Tiina Intelmann (born 25 August 1963) is an

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n diplomat; she was the

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to the

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from 2005 to 2011 and was the

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of the

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of the

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from December 2011 until December 2014. Since then, she is the Head of the Delegation of the

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to Liberia. Since 2017 she is the Estonian ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Early life and education

Born in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

, Intelmann was graduated from

Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

in 1987 with a Master of Arts degree in Italian language and literature."Her Excellency Tiina Intelmann"
''

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'', 2010-11-11.

Career

In 1991, Intelmann became a diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. From 1999 to 2002, she was Estonia's Permanent Representative to the

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ...

. From 2002 to 2005 Intelmann was the Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary for Political Affairs and Relations with the Press. She became the Permanent Representative to the United Nations on 30 March 2005. In 2011, her term at the UN ended and she became Estonia's ambassador to Israel and Estonia's non-resident ambassador to

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."Former UN Ambassador To Be Nominated for ICC Assembly Presidency"
''Estonian Public Broadcasting'', 2011-07-29. On 12 December 2011, Intelmann was elected to succeed

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as the

of the

. She is the first woman to have headed the ICC's Assembly of States Parties. Tiina Intelmann was succeeded as President of the Assembly by

Sidiki Kaba Sidiki Kaba (born 21 August 1950 in Tambacounda, Senegal), is a Senegalese politician currently serving in the fourth Sall government. He is the keeper of the seals and the Minister of Justice of Senegal since 2013. On 8 December 2014, he was ele ...

, Minister of Justice of

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."Minister of Justice of Senegal, H.E. Mr. Sidiki Kaba, endorsed for the position of President of the Assembly, meets with States Parties in New York"
Assembly of States Parties", 2014-10-02. On 4 August 2021, the

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announced that Intelmann was appointed as the Head of Delegation of the European Union to

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...

. Intelmann's duties in this capacity began on 1 September 2021.

References

External links

"Tiina Intelmann of Estonia Chair of Second Committee"
UN Doc BIO/3802, GA/EF/3142, 2006-09-12
"The Bureau recommends Ambassador Tiina Intelmann (Estonia) for President of the Assembly for the next triennium"
Assembly of States Parties, 2011-07-28 {{DEFAULTSORT:Intelmann, Tiina 1963 births Living people Ambassadors of Estonia to Israel Ambassadors of Estonia to Montenegro Ambassadors of Estonia to the United Kingdom Estonian women diplomats Ambassadors of the European Union to Liberia Permanent Representatives of Estonia to the United Nations Presidents of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court People from Tallinn Saint Petersburg State University alumni Estonian officials of the European Union Women ambassadors