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Andris Teikmanis | |
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| 1st Mayor of Riga | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Succeeded by | Māris Purgailis |
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| Born | 29 November 1959 Rīga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Popular Front of Latvia |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia |
| Profession | Lawyer, diplomat |
Andris Teikmanis (29 November 1959; Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He served as first post-soviet Mayor of Riga from 1990 to 1994.[1][2] In September 2016 he was accredited as the Latvian ambassador to the United States.[3] He previously served as Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riga, and as Latvian ambassador to the Council of Europe, to the Russian Federation, to Germany, and to the United Kingdom, and as non-resident ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. Since August 2019 A. Teikmanis is head of the Chancellery of the President of Latvia Egils Levits.
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- ^ "President Obama accredits Latvia's new U.S. ambassador; praises Latvia's support for TTIP agreement". LETA. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-22.