title: Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi
text: # Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi
  
  Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi (born on 10 January 1967 in Tallinn) is an Estonian diplomat.
  
  In 1990 she graduated from University of Tartu with a degree in law. Since 1991 she has worked at Estonian Foreign Ministry.
  
  1996-1999 she was a counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Estonia to the European Union. 1999-2003 she was General Director of the Estonian Foreign Ministry's European Integration Department.
  
  2003-2009 she was Ambassador of Estonia to Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia and Switzerland.
  
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