Arnolds Spekke received a doctorate

Doctorate

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 in philology

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 from the University of Latvia

University of Latvia

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 in 1927. In 1932 he received a Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation

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 scholarship

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 and went studying in Poland

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 and Italy

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. From 1933 to 1939 he was the Latvian ambassador

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 to Italy, Greece

Greece

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, Bulgaria

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 and Albania

Albania

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 with permanent residence

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 in Rome

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, Italy.

27 July 1940, Spekke protested against the Soviet occupation of Latvia

Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940

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 by handing over a note to the Italian government. 9 August 1940 Spekke handed over his resignation, 11 August 1940 was his last working day at the Latvian Embassy in Rome. Afterwords he worked as a teacher

Teacher

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, librarian

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, translator

Translation

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 and other odd jobs in Milan

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 and Rome.

From 1945 to 1950 Spekke worked for the Latvian Committee in Rome and 1951 he attended the founding meeting of the Latvian Liberation Committee . Beginning April 1954 Spekke was chargé d'affaires

Chargé d'affaires

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 and head of the Latvian Embassy in Washington, D.C. — beginning June 1954 he was also the consul general to the United States

United States

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. Effective May 1963 Spekke became head of the Latvian Diplomatic and Consular Service

Latvian diplomatic service

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. 1970 Spekke retired from office.

Arnolds Spekke has received the Latvian Order of the Three Stars

Order of the Three Stars

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 as well as French, Polish and Swedish orders. After World War II

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 Spekke author

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ed more than 15 important works on Latvian history and Livonia

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n humanists.