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Tarmo Punnik
Consul, Acting Head of Mission
Consulate General of Estonia
305 E 47th St, Suite 6B
New York

Phone: (646) 514-0091
Email: tarmo.punnik@mfa.ee

Website: http://newyork.mfa.ee

 

 

Alvar Soosaar
Representative
120 Chestnut Avenue
Narberth, PA 19072

Phone: (434) 242-5449
Email: asoosaar@vinlandventures.com

Website:  https://washington.mfa.ee

 

 

 

About

Tarmo Punnik:

Born on 16.12.1968 in Tallinn, Estonia

Working Experience:

  • Since 2024        Estonian Consulate General in New York, Acting Head of Mission and Consul
  • 2023                  Counsellor of the Consular Services Division of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 2019-2023        Estonian Embassy in Russian Federation, Head of the Consular Section
  • 2016-2019        Estonian Embassy in Latvia, consular officer
  • 2013-2016        Director of the Consular Assistance Division of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 2009-2013        Estonian Embassy in Finland, Head of the Consular Section
  • 2006-2009       Estonian Embassy in Latvia, consular officer
  • 2004-2006       II secretary of the Schengen Division of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 2001-2004       Estonian Embassy in Russian Federation, consular officer
  • 2000-2001       II secretary of the Consular Assistance Division of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 1999-2000       II secretary of the Operational Assistance Division of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 1998-1999        III secretary of the Document Division of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 1995-1998       Estonian Embassy in Ukraine, consular officer
  • 1995                 Officer of the Consular Services Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
  • 1994-1995       Head of the Visa Department of the Citizenship and Migration Board of Estonia
  • 1994                 Deputy Head of the Division of Border Crossing Points of the Visa Department of the Citizenship and Migration Board of Estonia

 

Alvar Soosaar:

Alvar is the former Director of US Investment and Trade with Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is an experienced investor, entrepreneur, mentor, connector, and strategist who has worked in, helped found, or advised dozens of companies in the USA, Bermuda, Ireland, the New Nordics region, and particularly in Estonia.

Alvar’s areas of focus include:

  • Connecting North American investors to the Estonian investment ecosystem via hosting investor delegations (in both directions), North American seminars, webinars, etc.
  • Sourcing Estonian goods and services for North American companies.
  • Bringing the best of Estonia’s e-government innovations to the US.
  • Helping Estonian companies enter the US market.

 

Alvar is a graduate of the University of Virginia (BA, French and Government) and the University of Oxford (MBA), and was born in Boston to Estonian World War II refugee parents. Alvar lives in Narberth with his wife and children.