Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Moscow (, ) is the chief

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in the

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. It is located at 3 Chaplygina Street in the

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of Moscow. Closed from 21 of April 2022.

History

The building of the embassy is the former mansion of Lev Vladimirovich Gautier-Dufayer, a merchant in the

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, built in 1898. The estate was nationalised after the

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and transferred to

in 1921 following the

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and the establishment of diplomatic relations between Latvia and

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. During the Soviet occupation of Latvia, the building served as the representation of the

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at the central government of the

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. In 1992, after restoration of independence of Latvia, the representation was again transformed into the embassy of Latvia.

Latvian ambassadors in Moscow

Representatives to Soviet Russia and the USSR (1920–1940)

* Jānis Vesmanis (1920–1921; with Soviet Russia) *

Ēriks Mārtiņš Feldmanis Ēriks is a Latvian masculine given name, which is the cognate of the given name Eric The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due ...

(1921–1923) *

Kārlis Ozols Karlis Aleksandrs Ozols (; 9 August 1912, in Riga – 23 March 2001, in Australia) was a Latvian lieutenant in the Nazi-controlled Latvian Auxiliary Police and a member of Heinrich Himmler's SS during WW2. After later migrating to Australia, ...

(1923–1929) * Jānis Seskis (1929–1932) * Alfrēds Bīlmanis (1932–1935) * Roberts Liepiņš (1935–1936) * Fricis Vilhelms Kociņš (1936–1940)

Ambassadors in the Russian Federation (from 1991)

Jānis Peters Jānis is a Latvian masculine given name, the equivalent of the English John. The first written use of the name Jānis dates back to 1290. It may refer to: * Jānis Ādamsons (born 1956), Latvian politician *Jānis Akuraters (1876–1937), Latv ...

(1991–1997) * Imants Daudišs (1997–2001) * Normans Penke (2001–2004) *

Andris Teikmanis Andris Teikmanis (29 November 1959; Riga, Latvia) is a Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lit ...

(2005–2008) *

Edgars Skuja Edgars Skuja (born 20 February 1966) is a Latvian diplomat who has been serving as Ambassador of Latvia to Azerbaijan since 2023. Previously, he served as Ambassador of Latvia to Estonia from 2002 to 2005, to Russia from 2009 to 2013, and to Au ...

(2009–2013) * Astra Kurme (2013–2017) *

Māris Riekstiņš Māris Riekstiņš (born 8 April 1963 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian politician and diplomat and a former Foreign Minister of Latvia (November 2007 – April 2010). He is a former Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation (September ...

(2017–2023)

References

External links

Embassy of Latvia in Moscow
Latvia–Russia relations

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