Pekka Juhani Huhtaniemi (born 9 November 1949, in

Valkeakoski Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa regions of Finland, region. The municipality has ...

) is a Finnish diplomat. He served as Finland's ambassador to the

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in 2010-2015. In 2006-2010, Huhtaniemi was the Undersecretary of State for Trade in Foreign Affairs.

Early life and education

Huhtaniemi graduated as an undergraduate in 1968 and a Master of Political Science from the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki (, ; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Alexander ...

in 1971.

Career

Huhtaniemi joined the

Ministry for Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral rela ...

in 1972. From 1995 to 1998, Huhtaniemi served as chief cabinet secretary to

Erkki Liikanen Erkki Antero Liikanen (born 19 September 1950) is a Finnish social democratic politician and a former Governor of the Bank of Finland. Early life and education Erkki Antero Liikanen obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science (Economic ...

, at the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

, in Brussels. He served as Ambassador at the Finnish Permanent Representation in

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, 1998-2003 and in

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, 2003-2005.

Other activities

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, shortened to EBRD ( French: ''Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement'' or ''BERD''), is an international financial institution founded in 1991 in Paris. As a multilat ...

(EBRD), Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (2006-2010)2009 Annual Report

(EBRD).

Personal life

Huhtaniemi is married and has three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huhtaniemi, Pekka Ambassadors of Finland to the United Kingdom Permanent representatives of Finland to the United Nations 1949 births Living people