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	Prezidenta kancelejas mājas lapa
		Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia, was elected on 17 June 1999 by the Parliament for a four-year term and has been re-elected for a second term in 2003.
		On 17 June 1999, Vaira Vike-Freiberga was elected President of the Republic of Latvia by the Parliament (Saeima).
		She has actively exercised the powers conferred to the President by the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and has played a leading role in achieving Latvia’s membership in NATO and the European Union.
	www.president.lv /index.php?pid=210 (718 words)

	Latvia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Latvia falls into four historic regions: North of the Western Dvina (Daugava) River are Vidzeme and Latgale, which were parts of Livonia; south of the Dvina are Kurzeme and Zemgale, which belonged to the former duchy of Courland.
		Latvia is largely a fertile lowland, drained by the Western Dvina, the Venta, the Gauja, and the Lielupe.
		Latvia’s independence from the Soviet Union was recognized by the Russian SFSR in August and conceded by the Soviet Union in Sept., 1991.
	www.bartleby.com /65/la/Latvia.html (1209 words)

	Embassy of Latvia -- Washington, DC
		Valdis Zatlers is sworn in as President of Latvia on July 8, 2007 in Riga.
		President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga met with President George W. Bush on November 28, 2006 at the Riga Castle.
		President of Latvia Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President George W. Bush and NATO Secretary-General among those addressing conference of high-level leaders in Riga.
	www.latvia-usa.org (770 words)

	Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born December 1, 1937 in Riga, Latvia) is the current president of Latvia.
		She was elected president in 1999 and reelected in 2003.
		A year later, in June 1999, she was elected the president of Latvia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vaira_Vike-Freiberga (361 words)

	Latvia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Latvia has land borders with its two fellow Baltic states — Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south — and Russia and Belarus to the east.
		Latvia is historically and culturally divided in four or five distinct regions, see regions of Latvia.
		The ethnic mix of the population of Latvia is largely the result of massive immigration during the years of Soviet occupation, which resulted in a decline of the share of ethnic Latvians from around 80% in 1935 to 52% in 1989.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Latvia.htm (971 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2004 - Countries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Latvia’s fiscal burden of government score is 0.1 point worse this year, and its government intervention score is 0.5 point worse.
		Latvia suffered a banking crisis in 1995 and 1998 that led to the liquidation and consolidation of a number of banks.
		Latvia has implemented a universal banking system that is competitive and mostly free of onerous government regulation, although the central bank vigorously enforces all banking regulations.
	cf.heritage.org /index2004test/country2.cfm?id=Latvia (987 words)

	Tracing Soviet Annexation of Latvia
		Even though Latvia was part of the Soviet empire for fifty years, the episode marking the annexation reflects the prowess, strength, and determination possessed by the U.S.S.R. Before tracing the steps resulting in incorporation, one must first understand Latvia's national and international political stances prior to 1940, the year of domination.
		This decree was passed with the notion by the Latvian government that it may not be able to conduct its usually foreign policies during the war.
		After the Nazis were defeated, the Soviets recommenced their annexation of Latvia, even though it was not officially recognized by the international community.
	www.bu.edu /econ/faculty/kyn/newweb/economic_systems/NatIdentity/FSU/Baltics/Latvia/annexation_of_latvia.htm (769 words)

	Speech by H.E. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia
		Latvia's first period as a nation-state, from 1918 to 1940, was a time of peace and prosperity for our Jewish population.
		Latvia is proud to be one among the very few countries to have done so, while many others closed their frontiers to the flow of desperate Jewish refugees.
		Latvia holds no statute of limitations on these crimes and is committed to the prosecution and punishment of those found guilty through the due process of law.
	vip.latnet.lv /LPRA/spch2701.htm (1352 words)

	CHARLES BRAY's Latvi Journal
		Latvia was first mentioned in historical records in 1185 when an Augustinian monk founded the first Christian church close to today’s capital, Riga.
		Latvia is the last of the three Baltic States to abolish capital punishment.
		Latvia has held four elections since gaining independence in 1991 and has had a string of governments, all center-right.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Europe/Latvia (2980 words)

	President of Latvia Address to the Baker Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Fifteen years ago hardly anybody could imagine that Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania would be independent countries on the road to membership in the European Union and the NATO Alliance.
		For Latvia, full membership in these two international organizations will signal its return to the peaceful, secure and stable community of prosperous European nations from which it was forcibly wrenched over six decades ago.
		To further assist in the efforts of the American-led coalition against terrorism, Latvia is preparing to send a military contingent to Kirghizia under the command of Danish troops.
	www.bakerinstitute.org /Resource/Events/2002/latvia/latviaspeech.htm (1530 words)

	Central Europe Review - Latvia: The outgoing President
		Many claim that Ulmanis exceeded the spirit of the presidency's powers, but he can be seen to have established the president's office as an effective and active player on the political scene.
		After the long gap during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1991 (excluding 1941-44, when Latvia fell under Nazi occupation), the foundations of the office established by the four presidents of the Interwar years needed to be re-established.
		Latvia's first president, Janis Cakste (1922-27), established the prestige of the office for his successor, Gustavs Zemgals (1927-30).
	www.ce-review.org /authorarchives/amber_archive/amber39old2.html (924 words)

	Latvia
		The Chronicle depicted events in Latvia in the second half of 13th century (till 1290) and glorified the feats of the crusaders in converting the pagan inhabitants of the Latvian region to the Christian faith.
		To re-establish the authority of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia, adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 15 February 1922, in the entire territory of Latvia.
		Darba svçtki - Convocation of the Constituent Assembly of the Republic of Latvia (1920).
	flagspot.net /flags/lv.html (2087 words)

	ADL HONORS PRESIDENT OF LATVIA WITH DISTINGUISHED STATESMAN AWARD FOR EFFORTS TO RECONCILE WITH LATVIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY
		In introducing the President, Howard P. Berkowitz, ADL National Chairman, recounted the recent ADL mission to Latvia and noted the President's forthcoming attitude in response to ADL concerns regarding the Latvian Jewish community.
		President Ulmanis is moving forward to atone for his country's hideous history in this century and to create a new Latvia for the next.
		President Ulmanis was sworn in as the President of Latvia on July 7, 1993 and was re-elected as the President for the second term in June 1996.
	www.adl.org /presrele/Mise_00/3091-00.asp (450 words)

	Psychologist Elected President of Latvia
		n June, the Latvian parliament elected as president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, a professor emerita of the University of Montreal and a former president of the Canadian Psychological Association.
		As president her power extends mainly to naming the prime minister and serving as the country's spokesperson.
		Vike-Freiberga was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1937.
	www.apa.org /monitor/sep99/in1.html (317 words)

	Latvia
		President, and is confident that you will succeed in your efforts to hasten the pace of reforms within the Assembly.
		I am pleased that a broad consensus on the main goals of these reforms was attained during the previous session of the General Assembly, and wish you success in your responsible duties.
		The Government of Latvia is actively pursuing its commitments under the Millennium Declaration to attain the Millennium Development Goals.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/58/statements/latveng030923.htm (1535 words)

	NCSJ - Latvians Re-elect President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		RIGA, Latvia (AP) -- Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga won easy re-election Friday to a second term in the pro-West country that she guided into NATO and the European Union.
		In Latvia, the public does not elect the president, and the office is not involved in the day-to-day running of the government.
		Vike-Freiberga, who became Latvia's first woman president when she was elected in 1999, said she would urge the government to continue the far-reaching economic and social reforms begun after Latvia regained independence amid the 1991 Soviet collapse.
	www.ncsj.org /AuxPages/062303MTimes.shtml (335 words)

	Honorary Consulate of Latvia in Thessaloniki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		State visits by the President of Latvia Mr Guntis Ulmanis to Greece in March 1999 and by the President of Greece Mr Constantinos Stephanopoulos to Latvia in October 2000 served as a significant impetus for increased cooperation.
		Following the opening of the Embassy of Latvia in Athens in 1998, H.E. Mr Martins Lacis was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia in Greece and accredited on 24 September 1999.
		Latvia is interested in defence cooperation with Greece, given Greece's membership in NATO and its role in the Balkans and the Mediterranean region.
	latvia.gr /english/latvia/relations (1602 words)

	Raoul Wallenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Her Excellency left Latvia when she was a young girl under dire circumstances as the Soviet invasion of her war torn land was beginning at the closing days of World War II.
		Much to her and other people’s surprise she was nominated for the presidency of Latvia in 1999.
		As the newly elected head of state of the Republic of Latvia, President Freiberga is seeking to educate and inform the younger generations of the 20
	www.raoulwallenberg.net /english/latvia.htm (716 words)

	Central Europe Review - Latvia: Stability Still Not in Style
		Exiled in Australia for the period of occupation, Priedkalns is an internationally-respected scientist and academic and later became Latvia's ambassador to the United Nations.
		Latvia now joins the growing trend of women heads of state around the continent.
		The new President was born in Latvia, but fled when the Red Army occupied the country.
	www.ce-review.org /authorarchives/amber_archive/amber39old1.html (1032 words)

	Latvia - President and Prime Minister Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		According to Album 2000 [pay00] - President of the Republic (2:3) - Flag like naval ensign with white rectangular pannel in the middle containing the national coat of arms.
		"The Banner of the President is white with the rectangular cross in the colour proportions of the national flag.
		In the centre of the cross covering the interruption of the colours of the national flag there is the big coat-of-arms of Latvia.
	flagspot.net /flags/lv-pres.html (332 words)

	Power Line: President Bush in Latvia
		Bush was observing, of course, the sixtieth anniversary of the fall of the Third Reich, and he reviewed Latvia's honorable role in that struggle, and condemned Nazi Germany as an embodiment of evil and enemy of human freedom.
		President Bush thanked the Baltic peoples for their support of our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, thus coming full circle from where he began, and completing the identification of his current policies in the Middle East with America's role in liberating Europe:
		Today's speech in Latvia was the latest in this series, and, like the others, it will be studied by historians for centuries to come.
	powerlineblog.com /archives/010390.php (1271 words)

	Pravda.RU Latvia's Ethnic Cleansing of Russians: Europe Silent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Latvian President Vaira Vоke-Freiberga spoke rather harsh words against the Russian-speaking population of the republic who are not Latvian citizens and don’t speak the Latvian language.
		That was the gist of the Latvian president’s speech.
		The president of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmonov, was born on October 5th, 1952, in the Dangara settlement in the Kulyab region of Tajikistan.
	english.pravda.ru /cis/2002/10/05/37765.html (2387 words)

	Latvia's president set for trade boosting visit to China - EUbusiness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga starts a one-week state visit to China on Monday, as the small Baltic former Soviet republic seeks to use its forthcoming European Union membership to boost trade with the world's most populous country.
		Latvia, a country of 2.3 million people which restored independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, is one of 10 mainly ex-communist bloc countries set to join the EU and its giant trading bloc on May 1.
		However, with Latvia seeking potential in the area of transit -- railways and ports -- its distance can also be an advantage: the land distance between China and Latvia could save 28 days, in comparison to the sea route between China and the EU, representing a saving in time and money, Vike-Freiberga said.
	www.eubusiness.com /afp/040410014955.b0ciyai3 (635 words)

	All About Latvia
		Latvia is the best country in the world because to be a good Latvian one must respect one’s country, know the national anthem and have credit account in at least two banks..
		Some local observers and policymakers in Latvia claim that Latvia is a special economy and therefore normal economic rules do not apply.
		no country in the world has larger imbalances, but unfortunately gravity also works in Latvia and the kinds of imbalances we are seeing there are surely not sustainable and the risk of a hard landing in the economy and financial distress is very significant and no investor should ignore these risks.
	www.allaboutlatvia.com (1015 words)

	Latvia President Wants Russia Border Treaty Soon - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Latvia’s President Vaira Vike-Freiberga said in the Chinese capital Beijing on Thursday that Russia should sign a border treaty.
		The Latvian president also said that fears in Moscow that Latvia’s entry into NATO in March posed a threat were groundless, the Reuters news agency reports.
		Latvia fell under the rule of the Soviet Union in 1945 and regained its independence in 1991, but its relationship with Russia has been uneasy since.
	www.mosnews.com /news/2004/04/15/vike-freiberga.shtml (774 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Lativa's president wins re-election
		RIGA, Latvia – Vaira Vike-Freiberga easily won a second term Friday as president of Latvia, the pro-Western republic that she helped guide into NATO and the European Union.
		Latvia's 100-seat Saeima, or parliament, voted 88-6 to let the 65-year-old leader serve another four years.
		In Latvia, a Baltic state of 2.4 million, the public doesn't elect the president and the office isn't involved in the day-to-day running of the government.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20030620-0333-latvia-election.html (259 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Latvia fears Russian attack
		The President of Latvia, one of the Baltic states which won their independence at the end of the Cold War, has warned of the danger that Russia might again use military force against its neighbours.
		President Vaira Vike-Freiberga told the BBC in an interview, any Russian attack on Latvia would be an indirect attack on Nato.
		But the Latvian President also said she hoped the more moderate voices in Russia would prevail and a dialogue was now underway to encourage them.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/731737.stm (351 words)

	President of Latvia Visits Salt Lake -- 2002 Winter Olympic News from KSL
		Latvia's president sat down for an interview with News Specialist Bruce Lindsay this morning, after she made a crowd pleasing appearance at Rowland Hall - St. Mark's school.
		And for most of her life, as a citizen of Canada, Vaira Vike-Freiberga never dreamed she'd be president of Latvia.
		They were all ethnic Latvians from Latvia, but they started and won their medal, the gold medal, under the Soviet flag.
	2002.ksl.com /news-4985i.php (619 words)

	Visit of the President of the Republic of Latvia: UNESCO
		President of the Republic of Latvia, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, yesterday paid a visit to UNESCO Headquarters to attend the prize-awarding ceremony for the annual L’Oreal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.
		The President highlighted the importance Latvia attached to intangible cultural heritage.
		The Director-General thanked the President for Latvia’s contribution towards the rehabilitation of the Iraqi cultural heritage, notably the financial support to the project on documentation with photogrammetry.
	portal.unesco.org /en/ev.php-URL_ID=19233&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html (221 words)

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