Kaja Tael

Kaja Tael (born 24 June 1960) is an Estonian philologist, translator, and diplomat. She is a former Estonian ambassador to the United Kingdom and to Germany, the Estonian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union, and the current Estonian Ambassador at Large for Climate and Energy Policy. In 2023, she became the Estonian ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Early life and career Kaja Tael was born in Tallinn in 1960. She graduated in 1983 from Tartu State University with a degree in philology. In 1989, she received a PhD in Estonian language and literature.

On 1 January 2020, Tael became the Estonian Ambassador at Large for Climate and Energy Policy.

In 2023, Tael became the Estonian ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), presenting her credentials to the Secretary General of the OSCE Helga Schmid in September of that year.

Acknowledgements Order of the White Star, III Class (2000) Order of the National Coat of Arms, III Class (2018)