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Mārtiņš Virsis
Mārtiņš Virsis (born February 26, 1959, in Valmiera) is a Latvians, Latvian historian, politician and diplomat. He was the member of the Fifth Saeima of Latvia (1993 to 1995) and the Latvian ambassador to Germany (2002 to 2008), Lithuania (2010 to 2015) and Belarus (October 5, 2015 to 2019). He is married and has two children. Career He studied history in University of Latvia from 1977 to 1982, then he studied as an aspirant. In 1992 he obtained a doctorate in history. From 1990 he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia), Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the deputy minister. From 1993 to 1995 he was a member of the Fifth Saeima of Latvia from the Latvian Way party. In 1995 he became the ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Austria and between 1996 and 2000 he acquired the position of being a non-resident ambassador of Latvia to Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia. From 2000 to 2002 he worked in the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1st p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valmiera
Valmiera () is the second largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of . As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020, it was at 24,879. It is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city, and is the seat of the Valmiera Municipality. Valmiera is one of the oldest cities in Latvia; it was a member of the Hanseatic League. According to the ethnic composition, Valmiera has the largest proportion of Latvians, ethnic Latvians among the state cities. Valmiera lies at the crossroads of several important roads, to the north-east from Riga, the capital of Latvia, and south of the border with Estonia. Valmiera lies on both banks of the Gauja River. Names and etymology The name was derived from the Old High German, Old German given name or the Slavic names, Slavic name . The town may have been named after the kniaz of the Principality of Pskov Vladimir Mstislavich (Pskov), Vladimir Mstislavich, who became a vassal of Albert of Riga i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
