His Excellency Okko-Pekka Salmimies, current ambassador of Finland to the United States, will speak on BYU campus.
Prior to the lecture, there will be a reception at 2:45 in B003 JFSB. Food will be served.
Ambassador Okko-Pekka Salmimies represents Finland in thirteen Western US states as Consul General of Finland in Los Angeles. He is an expert in international trade and economy related questions. He joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland in 1997. Mr. Salmimies served previously as Ambassador and Head of Mission at the Permanent Delegations of Finland to the OECD and to UNESCO in Paris, Ambassador for Team Finland (covering export and investment promotion), Director of Trade Policy, and Director for Civil Society. Prior to his current posting in Los Angeles, Mr. Salmimies was Visiting Senior Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in Helsinki. His research focused on foreign policy issues related to international trade, technology, transatlantic relations, and sustainable development. He holds a Masters in Political Science from the University of Helsinki, which he obtained in 1993. He has also studied at Ludwig Maximilians Universität in München.