Dr. Armands GUTMANIS Undersecretary of state, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia

1984 University of Latvia, Department of Foreign languages 1984-1988 Postgraduate studies, Lomonosov University Moscow, Dr. phil. 1991-1993 Postdoctoral Studies, Freiburg University and Basel University, Department of philosophy 2000 September - 2001 March Fulbright research scholar at the School of advanced international studies, the Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., USA 1988-1996 Senior lecturer, University of Latvia, Dept. for German studies 1995 Policy planning dept., Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Riga 1995 - 1999 Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of Latvia 1999 October - March 2000 Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs 1999 - 2000 Communications studies program director at the European Integration Institute, the Stradins University Riga 2000 - Undersecretary of state, Ministry of foreign affairs of Latvia 1994 and 1996 Co-organizer of international research conferences in Riga on the history of Baltic culture and literature