About US

The Consulate of Latvia in Vermont represents the Republic of Latvia in the State of Vermont. Its broad mission is to promote Latvian interests in Vermont and to provide assistance to Latvians visiting Vermont and who live here. The Consulate seeks to assist in fostering broader knowledge in Vermont about Latvia and to facilitate increased business, educational, and cultural relations between Vermont and Latvia - one of the European Union's fastest growing and historically and culturally interesting nations.  The Honorary Consul is Mr. Daris Delins, who was appointed in April 2022. Prior to this, Daris Delins was Honorary Consul for Latvia in New York from 2007 to 2021.

Daris Gunars Delins was born in Melbourne, Australia, is of Latvian parentage, and has lived in New York since 1999 before moving to Vermont in the fall of 2021. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Economics cum laude, triple majoring in Economics, Statistics, and Accounting from LaTrobe University. He has also attended the School of Economics / J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago as a Fulbright Scholar in 1981-82, and completed the Executive Development Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Delins is an international finance specialist, having worked since 1985 for international organizations including Citigroup, NatWest Markets and UBS in Australia, London and New York. He is now runs a private financial and business advisory consultancy with a focus on climate change and film distribution.

Mr. Delins has been an active member of the Latvian community since childhood. His father Emils Delins, OAM, was the Honorary Consul General for Latvia in Australia from 1983-2004, and from 1949-2003 the editor of 'Australijas Latvietis', the longest running published Latvian newspaper in the world. His brother, Janis R. Delins, is currently the Honorary Consul General for Latvia in Australia. Mr. Delins visits Latvia several times a year. Mr. Delins is married with 2 children. Mr. Delins resides in Dorset, Vermont.

NB: Honorary Consuls are appointed by the Latvian government but are not their employees and as such do not receive any financial support from the Latvian government or any of their representatives.