Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Estonia
| Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Estonia | |
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| एस्टोनिया में विश्वामित्र के मानद राजदूत [Vishwamitra ausaadik Eestis] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) | |
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| Ministry of External Affairs | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency (international correspondence) |
| Nominator | Minister of External Affairs |
| Appointer | Rashtradhyaksh (as Chief Ambassador) |
| Term length | On the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh |
| Inaugural holder | Sander Koff, Count Koff |
| Formation | 2 April 2021 |
The Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in the Republic of Estonia (Hindi: एस्टोनिया में विश्वामित्र के मानद राजदूत, Estonian: Vishwamitra ausaadik Eestis) is an officer of the honorary diplomatic corps of Vishwamitra who serves as the head of the honorary diplomatic mission of Vishwamitra in the Republic of Estonia. The diplomat holds the rank of an Honorary Ambassador who is appointed by the Rashtradhyaksh and remains in office at the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh and during their tenure in office, they represent the crown and the government of Vishwamitra in Estonia and is responsible to cater the interests of the non-residential (overseas) citizens of Vishwamitra residing in Estonia or are of Estonian origin.
As the recognition of Estonia by Vishwamitra is not reciprocated and not bilateral, Vishwamitra maintains an honorary embassy in the country as compared to a full-fledged mission which are, in contrary, only accredited to mutually recognized nations (the micronations).
History
The position of the ambassador was first created on 2 April 2021 along with the creation of a full-fledged mission located in Tallinn. The first ambassador was Sander Koff who served in office until his honourable dismissal in October 2022. Following his resignation, Johannes Mattias Toome was appointed as the ambassador to Estonia.
In a cabinet decision, the regular diplomatic missions accredited to macronations which are unilaterally recognized by Vishwamitra were reorganized to honorary status on 8 May 2023. Thereupon, the status of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Estonia was changed to the position of that of an Honorary Ambassador. Ambassador Toome has since continued to serve as honorary ambassador in Estonia.
Responsibilities
The honorary ambassador serves as the principal representative of the crown of Vishwamitra and the government in Estonia and is responsible to cater the interests of the non-residential (overseas) citizens of Vishwamitra residing in Estonia or are of Estonian origin. The ambassador is also responsible to present the policies of the government of Vishwamitra to the citizens and report the policies of the Estonian government to the Vishwamitran government and the crown. The ambassador also oversees the diplomatic activity and is often responsible for overseeing the trade and cultural relations between Vishwamitra and Estonia.
List of ambassadors
The first ambassador in office was Sander Koff who served between April 2021 and October 2022. The current ambassador is Johannes Mattias Toome who was appointed on 11 October 2022.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Tenure | Appointer | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term began | Term end | Term length | |||||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Estonia | |||||||
| 1 | 
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General (Retd.) Tan Sri Dato Sri Utama Sander Koff (born 2008) |
2 April 2021 |
11 October 2022 |
1 year, 192 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) |
Appointed as the inaugural ambassador upon the creation of the mission on 2 April 2021. Tenure marked by notable contributions including serving on severable political and non-political positions. During the tenure as ambassador, he also served as the Commander (later Chief) of the Navy, as a privy councilor and later as member of parliament and the leader of the opposition in the House of Councillors. Tenure ended upon honourable dismissal on grounds of inactivity and lack of response on 11 October 2022. |
| 2 | Dato Utama Param Sri Johannes Mattias Toome (born 2006) |
11 October 2022 |
8 May 2023 |
209 days | Appointed as the second holder of the office on 11 October 2022 to succeed Sander Koff. Later elected to the parliament and was appointed as a minister of state in the government. Subsequently served as the Minister of State for External Affairs and ex-officio Second Ambassador between November 2022 and March 2023. Continued to serve in office upon the changes to the status of the office in May 2023. | ||
| Honorary Ambassador in the Republic of Estonia | |||||||
| (2) | Dato Utama Param Sri Johannes Mattias Toome (born 2006) |
8 May 2023 |
Incumbent | 356 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) |
Appointed as the first honorary ambassador in Estonia upon the initiation of changes to the position in May 2023. Currently serving in office. | |