From January 4, 1999, Toivo Klaar (30) assumed the post of the Foreign Policy Counsellor to the President of the Republic. Until now, Toivo Klaar was the Director General of the European Integration Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Toivo Klaar has been employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1991. He has also worked as an Assistant to Lennart Meri (in 1991) and as the Head of the Political Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1992 – 1994).

The previous Foreign Policy Counsellor Kaja Tael left the President's Office for the post of Counsellor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of last year.


Press Service of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, January 4, 1999

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