Estonia in Nato

The Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO

H.E. Mr. Jüri Luik is the Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO since August 2021.

Ambassador Jüri Luik was born in Tallinn in 1966. He graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in journalism in 1989.

Professional career:
1988 – 1990     Estonian journal “Vikerkaar“/”Raduga“, journalist
1990 – 1991     Estonian Institute, expert, Anglo-Saxon countries
1991                   Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of International Organizations Division
1991-1992         Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Political Director
1992                    Member of the Parliament (Riigikogu)
1992 – 1993      Member of the Government, Minister without Portfolio, Head of the Estonian Delegation,                                 Russian-Estonian intergovernmental negotiations
1993 – 1994      Member of the Government, Minister of Defence
1994 – 1995      Member of the Government, Minister of Foreign Affairs
1995 – 1996      Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C., Visiting Associate
1996 – 1999      Head of Estonian Mission to NATO and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of                                 the Republic of Estonia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of Netherlands,                                                       Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
1999 – 2002      Member of the Government, Minister of Defence
2002 – 2003      Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Adviser, Head of the Estonian Delegation, negotiations                               to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
2003 – 2007      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to                                                         the United States of America, co-accredited to the United Mexican States, Canada
2007 – 2012      Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the North Atlantic                                   Treaty Organization
2012 – 2015      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to                                                         the Russian Federation
2015 – 2017      Director of the International Centre for Defence and Security
2017 – 2021      Member of the Government, Minister of Defence
2021                    Member of the Parliament
2021                    Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia to the to the North                                       Atlantic Treaty Organization

The Permanent Representative speaks English, Russian, Finnish. He is married to H.E. Mrs. Ruth Lausma Luik, they have a son.