Jaakko Laajava
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Jaakko Laajava is the Finnish
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy. He was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy from 2001 until 2005, when he became Ambassador
to the United Kingdom
in 2005. In 2010 he returned to his previous Under-Secretary position. Prior to this he was Finland's ambassador to the United States.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy. He was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy from 2001 until 2005, when he became Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2005. In 2010 he returned to his previous Under-Secretary position. Prior to this he was Finland's ambassador to the United States.