Harri Tiido (born 8 October 1953 in

Jõhvi Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border. History Jõhvi was first mentioned as ...

) is an

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n diplomat. Tiido graduated from

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

in Romance-Germanic philology. Since 1980 he has worked as a journalist at

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and Kuku Radio. From 1996-1997, Tiido worked for the radio

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. From 1997-2000, Tiido was chief editor of Kuku Radio. Since 2000, Tiido has been serving the Estonian Foreign Ministry. From 2003-2007 Tiido served as Estonian ambassador to NATO. From 2008-2012, Tiido was non-resident Ambassador of Estonia to Afghanistan and from 2014-2018, Tiido served as Ambassador of Estonia to Poland. From 2018-2020, Tiido served as Ambassador of Estonia to Finland.

Awards

* 2004:

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ...

, III class.

References

Living people 1953 births Estonian journalists Estonian diplomats Ambassadors of Estonia to Afghanistan Ambassadors of Estonia to Poland Ambassadors of Estonia to Finland Permanent representatives of Estonia to NATO Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class University of Tartu alumni People from Jõhvi {{Estonia-diplomat-stub