Ambassador
Ambassador
PAUL TEESALU
Born 24 February 1975 in Haapsalu, Estonia
Education:
- 1993-1997 MA Theology, Tartu Theological Seminary and University of Tartu
- 1997-1998 Estonian School of Diplomacy, Tallinn
Professional career:
- 1998 Joined the Estonian Foreign Service
- 1998–2000 Desk Officer on South Caucasus and Central Asia, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2000–2001 Desk Officer on Austria, Germany and Switzerland, Political Department, MFA
- 2001–2004 Political Officer, Permanent Mission of Estonia to the OSCE, Vienna
- 2004–2007 Political Officer, Permanent Representation of Estonia to NATO, Brussels
- 2007–2009 Director, International Organisations Division, Political Department, MFA
- 2009–2010 Director, Security Policy Division, Political Department, MFA
- 2010–2014 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Cairo; Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the League of Arab States (co-accredited), Cairo; Ambassador, Permanent Observer to the African Union (co-accredited), Cairo
- 2014–2017 Political Director, Director General of Political Department, MFA
- 2018–2020 Undersecretary for Political Affairs, MFA; Ambassador to the Holy See, residing in Tallinn
- 2020– Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Italy, also accredited to Malta, San Marino and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Foreign languages:
- English, German, Russian
Married, two children