Two new Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors announced in the President of the State's information

On November 13, 2026, the official publication of the Republic of Latvia, Latvijas Vēstnesis No. 220, assigned publication code OP 2026/220, published two information points from the President of the State with the identical title “Regarding the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”. Both documents are entered into the “Constitutional Institutions” section of the publication and are the first two items of the issue, confirming that these are two separate decisions rather than one joint decision.

Constitutional Basis and Publishing Authority

According to Article 41 of the Constitution (Satversme), the President of the State represents the state in international relations and accredits the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Latvia. The appointment of an ambassador is a matter of the president’s competence, and Latvijas Vēstnesis is the venue where such decisions become publicly available and acquire official publication status.

The source of the publication in both cases is indicated as “Information from the President of the State”, rather than an order or a law — it is a notification-type document used to inform the public of a decision already made.

Two Points in One Issue

In the contents of the issue, the decisions appear as separate, consecutive points:

• Point 1 — “Regarding the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”, document type “Information from the President of the State”, reference OP 2026/220.
• Point 2 — “Regarding the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”, document type “Information from the President of the State”, reference OP 2026/220.

Both points were published on the same day, indicating the simultaneous making of decisions for two diplomatic service positions. Immediately following them in the issue is the Prime Minister’s order No. 2026/1.2.1.-325 regarding the business trip of Mareks Gruškevics — this is also a matter of personnel and mobility, fitting into the same flow of official notifications.

What the Index Reveals and What It Does Not

The entry available in the publication’s table of contents indicates only the subject of the decision — “Regarding the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary” —, while the names of the individuals and the countries of residence are not listed in the index. This means that the specific persons and destination countries must be sought within the texts of the notifications themselves, whereas publication No. 220 confirms only the fact and the number of decisions.

This publication procedure is legally essential: by publishing in the official gazette, the decision becomes verifiable and referable; furthermore, it is the only public source that can be cited when describing the appointment of ambassadors.

A Series of Autumn Personnel Decisions

The mid-November decisions are not an isolated incident. This autumn, information points from the President of the State with similar wording have already appeared:

• OP 2026/191, October 5, 2026 — item 1 “Regarding the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”;
• November 12, 2026, No. 219 — item 1 in the section “Regarding the granting of an officer’s rank” under the President of the State;
• November 13, 2026, No. 220 — two items “Regarding the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”.

At the same time, it is observed that the president’s personnel decisions — both in the diplomatic service and in the armed forces — are published in the same official announcements section, without a separate diplomacy block.

Why this is important for the reader

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary is the head of a diplomatic mission who represents the state in the host country and manages the embassy’s work. Therefore, each such decision signifies changes in a specific Republic of Latvia mission abroad — both in personnel and in the priorities that the embassy will implement.

The appointment of two ambassadors on the same day indicates a simultaneous rotation in at least two diplomatic posts. Precise data — the names of the officials, the host country of the mission, and the procedure for taking office — are contained in the relevant announcements, which must be referenced for any further clarification.

Official source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, November 13, 2026, No. 220, publication code OP 2026/220, section “Constitutional Institutions”, President of the State, items 1 and 2 “Regarding the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary” (Information of the President of the State), https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/17031?content=1. For context: Latvijas Vēstnesis, October 5, 2026, No. 191, OP 2026/191, item 1.