychology
    • 1978 Pennsylvania University (USA), MA in psychology
    • Career and public service
    • 2006- President of the Republic of Estonia
    • 2004-2006 Member of the European Parliament
    • 2002-2004 Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia
    • 1999-2002 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia
    • 1998 Chairman, North Atlantic Institute
    • 1996-1998 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia
    • 1993-1996 Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico
    • 1988-1993 Head of the Estonian desk, Radio Free Europe in Munich, Germany
    • 1984-1988 Analyst and researcher for the research unit of Radio Free Europe in Munich, Germany
    • 1983-1984 Lecturer in Estonian Literature and Linguistics, Simon Fraser University, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vancouver, Canada
    • 1981-1983 Director and Administrator of Art, Vancouver Arts Center, Canada
    • 1979-1981 Assistant Director and English teacher, Open Education Center, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
    • 1974-1979 Research Assistant, Columbia University department of Psychology, USA
    • Publications
    • Compilation of speeches and writings from 1986-2006: "Eesti jõudmine. Kõned ja kirjutised aastaist 1986-2006". Varrak, 2006 Tallinn.
    • Articles in Estonian and other newspapers and magazines.
    • Involvement in Civic Groups
    • Member of the Estonian Students Society (Eesti Üliõpilaste Selts) 1995
    • Member of the Trilateral Commission 2004-2006
    • Member of the Board of Trustees of think-tank Friends of Europe 2005
    • Founder of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (Eesti Välispoliitika Instituut), Member of the Executive Committee until 2002
    • Honorary Member of the Latvian Students Society "Austrums"
    • Member of the Board, Viljandi County Municipal Fund
    • Board of Trustees, Estonian Academy of Arts 2004-2006
    • President of the Estonian Special Olympics 1997-2004
    • Member of the Board of Trustees of Tartu University 1996-2003
    • European Movement Estonia (EME) Member of the Board, Founding Member 1999-2004
    • Honorary Member of the Estonian Society in Belgium 2006
    • Decorations
    • 1999 Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
    • 1999 Grand Cross of the Order of Honour of Greece
    • 2001 Grand Commandeur Legion d'Honneur of the Republic of France
    • 2004 The Order of the National Coat of Arms third Class (Estonia)
    • 2004 Three Star Order of the Republic of Latvia
    • 2006 The Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Estonia)
    • 2006 The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath of Great Britain
    • 2007 Order of the White Rose of Finland
    • 2007 The Golden Fleece Order of Georgia
    • 2007 Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum of Japan
    • 2007 The Order of Isabel the Catholic with the collar of Spain
    • 2008 The Collar of the The Order of the National Coat of Arms (Estonia)
    • 2008 The Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain of Lithuania
    • 2008 Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
    • 2008 Grand Cordon Leopold of Belgium
    • 2009 Chain of the Three Star Order of the Republic of Latvia
    • 2009 The Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
    • 2010 The Order of St. George of Georgia
    • Foreign languages
    • English, German, Spanish