Lauri Lepik (born 14 October 1960 in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) is an

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n diplomat and civil servant.

Biography

He graduated from Tallinn 7th Secondary School. In 1985, he graduated from the

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with a diploma thesis in the field of librarianship and bibliography "Use of databases in environmental information services". In 1987–1992, he was the research director of the

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. In 2003, he graduated from

Humboldt University The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public university, public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III of Prussia, Frederick W ...

in political sciences. He was a member of the board of the re-established Estonian Librarians' Association. In 1992–1995 he worked at the State Chancellery. Diplomatic posts: * 2011-2012 – Ambassador of Estonia to

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

and to

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. * Since 2012 – Permanent Representative of Estonia to

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. * Since 2017 – Ambassador of Estonia to the United States.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lepik, Lauri Living people 1960 births Ambassadors of Estonia to Ukraine Ambassadors of Estonia to Moldova Ambassadors of Estonia to the United States Tallinn University alumni