Vita Anda Tērauda (born 19 May 1962) is a Latvian politician elected to the 13th

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. Born in the United States, she worked as a radio journalist for

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in Washington, D.C. from 1984 to 1988. Moving to Latvia after the reestablishment of independence in 1991, Tērauda served as Minister for National Reform in the

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of Prime Minister

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from 1994 to 1995. She is a member of the

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alliance and chairs the European Affairs Committee in the current Saeima. In 1983, Tērauda received a bachelor's degree in international relations from

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. In 1990, she earned a master's degree in international economics and Soviet politics at

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