Ambassador
Kristi Karelsohn
Ambassador of Estonia to India
Kristi Karelsohn has served as Estonia’s Ambassador to India since August 2026. She joined the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994.
Career
| 2026–present | Ambassador of Estonia to India |
| 2022–2026 | Director General, Department of Asia, Pacific Region, Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2018–2022 | Ambassador of Estonia to Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia |
| 2014–2018 | Ambassador of Estonia to Ireland |
| 2010–2014 | Director, Trade Policy and International Economic Organisations Division, Foreign Economic Policy and Development Cooperation Department |
| 2006–2010 | First Secretary (Economic Affairs), Embassy of Estonia in Helsinki |
| 2002–2006 | First Secretary (Baltic Sea Regional Cooperation), First Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1999–2002 | Second Secretary (Economic Affairs), Embassy of Estonia in Riga |
| 1999 | Director, Bilateral Economic Relations Division, Foreign Economic Policy Department |
| 1997–1998 | Third and Second Secretary, Foreign Economic Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1994–1997 | Third Secretary, Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Education
| 1994 | Diploma in International Relations, Estonian School of Diplomacy |
| 1993 | MA in Linguistics, University of Tartu |
Professional training
Courses in economic diplomacy, EU policies, EU–China economic relations and consular services.
Languages
Estonian (native), English, Russian, Finnish, Hungarian (limited) and French (limited).
Ambassador’s social media profiles:
LinkedIn:
Kristi Karelsohn
X:
@karelsohn