Baiba Braže named as candidate for Latvian Foreign Minister
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The Saeima vote on Braže's nomination is expected on Thursday. Braže is currently Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously, she was Latvia's Ambassador to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as well as NATO's Deputy Secretary General for Public Diplomacy. She is currently not a New Unity party member but is planning to join the political force soon.

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