Estonia in EU

 

KYLLIKE SILLASTE-ELLING
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the European Union

Date of Birth: 5 November 1971 (in Toronto, Canada)

Education: MSc (International Relations)
– London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK BA (History)
– McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Diplomatic career

2022–2024: Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
2021–2022: Director General of the Department for NATO and Transatlantic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
2017–2021: Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO
2016–2017: Foreign Policy Adviser to the President, Office of the President of Estonia
2013–2016: Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
2009–2012: Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Washington
2003–2009: Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, Government Office of Estonia
2002–2003: Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
1999–2002: First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in London
1998–1999: Director of the Policy Planning Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
1997–1998: Director of the European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
1996–1997: Desk Officer for the European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Languages: Estonian, English, French

Marital status: Married, three sons