Foreign Honours
- Denmark : Knight of the Order of the Elephant (18 March 1997) - See Latvian Knights of the Order of the Elephant
- Estonia : Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (October 1996)
- Germany : Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Iceland : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (8th June 1998)
- Norway : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- Poland : Order of the White Eagle
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