Topic: Toomas Hendrik Ilves
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The Caspian region is one of the main resources the EU has for diversifying its energy supplies
Estonia embraces Caspian gas Jan 08, 2009
Estonia is still interested in participation in the Visaginas nuclear power station
Estonia, Lithuania vow energy security Jun 21, 2011
When can we take a high-speed train from Estonia, through Latvia and Lithuania, to Berlin
Estonia, Lithuania vow energy security Jun 21, 2011
Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Estonian pronunciation: ; born 26 December 1953) is the fourth and current President of Estonia. He is a former diplomat and journalist, was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1990s and later a member of the European Parliament. He was elected to the post by an electoral college on 23 September 2006 and his term as President began on 9 October 2006.
Ilves was born in Stockholm, Sweden; his parents were Estonian refugees. He grew up in the United States and graduated from Leonia High School in Leonia, New Jersey in 1972 as valedictorian. He received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Columbia University in 1976 and a master's degree in the same subject from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978.
During the 1980s, Ilves worked as a journalist for Radio Free Europe and became actively involved in politics prior to Estonia's independence in 1991. Ilves subsequently became Ambassador of Estonia to the United States in 1993; he also served as Ambassador to Canada and Mexico for several years.
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