Estonia in the United Nations

Estonia in the United Nations

 

Estonia became a member of the United Nations on 17 September 1991. Estonia’s first permanent representative to the UN headquarters was Ernst Jaakson, Estonia’s long time consul general in New York and head of mission in the United States, a diplomat who with his service helped to maintain the legal continuity of the Republic of Estonia through the Soviet occupation.

Out of five UN’s regional groups (Asian, African, Latin-American and Caribbean, Eastern European, Western European and Others) Estonia has been a member of the Eastern European Group since May 2004.

Estonia's Representatives to the UN

The permanent representatives of Estonia to the UN in New York
1991-1994	Ernst Jaakson
1994-1998	Trivimi Velliste
1998-2000	Sven Jürgenson
2000-2004	Merle Pajula
2004	Jaak Jõerüüt
2004-2010	Tiina Intelmann
2010-2015	Margus Kolga
2015-	Sven Jürgenson

The permanent representatives of Estonia to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva
1998-1999	Priit Pallum
2000-2004	Clyde Kull
2004-2009	Tõnis Nirk
2009-2015	Jüri Seilenthal
2015-2019	Andre Pung
2019-	Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi

Estonia's permanent representatives to the organisations related to the UN and UN programmes
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO Preparatory Commission) and the UN Office in Vienna	Toomas Kukk
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)	Kaili Terras
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	Clyde Kull
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	Ruve Šank