Career Experience and Political Activities
- June 2009 – Member of the European Parliament (Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee, Agricultural un Rural Development committee, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee)
- April 2008 – Leader of the “Civic Union” party
- January 2008 – Left party “New Era”
- October 2006 – Member of Parliament of Republic of Latvia (Foreign Affairs commission and European Affairs commission)
- January 2006 – Member of right conservative party “New Era”
- March 2005 – Ambassador, Special Adviser to EU Commissioner for Energy
- March 2005 – Member of the Board of Trustees of the independent think tank Friends of Europe, Member of Editorial Board of Europe’s World
- December 2004 – Member of the Administrative Board of Robert Schuman Fondation (France)
- 1 May – 20 November 2004 – the European Commissioner
- 7 November 2002 – 9 March 2004 – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 2000 – 2002 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Latvia to UNESCO
- 1997 – 2002 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to France
- 1993 – 1997 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations in Geneva
- 1990 – 1993 Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Chief of Protocol, Deputy Foreign Minister
- 1988 – 1990 Latvian Popular Front (LPF): General Secretary of the LPF Coordinating Council, Deputy Chairman
- 1987 – 1988 Latvian Artists' Union: General Secretary
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