Väino Reinart (born 28 December 1962 in

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. Th ...

) is an

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n diplomat. Since 1992, he has worked for

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. 1995–1999, he was Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (

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) in

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. 2007–2011, he was Ambassador of Estonia to the United States,

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and

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. Since 2012, he has been the Estonian Ambassador to

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. Since 2018, he is Ambassador of Estonia to

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reinart, Vaino Living people 1962 births Estonian diplomats Ambassadors of Estonia to the United States Ambassadors of Estonia to Canada Ambassadors of Estonia to Mexico Ambassadors of Estonia to Japan Tallinn University of Technology alumni People from Kuressaare