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The embassy of Latvia in the United States hosted a discussion and book signing on October 23, 2008 at the Latvian embassy in Washington, D.C. for Finnish journalist and author Jukka Rislakki. Mr. Rislakki has recently authored the book entitled, “The Case for Latvia – Disinformation Campaigns against a small nation; Fourteen Hard Questions and Straight Answers about a Baltic Country.”

Jukka Rislakki was born in 1945. He received MA, political science, University of Finland and also graduated Sanoma School of Journalism. „Helsingin Sanomat” journalist; Baltic correspondent from 1998 till 2001. He now lives in Jurmala, Latvia, as a freelancer and writer. From 2008 he is also political cartoonist of Latvian newspaper “Diena”. Jukka Rislakki has received many prizes on journalism and non-fiction writing in Finland and Latvia. He has published in Finland, Latvia and USA several books on history, Baltic countries and popular culture as well as biographies.