Former President of Estonia

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia

Born:	December 26, 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden
Education:	University of Columbia 1976, B.A., M. of Psychology, 1978

Career

1957 - 1960	Ifo Institute for Economic Research
1974 - 1979	Columbia University, Department of Psychology: Research Assistant
1979 - 1981	Englewood Educational Center (New Jersey, USA): Assistant to the Director and English Teacher
1981 - 1983	Vancouver Literary Centre (Canada): Director, Arts Administrator
1983 - 1984	Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada), Department of Interdisciplinary Studies: Lecturer of Estonian Literature and Linguistics
1984 - 1988	Radio Free Europe (Munich, Germany), Research and Analysis Department: Research Analyst
1988 - 1993	Radio Free Europe, Estonian Service: Director
1993 - 1996	Estonian Ambassador to the United States of America, Canada and Mexico
1996 - 1998	Minister of Foreign Affairs
1998	North Atlantic Institute, Estonia: Chairman of the board
1999	Elected to the Riigikogu