Ambassador
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of
Estonia to the Kingdom of Norway
Lauri Bambus
Curriculum Vitae
Date and place of birth
- May 31, 1969, Valga (Estonia)
Education
- 2004 – Faculty of Law, Tartu University
- 1993 – Faculty of Philosophy, Russian language and literature (CUM LAUDE), Tartu University (Estonia)
Special courses
- 1998 Vienna Diplomatic Academy, With Honours (Austria)
- 1995 Human Rights, Turku University (Finland)
Professional career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2021- Ambassador to the Iceland
- 2020- Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway
- 2012-2021Non-Resident Ambassador of Estonia to the Sultanate of Oman
- 2017-2020 Chief of State Protocol / Director General of the State Protocol Department
- 2014-2017 Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 2010-2014 Undersecretary for Legal and Consular Affairs
- 2007-2010 Director General, Consular Department
- 2005-2007 Consul General, Consulate General in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 2002-2005 Director of Schengen Division, Consular Department
- 1999-2002 Second Secretary, Estonian Embassy in Brussels, Belgium
- 1998-1999 Second Secretary, Consular Department
- 1995-1998 Attaché/Third Secretary, Estonian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland
- Since 1995 Desk officer, Consular Department
Academic activities
- 2017- Lectures on “Protocol and Etiquette” at the Estonian School of Diplomacy, Government and Local Municipalities
- 2019 Special Course “Diplomacy and International Relations”,
- Tallinn XXI School
- 2007-2014 Lectures on Consular Issues at the Estonian School of Diplomacy
Decorations
- 2019 – Order of the Three Stars (Latvia), Commander’s Cross
- 2018 – Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Officer
- 2018 – Order of Oragne-Nassau (the Netherland), Grand Officer
- 2014 – Silver Badge of Merit of the Estonian Ministry of the Interior
- 2014 – Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander’s Cross
- 2014 – Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Commander’s Cross
- 2011 – National Order of Merit (France), Officer
- 2010 – Border Guard Cross of Merit (Estonia), III Class
- 2008 – Order of the White Star (Estonia), V Class
Languages
- Estonian (native), English, Russian, French, Polish
Marital status
- Married, two children
Hobbies
- History, Philology