Background
Trapans, Janis Arveds was born on June 24, 1938 in Riga, Latvia. Son of Arveds and Ida Erika (Avotins) Trapans.
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Janis Arveds Trapans
Edit ProfileLatvian government official security analyst
Janis Arveds Trapans, Latvian government official, security analyst. Scholar Stanford University, 1958-1960; Goethe Institute fellow Republic of Germany, 1959, fellow University California, 1962-1963, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1994. Member Foreign Policy Society Latvia, Fraternitas Livonica, Delta Phi Epsilon.
Education
AB, Stanford University, 1960; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1976.
Career
Lecturer history, California State University, San Francisco, 1968-1969; lecturer history, California State University, Hayward, 1969-1972; member special staff VI United States Army, Department Defense, 1973-1982; director Latvian broadcast service, Radio Free Europe Radio Station Liberty Inc., Munich, 1982-1994; coordinator external relations, Radio Free Europe Radio Station Liberty Inc., Munich, 1990-1994; minister of defense, Republic of Latvia, Riga, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member Foreign Policy Society Latvia, Fraternitas Livonica, Delta Phi Epsilon.
Interests
Connections
Married Rasma Leismanis, November 20, 1980.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1960
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1962
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1976
Career
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1968 - 1969
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1969 - 1972
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1973 - 1982
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1982 - 1994
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1994
Awards
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Scholar Stanford University, 1958-1960. Goethe Institute fellow Republic of Germany, 1959, fellow University California, 1962-1963, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1994.Scholar Stanford University, 1958-1960. Goethe Institute fellow Republic of Germany, 1959, fellow University California, 1962-1963, Uppsala (Sweden) University, 1994.