Aivo Orav Explained

Aivo Orav
Office:Permanent Representation of Estonia to OSCE
Term Start:1995
Term End:1998
Office1:Security Policy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Term Start1:1998
Term End1:2000
Office2:Ambassador of Estonia to Poland
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2005
Successor2:Ants Froch
Office3:Estonian Ambassador to Turkey with co-accreditation to Azerbaijan, Lebanon and Macedonia
Term Start3:2008
Term End3:2012
Office4:E.U Ambassador to North Macedonia
Term Start4:2012
Term End4:2016
Office5:E.U Ambassador to Montenegro
Term Start5:2016
Term End5:2020
Office6:E.U Ambassador to Kosovo
Term Start6:2024
Predecessor6:Tomáš Szunyog
Birth Name:Aivo Orav
Birth Date:10 April 1965
Birth Place:Pärnu, Estonia
Occupation:Diplomat

Aivo Orav (born 10 April 1965 in Pärnu) is an Estonian diplomat.[1] Orav is the Permanent Representative of Estonian to the E.U. since 2020. Before that, Orav has been the Head of EU Delegation in Montenegro and Head of EU Delegation in North Macedonia, and Ambassador of Estonia in several countries.[2]

Education

Orav graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry of the University of Tartu (1990) and later from the Estonian Diplomatic School in Tallinn (1992).

Since 1992, Orav served the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 1995–1998, Orav was the Permanent Representation of Estonia at the OSCE in Vienna.

From 1998 to 2000, Orav was Security Policy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 2000–2005, Orav was the Ambassador of Estonia in Poland with co-accreditation to Bulgaria and Romania. Since 2005, Orav is the non-resident ambassador in North Macedonia.

After the end of his term in Poland in August 2005, Orav returned to Estonia, where he worked as the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]

2008-2012 Orav was the Estonian Ambassador to Turkey with co-accreditation to Azerbaijan, Lebanon and Macedonia.

2012 Orav joined the E.U. External Action Service and worked as E.U Ambassador to North Macedonia until 2016 and then as EU Ambassador to Montenegro 2016-2020.

Orav is Estonian Permanent Representative to the European Union since September 2020.

Diplomatic posts

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: H.E. Mr. Aivo Orav . Estonia in EU . 6 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Aivo Orav . 2023-01-05 . e-Governance Academy . en-US.
  3. Web site: Aivo Orav: Diplomate estonien (1965-) Biography, Facts, Information, Career, Wiki, Life . 2023-01-05 . peoplepill-com.translate.goog.
  4. Web site: Teenetemärkide kavalerid: Aivo Orav . www.president.ee . 5 May 2021.