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  Austria HE. Jakub Forst-Battaglia, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2006) 13.12.2006 694 20
  Austria HE. Mme Angelika Saupe-Berchtold, ambassador to Estonia (2007–2011) 14.10.2011 972 932

Belgian ambassadors to Estonia resided in Helsinki from 1992-2004. Belgium opened its own embassy in Estonia on 7 February 2005 (ref)

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  Belgium HE. Pierre Dubuisson, ambassador to Estonia (2004–2008), 10.06.2008 840 290
  Belgium HE. Nicolaas Buyck, ambassador to Estonia (2008-2012) 02.07.2012 1031 114
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  China HE. Mingrong Zou, ambassador to Estonia (1998-2001) 02.10.2001 268 1135 ( 20.09.2001 )
  China HE. Cong Jun, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2003) 23.07.2003 438 437
  China HE. Jiuyin Hong, ambassador to Estonia (2003-2005) 02.03.2006 687 981
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  Czech Republic HE. Vladislav Labudek, ambassador to Estonia (2000-2004) 29.06.2004 508 654
  Czech Republic HE. Miloš Lexa, ambassador to Estonia (2004-2008) 17.06.2008 850 297
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  Denmark HE. Jørgen Munk Rasmussen, ambassador to Estonia (2000-2005) 04.07.2005 594 852
  Denmark HE. Kristen Rosenvold Geelan, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2009) 28.08.2009 887 522
  Denmark HE. Uffe Anderssøn Balslev, ambassador to Estonia (2009-2012) 06.07.2012 1030 113
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  Finland HE. Pekka Artturi Oinonen, ambassador to Estonia (1996-2001) 16.03.2001 232 1013 ( 12.03.2001 )
  Finland HE. Jaakko Blomberg, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2005) 20.11.2001 273 30 ( 16.11.2001 )
04.07.2005 591 852
  Finland HE. Jaakko Kaarlo Antero Kalela, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2010) 19.08.2010 904 728
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  France HE. Jean-Jacques Subrenat, ambassador to Estonia 28.07.2001 245 1124 ( 23.07.2001 )
  France HE. Mme Chantal de Ghaisne de Bourmount, ambassador to Estonia (2002-2006) 26.09.2006 691 1066
  France HE. Daniel Louis Labrosse, ambassador to Estonia (2006-2009) 03.09.2009 888 524
  France HE. Frédéric Billet, ambassador to Estonia (2009-2013) 02.09.2013 1102 308
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  Germany HE. Gerhard Enver Schrömbgens, ambassador to Estonia (1999-2002) 28.06.2002 378 195 ( 21.06.2002 )
  Germany HE. Karl Jürgen Dröge, ambassador to Estonia (2002-2005) 20.06.2005 592 852
  Germany HE. Julius Bobinger, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2009) 17.06.2009 885 492
  Germany HE. Christian Matthias Schlaga, ambassador to Estonia 09.07.2013 1091 305
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  Hungary HE. Béla Jávorszky, ambassador to Estonia (1999-2002) 25.10.2002 380 243 ( 10.10.2002 )
  Hungary HE. László Nikicser, ambassador to Estonia (2003-2005) 04.07.2005 593 852
  Hungary HE. István Mohácsi, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2007) 04.09.2007 780 170
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  Ireland HE. Sean Farrell, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2004) 04.08.2004 509 672
  Ireland HE. Noel Kilkenny, ambassador to Estonia (2004-2008) 23.08.2008 851 333
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  Italy HE. Luchino Cortese, ambassador to Estonia (1999-2002) 28.01.2002 295 86 ( 18.01.2002 )
  Italy HE. Fabrizio Piaggesi, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2009) 10.09.2009 889 526
  Italy HE. Rosa Maria Chicco Ferraro, ambassador to Estonia (2009-2012) 19.10.2012 1034 166
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  Japan HE. Hideaki Hoshi, ambassador to Estonia (2010-2012) 11.09.2012 1032 165
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  Latvia HE. Gints Jegermanis, ambassador to Estonia (1998-2001) 25.09.2001 267 1135 ( 20.09.2001 )
  Latvia HE. Edgars Skuja, ambassador to Estonia (2002-2005) 12.09.2005 597 887
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  Lithuania HE. Rimantas Juozapas Tonkūnas, ambassador to Estonia (1997-2002) 03.10.2002 379 233 ( 25.09.2002 )
  Lithuania HE. Antanas Vinkus, ambassador to Estonia (2002-2006) 28.06.2006 689 1033
  Lithuania HE. Neilas Tankevičius, ambassador to Estonia 27.05.2013 1047 266
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  Netherlands HE. Joanna Maria van Vliet, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2005) 04.07.2005 595 852
  Netherlands HE. Henk Ary Christiaan van der Zwan, ambassador to Estonia 14.05.2008 826 280
  Netherlands HE. Maurits Robbert Jochems, ambassador to Estonia (2010-2012) 11.09.2012 1033 164
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  Norway HE. Per Kristian Pedersen, ambassador to Estonia 10.04.2002 361 137 ( 02.04.2002 )
  Norway HE. Per Kristian Pedersen, ambassador to Estonia (2000-2005) 12.09.2005 598 889
  Norway HE. Stein Vegard Hagen, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2010) 03.09.2010 905 730
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  Poland HE. Wojciech Wróblewski, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2005) 04.07.2005 596 852
  Poland HE. Tomasz Chłoń, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2010) 07.07.2010 903 692
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  Portugal HE. Filipe Augusto Ruivo Guterres, ambassador to Estonia 12.05.2003 419 408 ( 08.05.2003 )
  Portugal HE. Mme Ana Paula Baptista Grade Zacarias, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2008) 27.11.2008 0? 363
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  Russia HE. Konstantin Provalov, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2006) 22.08.2006 690 1060
  Russia HE. Nikolay Uspenskiy, ambassador to Estonia (2006-2010) 18.06.2010 902 691
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  Spain HE. Miguel Bauza y More, ambassador to Estonia (2004-2008) 23.01.2008 782 245
  Spain HE. Eduardo Ibáñez López-Dóriga, ambassador to Estonia (2008–2011) 05.05.2011 971 890
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  Sweden HE. Mme Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier, ambassador to Estonia (1998-2003) 25.06.2003 437 416
  Sweden HE. Dag Hartelius, ambassador to Estonia (2003-2008) 05.08.2008 852 334
  Sweden HE. Jan Palmstierna, ambassador to Estonia 18.01.2011 912 807
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  Turkey HE. Ömer Altuğ, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2005) 08.11.2005 600 909
  Turkey HE. Fatma Şule Soysal, ambassador to Estonia (2005-2009) 26.03.2009 871 456
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  Ukraine HE. Mykola Makarevych, ambassador to Estonia (1999-2005) 25.11.2005 601 928
  Ukraine HE. Pavlo Kir´iakov, ambassador to Estonia (2006-2010) 09.06.2010 901 669
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  United Kingdom HE. Sarah Squire, ambassador to Estonia (2000-2003) 28.10.2003 447 451
  United Kingdom HE. Nigel Robert Haywood, ambassador to Estonia (2003-2007) 31.10.2007 781 187
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  United States HE. Mme Melissa Foelsch Welss, ambassador to Estonia (1998-2001) 04.09.2001 266 1128 ( 23.08.2001 )
  United States HE. Joseph Michael De Thomas, ambassador to Estonia (2001-2004) 29.06.2004 507 654
  United States HE. Aldona Wos, ambassador to Estonia (2004-2006) 13.12.2006 695 20
  United States HE. Stanley Davis Phillips, ambassador to Estonia (2007-2009) 08.01.2009 0? 418
  United States HE. Michael C. Polt, ambassador to Estonia (2009-2012) 27.06.2012 1029 112


Presidents of Parliament, Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers and other High Officials

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Awarded by HE. President Lennart Meri ( 6 October 1992 - 8th October 2001 )
  France HE. Pierre Moscovici, French Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Minister 28.07.2001 244 1124 ( 23.07.2001 )
Awarded by H.E. President Arnold Rüütel (8th October 2001 – 9th October 2006)
  Finland HE. Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister 20.11.2001 274 30 ( 16.11.2001 )
  Finland HE. Riitta Uosukainen, Chairman of the Parliament 20.11.2001 275 30 ( 16.11.2001 )
  Poland HE. Władysław Bartoszewski, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, for supporting adhesion to NATO 09.05.2002 296 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  United States Senator Robert C. Byrd, for withdrawal of Russia and supporting adhesion to NATO 13.03.2003 297 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  United States Senator Richard J. Durbin, for supporting adhesion to NATO 19.03.2002 298 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  Poland HE. Bronisław Geremek, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, for supporting adhesion to NATO 20.06.2002 299 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  Latvia HE. Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Former Speaker of the Supreme Council (Saeima|) 23.02.2002 300 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  United States Senator Jesse Helms, for withdrawal of Russian troops and supporting adhesion to NATO 19.03.2002 301 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  Finland HE. Max Jakobson, Chairman of the International Investigation Commission Against Crimes 22.05.2002 302 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  Lithuania HE. Vytautas Landsbergis, Former Chairman of the Supreme Council 23.02.2002 303 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  United States Senator Richard G. Lugar, for withdrawal of Russian troops and supporting adhesion to NATO 19.03.2002 304 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  United States Senator John Sidney McCain III, for supporting adhesion to NATO 19.03.2002 305 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  United States Senator Gordon H. Smith, for supporting adhesion to NATO 19.03.2002 306 97 ( 04.02.2002 )
  Poland HE. Marek Borowski, Speaker of the Sejm (Parliament) 18.03.2002 336 121 ( 13.03.2002 )
  Poland HE. Leszek Miller, Prime Minister 18.03.2002 338 121 ( 13.03.2002 )
  Poland HE. Longin Pastusiak, Speaker of the Senate 18.03.2002 339 121 ( 13.03.2002 )
  Norway HE. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister 10.04.2002 358 137 ( 02.04.2002 )
  Norway Mme Nina Frisak, Chancellor of the Prime Minister's Office 10.04.2002 359 137 ( 02.04.2002 )
  Norway HE. Bjarne Lindstrøm, Chancellor of the Foreign Ministry 10.04.2002 360 137 ( 02.04.2002 )
  Norway HE. Jan Petersen, Foreign Minister 10.04.2002 362 137 ( 02.04.2002 )
  Norway HE. Berit Tversland, Private Secretary to the King 10.04.2002 363 137 ( 02.04.2002 )
  United States HE. Thomas J. Campbell, Former member of the House of Representative, for supporting quest of independence 25.09.2003 382 332 ( 03.02.2003 )
  United States Thomas Slade Gorton III, Former U.S. senator, for supporting quest of independence 25.09.2003 384 332 ( 03.02.2003 )
  Denmark HE. Hans Hækkerup, Former Minister of Defence, for supporting adhesion to NATO 03.02.2003 385 332 ( 03.02.2003 )
  Finland HE. Elisabeth Rehn, Former Defence Minister, for supporting Estonian's Defence forces 25.03.2003 386 332 ( 03.02.2003 )
  Sweden HE. Björn von Sydow, Chairman of the Parliament 14.04.2003 388 332 ( 03.02.2003 )
  Portugal HE. Carlos Costa Neves, Secretary of State for European Affairs 12.05.2003 420 408 ( 08.05.2003 )
  Portugal HE. Rosário Ventura Secretary of State for trade, industry and services 12.05.2003 421 408 ( 08.05.2003 )
  Malta HE. Edward Fenech Adami, Prime Minister 01.10.2003 440 445
  Malta HE. Vincent De Gaetano, Chancellor of Justice 01.10.2003 441 445
  Malta HE. Anton Tabone, president of the Parliament 442 445
  United States HE. George Allen, Senator, for supporting adhesion to NATO 06.10.2005 450 532
  United States HE. Joseph Biden, Senator, for supporting adhesion to NATO 05.02.2004 451 532
  Spain HE. Ramón de Miguel Egea, State Secretary for European Affairs, for supporting adhesion to European Union 24.02.2004 452 532
  United States HE. Madeleine Korbel Albright, State Secretary, for supporting adhesion to NATO 08.09.2005 453 532
  United Kingdom HE. George Islay MacNeill Robertson, general secretary of NATO, for supporting adhesion to NATO 20.09.2004 454 532
  Ireland HE. Dick Roche, Minister of European Affairs 23.02.2004 455 532
  Lithuania HE. Antanas Valionis, Foreign Minister 04.10.2004 510 693
  United Kingdom HE. Robin Finlayson Cook, Former Foreign Minister, for supporting adhesion to European Union 13.07.2005 525 775
  Latvia HE. Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister 07.12.2005 613 937
  Latvia HE. Mme Ingrīda Ūdre, President of the Parliament 07.12.2005 614 937
Awarded by H.E. President Toomas Hendrik Ilves (9 October 2006-incumbent )
  Finland HE. Seppo Kääriäinen, Minister of Defence 14.03.2007 724 168
  Finland HE. Leena Luhtanen, Minister of Justice 14.03.2007 725 168
  Finland HE. Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister 14.03.2007 726 168
  Spain HE. Josè Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister 09.07.2007 745 168
  Spain HE. Manuel Marín Gonzàlez, Chairman of the lower house of Parliament 09.07.2007 746 168
  Spain HE. Mme María Teresa Fernàndes de la Vega, Vice-Prime Minister 09.07.2007 747 168
  Spain HE. Pedro Solbes, Second Vice-Prime Minister, minister of Economy and Finances 09.07.2007 748 168
  Spain HE. Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé, Minister of foreign Affairs and Cooperation 09.07.2007 749 168
  Spain HE. Alberto Aza Arias, Head of the House of the King of Spain 09.07.2007 750 168
  Spain HE. Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Giménez, Mayor of Madrid 09.07.2007 751 168
  Latvia Mr Ivars Godmanis, relation between Latvia and Estonia 784 269
  Netherlands HE. Franciscus Cornelis Gerardus Maria Timmermans, Minister for European Affairs 14.05.2008 825 280
  Netherlands HE. Marco Hennis, Queen's counsellor 14.05.2008 827 280
  Netherlands Mme Martine Louise Amélie van Loon-Labouchère, Queen's mistress of the wardrobe 14.05.2008 828 281
  Netherlands Lieutenant General Andreas Joseph Gulielmus Maria Blomjous, Queen's head adjutant 14.05.2008 836 281
  Belgium HE. Olivier Chastel Secretary of State of Belgian Foreign Ministery 10.06.2008 839 290
  Denmark HE. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister 24.03.2009 856 423
  Latvia HE. Imants Viesturs Lieģis, Minister of Defence 07.04.2009 874 460
  Latvia HE. Ints Dālderis, Minister of Culture 07.04.2009 875 460
  Denmark HE. Per Stig Møller, Foreign Minister 03.02.2010 891 606
  Germany HE. Joseph Martin Fischer, Foreign Minister 03.02.2010 890 606
  Sweden HE. Ingvar Carlsson, Former Prime Minister (1986-1991, 1994-1996) 12.01.2011 908 807
  Sweden Mme Kristine von Blixen-Finecke, First Lady of the Royal Court 18.01.2011 909 807
  Sweden HE. Mme Lena Hjelm-Wallén, former Foreign Minister (1994-1998) 25.02.2011 910 807
  Sweden HE. Svante Lindqvist, Grand Marshal of the Court 18.01.2011 911 807
  Sweden HE. Göran Persson, Prime Minister (1996-2006) 18.01.2011 913 807
  Sweden HE. Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister 18.01.2011 914 807
  Sweden HE. Sten Tolgfors, Minister of Defence 18.01.2011 915 807
  Sweden HE. Per Westerberg, President of the Parliament 18.01.2011 916 807
  Sweden HE. Lars-Hjalmar Wide, Grand Marshall of the Court, Ambassador 18.01.2011 917 807
  Sweden HE. Frank Belfrage, Foreign Minister 25.02.2011 951 810
  Malta HE. Tonio Borg, Vice-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 31.05.2012 990 98
  Latvia HE. Mme Solvita Āboltiņa, Mme President of Parliament 05.06.2012 1003 99
  Latvia HE. Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister 05.06.2012 1004 99
  United States HE. Mme Hillary Rodham Clinton, Foreign Minister (2009-2013) 06.02.2013 1035 224
  Lithuania HE. Algirdas Butkevičius, Prime Minister 27.05.2013 1046 266
  Germany HE. David Gill, Cabinet Director of the Presidency 09.07.2013 1089 305
  Germany HE. Harald Braun, Foreign Minister 09.07.2013 1090 305

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