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词条 Ieva Ilves
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  1. Education

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ieva Ilves
| image = IevailvesaObinitsa.jpg
| birth_name = Ieva Kupce
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|09|13|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = First Lady of Estonia
| term_label = In role
| term_start = 2 January 2016
| term_end = 10 October 2016
| predecessor = Evelin Ilves
| successor = Georgi-Rene Maksimovski
{{small|(as First Gentleman)}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Toomas Hendrik Ilves|2016}}
| children =
| parents =
| alma_mater = Johns Hopkins University
| nationality = Latvian
| religion =
| occupation = Diplomat, cybersecurity expert
}}

Ieva Ilves (née Kupce; born on September the 13th 1977) is a diplomat, cybersecurity expert and the wife of former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves. She has worked as the Head of National Cyber Security Policy and Political Advisor to the State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Latvia as well as in different institutions focusing on the issues of security, democracy, and human rights.

Education

She acquired her education at the University of Latvia and received a Masters Degree in Political Science. In 2012 Ilves graduated Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC with a second Masters degree. During that time Ilves, together with former US ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker, co-edited the book: “Nordic-Baltic-American Cooperation: Shaping the U.S.-European Agenda”[1].

Career

In the late 1990s Ilves was part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia team that worked on Latvia’s goal to join NATO. After successful accession she continued her work in the field of security policy and democracy sharing Latvia’s experience and lessons learned with its Eastern neighbors - Ukraine, Belarus, and Georgia. In 2005-2006 Ilves joined the Riga NATO Summit Task Force and led the local and NATO Public Diplomacy efforts for the NATO Summit 2006 in Riga. Ilves has received a State Award for her contribution to the NATO Summit in Riga, a Recognition of Foreign minister for developing the cooperation with NGOs and the promotion of democracy issues and Memorial Medal of the Minister of Defense for Advancing Latvia’s Membership to NATO[2].

From 2007 to 2010 Ilves was posted to the Latvian Delegation to NATO and from 2010 to 2011 she was seconded to the European Union as a Political Advisor to the EU Special Representative in the South Caucasus in Baku, Azerbaijan focusing on human rights among other topics. Ilves has also worked as Advisor to the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense having responsibility to establish the NATO STRATCOM COE in Riga and coordinate national cyber security policy, including during the Latvia’s Presidency in EU.

Personal life

In 2016 Ilves undertook the responsibilities of the First Lady of Estonia. She has three children: Ralfs (b. 2002) and Isabella (b. 2014) and Hans Hendrik Ilves (b. 2016).

Ilves is a founding member of the regional non-governmental organization "Baltic to Black Sea Alliance" and Latvian Transatlantic Organization. She is also a Founding Member and Chairperson of the Board of non-governmental organization in Latvia “Open Belarus”, founded April 30, 2004. Open Belarus extended Latvia’s policy and activities towards the support of democratic developments in Belarus. As the First Lady of Estonia she has accompanied her spouse in numerous foreign visits including the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly where she met with the former president of U.S Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama[3].

References

1. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.lv/books/about/Nordic_Baltic_American_Cooperation.html?id=mjlYLwEACAAJ&source=kp_cover&redir_esc=y&fbclid=IwAR3BFGfXFqgy2nYBQ8tyu_Mz2BmQPp0vjAwmNsIW3YLNBszlutI07hby9nU|title=Nordic-Baltic-American Cooperation: Shaping the U.S.-European Agenda|last=Volker|first=Kurt|last2=Kupce|first2=Ieva|date=2012|publisher=Center for Transatlantic Relations|isbn=9780984854479|language=en}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://vp2006-2016.president.ee/en/president/ieva-ilves/biography/index.html|title=Biography|website=President|language=en|access-date=2019-02-27}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.delfi.ee/a/75682345|title=FOTOD: Viimane kohtumine esipaaridena! Toomas Hendrik ja Ieva Ilves veetsid Obamadega aega|date=1474486312|website=Kroonika|access-date=2019-02-27}}
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5 : 1977 births|Living people|20th-century Latvian people|Johns Hopkins University alumni|Spouses of Presidents of Estonia

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