Previously, he served as Ambassador of Latvia to Estonia from 2002 to 2005, to Russia from 2009 to 2013, and to Austria from 2013 to 2017, with additional non-resident accreditation to Slovakia, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

Edgars Skuja was born on 20 February 1966 in Valmiera, Latvian SSR, then part of Soviet Union.

In January 2009, he briefly led the Bilateral Relations Directorate and then was appointed Ambassador to Russia, where he served from 2009 to 2013, presenting his credentials to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 29 May 2009.

[3] From September 2013 to August 2017, Skuja was Ambassador to Austria, with additional non-resident accreditation to Slovakia, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

[4] Edgars Skuja has received several awards, including certificates of recognition from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia in 1999 and the Cabinet of Ministers in 2000, as well as the Baltic Assembly Medal in 2007.