Latvia
- Latvia has been a member of the United Nations since 17 September 1991
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- Latvia is part of the Europe block
- Latvia has participated in 1396 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Latvia…
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 137) to abstain on | Resolution 57/5. | 16 October 2002 |
| voted with 2 other nations (out of 173) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/56/L.9 (resolution 56/9). | 27 November 2001 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 179) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution XVIII. | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 172) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 1 of draft resolution XXII. | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 174) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/55/L.7 (resolution 55/20). | 9 November 2000 |
| voted with 4 other nations (out of 176) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 1. | 6 December 2006 |
| voted with 4 other nations (out of 149) to abstain on | The motion. | 9 December 1994 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution XVIII (resolution 63/58). | 2 December 2008 |
| voted with 5 other nations (out of 181) against | Draft resolution X as a whole (resolution 59/75). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 165) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/54/L.11 (resolution 54/21). | 9 November 1999 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 166) against | Operative paragraph 3. | 10 December 1996 |
| was absent with 28 other nations when 156 voted | Draft resolution III (resolution 50/140). | 21 December 1995 |
| was absent with 9 other nations when 181 voted | The draft resolution (resolution 59/64). | 3 December 2004 |
| was absent with 10 other nations when 180 voted | Draft resolution III (resolution 59/68). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 7 other nations (out of 180) against | Draft resolution V (resolution 60/59). | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 174) to abstain on | Draft resolution I (resolution 51/82). | 12 December 1996 |
| voted with 11 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on | The draft resolution (resolution 53/4). | 14 October 1998 |
| voted with 8 other nations (out of 183) against | Draft resolution IV (resolution 59/69). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 177) to abstain on | Draft resolution VII (resolution 61/65). | 6 December 2006 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 148) to abstain on | Paragraph 42. | 21 December 2007 |
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Latvia. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Baltins | 1 | 6 November 1995 | 6 November 1995 |
| Mr. Baumanis | 6 | 9 November 1994 | 30 October 1996 |
| Mr. Birkavs | 2 | 5 October 1995 | 22 September 1997 |
| Mr. Blukis | 2 | 15 November 1995 | 11 October 1996 |
| Mr. Brzis | 1 | 12 September 2000 | 12 September 2000 |
| Mrs. Dobrja | 1 | 5 October 2001 | 5 October 2001 |
| Mr. Gailis | 2 | 7 December 1994 | 16 April 1996 |
| Ms. Ja-kobsone | 1 | 26 October 1995 | 26 October 1995 |
| Mr. Jegermanis | 7 | 16 November 2001 | 15 September 2003 |
| Mr. Pabriks | 1 | 18 September 2005 | 18 September 2005 |
| Mr. Priedkalns | 4 | 4 December 1997 | 11 December 1998 |
| Mrs. Silkalna | 5 | 11 July 2005 | 13 November 2007 |
| Mr. Sk¸e¯le | 1 | 24 September 1996 | 24 September 1996 |
| Mr. Sniedze | 1 | 16 May 2007 | 16 May 2007 |
| President Ulmanis | 3 | 27 September 1994 | 21 September 1998 |
| President Vike-Freiberga | 7 | 22 September 1999 | 19 September 2006 |
| Mr. Zatlers | 1 | 26 September 2007 | 26 September 2007 |
| President Zatlers | 1 | 24 September 2008 | 24 September 2008 |
