Artūrs Balfūrs

Arthur Balfour was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 and was known for his role in foreign policy, including the Balfour Declaration of 1917 which expressed British support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. In the context of Latvian independence, he recognized the Latvian National Council's efforts towards independence from German rule, demonstrating British support for the aspirations of smaller nations during and after World War I.