Harri Tiido (born 8 October 1953 in

Jõhvi Jõhvi is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative centre of the Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border. ...

) is an

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n diplomat. He graduated from

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in Romance-Germanic philology. Since 1980 he has worked as a journalist at

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and Kuku Radio. 1996-1997 he worked for the radio

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. 1997-2000 he was chief editor of Kuku Radio. Since 2000 he has been working for

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. 2008-2012 he was non-resident Ambassador of Estonia to Afghanistan. Later he was Ambassador of Estonia to Poland. Since 2018 he has been Ambassador of Estonia to Finland.

Awards

* 2004:

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, III class.

References

Living people 1953 births Estonian journalists Estonian diplomats Ambassadors of Estonia to Afghanistan Ambassadors of Estonia to Poland Ambassadors of Estonia to Finland Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class University of Tartu alumni People from Jõhvi {{Estonia-diplomat-stub