Aivars Baumanis

Background

Baumanis, Aivars was born on December 23, 1937 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Arturs and Elza (Finks) Baumanis.

Education

Law degree, Latvian State University, Riga, 1961.

Career

Investigator, City Police Department, Riga, 1961-1965; correspondent, foreign desk in radio, Riga, 1965-1971; editor, Liesma magazine, Riga, 1971-1974; editor, then editor-in-chief, Jurmala (Latvia) Newspaper, 1980-1988; head Latvian branch, Novosti, news agency, Riga, 1988-1990; director, Latvian News Agency LETA, Riga, 1990-1991; ambassador, Permanent Mission of Latvia to United Nations, New York City, 1991-1997; Latvian ambassador to Denmark, Latvian Embassy, Copenhagen, since 1997.

Achievements

• Aivars Baumanis has been listed as a noteworthy Latvian ambassador by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Latvian Journalists Association (chairman 1988-1991).

Interests

• Avocations: jazz, movies, art.

Connections

Married Benita Schultz, July 7, 1962 (divorced October 1968). Children: Laila, Gints, Ivo. Married Anita Rutka, February 14, 1979.

Children: Filips.

Father:

Arturs Baumanis

Mother:

Elza (Finks) Baumanis

Spouse:

Anita Rutka

Spouse:

Benita Schultz

child:

Filips Baumanis

child:

Ivo Baumanis

child:

Gints Baumanis

child:

Laila Baumanis