Laimonas Talat-Kelpša

Laimonas Talat-Kelpša   (diplomat)
Born	4 November 1977 Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Alma mater	Vilnius University, University of Oslo
Lithuanian diplomat who took part in the Cold War Then and Now? event.  Lithuania/Ambassador to India In office 8 April 2013 - February 2018

Laimonas Talat-Kelpša is a Lithuanian diplomat who took part in the Cold War Then and Now‎‎? event.

Background

In 1998 Laimonas Talat-Kelpša graduated from the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University. He studied at the University of Oslo under the Erasmus/Socrates exchange program. In 2000 VU he took a Master's in Comparative Politics.

Career

• 1998-2001 Assistant to the President of Lithuania on National Security and Foreign Policy A.Januškos,
• 2001-2003 President Adamkus' report on foreign policy
• 2003-2004 Head of Foreign Policy Analysis and Planning Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 2004-2006 Foreign Policy Analysis and Planning Department
• 2006-2009 Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 2009-2011 Authorized Minister of the Lithuanian Embassy in Georgia
• 2011-2012 Advisor to Prime Minister Kubilius

Talat-Kelpša became Lithuania’s first ambassador to Sri Lanka.

In 2008 Talat-Kelpsa was awarded the diplomatic rank of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Brussels Forum/2007			Belgium Brussels	Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA and NATO-close German Marshall Fund.
Cold War Then and Now?	13 October 2018 09:30:00	13 October 2018 16:30:00	London City of London School UK	A free conference that appears to have been part of a broader campaign by the Institute for Statecraft to promote Cold War 2.0.

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