President of the Republic appointed eight ambassadors to office

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves today signed resolutions to appoint Lauri Lepik, an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia and permanent representative at the North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation; Jüri Luik was appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia in the Russian Federation; Miko Haljas was appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia in the Republic of Turkey; Kaja Tael was appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia in the Federal Republic of Germany; Arti Hilpus was appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia in Montenegro (seated in Tallinn); Toomas Kukk was appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia in the Republic of Lithuania; Toomas Lukk was appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia in the People's Republic of China; Gert Antsu was appointed an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia in the Kingdom of Belgium.