Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Dear colleagues, Wishing you and your family health, happiness, peace and prosperity this Christmas and in the coming New Year. Lithuanian Ambassadors‘ Club
Acknowledgement of LAC Members by Minister of Foreign Affairs G. Landsbergis
On 17 December 2021, Minister for Foreign Affairs G. Landsbergis expressed his gratitude to the Foreign Ministry colleagues and the LAC Ambassadors R. Bernotas, A. Kumža, A. Rimkūnas and A. Žurauskas, for their contribution to raising the profile and attractiveness …
Acknowledgement of LAC Members by Minister of Foreign Affairs G. Landsbergis Daugiau »
Lecture by UK Ambassador Brian Olley
On 8 December 2021, the UK Ambassador to Lithuania, H.E. Mr Brian Olley, delivered a virtual lecture: “Training of British Diplomats – 70:20:10, but which is which?” The large number of Lithuanian diplomats joined the event and their active participation …
”Žalgiris“
In 1995-2001, Lithuania participated in the negotiations for the membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). At that time, I was a Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and a leader of the negotiating delegation. During the almost 6 years of WTO …
A History with the Luxembourg Flag
In 1995, after diplomatic service at the Lithuanian Embassy in Brussels, I came back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Vice Minister. One of the first tasks I had to meet Mr Jacques Poos, Minister for Foreign Affairs …
VYTAUTAS PLEČKAITIS. ACTIVITIES OF THE SEIMAS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSION IN 1990-92
I have prepared my report mainly based on the minutes of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, written between 19 March 1990 and 11 November 1992, on the recollections and comments of individual members of the Commission, on personal experience and …
VYTAUTAS PLEČKAITIS. ACTIVITIES OF THE SEIMAS FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSION IN 1990-92 Daugiau »
A BOOK “ANTANAS SMETONA AND HIS ENVIRONMENT”
Historian and diplomat Prof. Alfonsas Eidintas, together with historians Antanas Kulakauskas and Algimantas Kasperavičius, presented their latest book “Antanas Smetona and His Environment” in the House of the Signatories in Vilnius. More: Pristatyta knyga „Antanas Smetona ir jo aplinka“
A MONOGRAPH ON THE FAMOUS DIPLOMAT EDUARDAS TURAUSKAS
On 23 March 2021, a monograph on the prominent politician and public figure, well-known diplomat was presented at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – “Eduardas Turauskas (1896-1966). Atheist, lawyer, journalist, diplomat, member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science”. The …
A MONOGRAPH ON THE FAMOUS DIPLOMAT EDUARDAS TURAUSKAS Daugiau »
Work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In October 2006, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, paid an official visit to Vilnius. A reception was held at the City Hall. Before the arrival of the royal couple, the guests …
Crossing the Mountains to Lithuania
An episode from President V. Adamkus visit to Japan sticks in my mind. During the meeting in the Parliament, we recalled the time when Japan recognized the recovery of Lithuania. One of the Japanese parliamentarian suddenly said, “Oh, I remember …