Tiina Intelmann

{{Short description|Estonian diplomat (born 1963)}}

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| office = Ambassador of the European Union to Somalia

| predecessor = David O'Sullivan

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| caption = Intelmann in 2011

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|25}}

| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia

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| nationality = Estonian

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| occupation = Diplomat

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Tiina Intelmann (born 25 August 1963){{cite web|last=Kossar|first=Kristel|title=Tiina Intelmann: inimesed on väsinud olemast tublid|url=http://www.naine24.ee/1107844/tiina-intelmann-inimesed-on-vasinud-olemast-tublid|publisher=naine24|access-date=24 November 2013|language=Estonian|date=19 January 2013}} is an Estonian diplomat; she was the Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations in New York from 2005 to 2011 and was the President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court from December 2011 until December 2014. She then served as the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Liberia.

Early life and education

Born in Tallinn, Intelmann was graduated from Leningrad State University in 1987 with a Master of Arts degree in Italian language and literature.[http://www.washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2677:her-excellency-tiina-intelmann&catid=196:profiles&Itemid=229 "Her Excellency Tiina Intelmann"], The Washington Diplomat, 2010-11-11.

Career

In 1991, Intelmann became a diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. From 1999 to 2002, she was Estonia's Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. From 2002 to 2005 Intelmann was the Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary for Political Affairs and Relations with the Press. She became the Permanent Representative to the United Nations on 30 March 2005. In 2011, her term at the UN ended and she became Estonia's ambassador to Israel and Estonia's non-resident ambassador to Montenegro.[http://news.err.ee/politics/15d4d7a6-00e0-4cf1-9f1f-d2357a1a1483 "Former UN Ambassador To Be Nominated for ICC Assembly Presidency"], Estonian Public Broadcasting, 2011-07-29.

On 12 December 2011, Intelmann was elected to succeed Christian Wenaweser as the President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court.[http://news.err.ee/politics/370f691a-4dd1-4dae-968d-5fc2ccfad37c "Tiina Intelmann Becomes President of the Assembly of ICC"], Estonian Public Broadcasting, 2011-12-12. She is the first woman to have headed the ICC's Assembly of States Parties. Tiina Intelmann was succeeded as President of the Assembly by Sidiki Kaba, Minister of Justice of Senegal.[http://icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/press%20and%20media/press%20releases/Pages/PR1047.aspx "Minister of Justice of Senegal, H.E. Mr. Sidiki Kaba, endorsed for the position of President of the Assembly, meets with States Parties in New York"], Assembly of States Parties", 2014-10-02. Intelmann was the Estonian ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021.

On 4 August 2021, the European Union External Action Service announced that Intelmann had been appointed as the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Somalia. Intelmann's duties in this capacity began on 1 September 2021.{{cite web |url=https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/102731/eeas-high-representative-josep-borrell-announces-senior-appointments_en|title=EEAS: High Representative Josep Borrell announces senior appointments|date=4 August 2021|website=European Union External Action Service|access-date=6 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Tiina Intelmann becomes the European Union Ambassador in Somalia |url=https://vm.ee/en/news/tiina-intelmann-becomes-european-union-ambassador-somalia |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia |access-date=1 February 2025 |date=2 September 2021}}

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