CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Elita

Surname: Kuzma

Date of birth: 24/10/64

Place of birth: Riga, Latvia

Citizenship: Latvian

Family status: married, one child

Education

1991 – 1992:

University of Latvia, Institute of International relations. Speciality: international economic relations.

1982 – 1986:

State University of Latvia

Faculty of Finance and Commerce

Speciality: accounting and analysis of economic activity.

Additional education 

June 1999:

USA foreign policy, New School University, USA 

September 1994 - December 1994:

Training course for diplomats, Hoover Institute, USA 

Professional experience

Since November 30, 2005:

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Sweden

Since October 2005:

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia (agréé) to the Kingdom of Sweden

September 2000 – September 2005:

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Austria

December 2000 – September 2005:

non-residing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Principality of Liechtenstein

December 2000 – September 2005:

non-residing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Slovakia

December 2000 –September 2005:

non-residing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Slovenia

December 2000 – September 2005:

non-residing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Confederacy of Switzerland

December 2000 – September 2005:

non-residing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the Republic of Hungary

September 1999 – September 2000:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

First Political Directory, Deputy State Secretary

November 1995 – September 1999:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

First Political Department, Director

November 1993 – November 1995:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

Department of Western Europe, chief specialist, senior desk officer

November 1992 – November 1993:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

Department of Western Europe, chief specialist

October 1992 – November 1992:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia

Department of Economics, Department of Economic cooperation, chief specialist

June 1992 – September 1992:

"East Fact" Ltd., Head of the Marketing department

September 1987 – June 1992:

Riga Fashion House store "Stils", chief accountant.

Proficiency of foreign languages

German, English, Russian, preliminary French