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Esko Rajakoski

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Esko Rajakoski (30 January 1934–20 October 2002) was a Finnish diplomat. He served as ambassador of Finland in various countries, including Venezuela and Argentina.

Biography

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Rajakoski was born in Helsinki on 30 January 1934.[1][2] He was a bachelor of political science. In 1975 he was named as the special envoy and a plenipotential minister. He was a negotiating officer from 1980 to 1983, ambassador to Buenos Aires in 1983[3]–1987,[4] Caracas 1989–1994[5] and Prague 1994–1999.[6] At the beginning of the 2000s he was among the contributors of the Kanava magazine.[7]

Rajakoski died on 20 October 2002.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kuka kukin on 1982 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 792. ISBN 951-1-06659-5.
  2. ^ a b Pakarinen Aili (27 October 2002). "Diplomaatti valmisteli Suomen Etykiä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ Facta 2001, WSOY 1985, 13. osa, palsta 473
  4. ^ "Edustautumisen historia. Suomen suurlähetystö, Buenos Aires" (in Finnish). Suomen ulkoasiainministeriö. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ Ulkoasiainhallinnon matrikkeli 2, s. 415.
  6. ^ "Suomen edustustot maittain.Suomen suurlähetystö, Praha". Ulkoasiainministeriö. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ J P Roos. "Kahtiajakautunut sivistyneistö". Helsinki (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 September 2023. originally published in Kanava's 70th anniversary issue in 2003, pp.83–86