Ambassador

Last week, President Gitanas Nausėda signed decrees appointing 12 new ambassadors, including the ones to Poland, Ukraine and the European Union (EU).

The Government is nominating diplomat Giedrius Puodžiūnas as Lithuania’s next ambassador to Germany. He is currently the director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vilnius, Lithuania has achieved the top ranking (Category 1) from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FFA) following its first International Aviation Safety Assessment, the Ministry of Transport and Communications said in a press release on Monday. This opens the door for Lithuanian a...

The Government will propose to recall Ambassador of Lithuania to Ukraine Valdemaras Sarapinas.

On Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis met with President Gitanas Nausėda at the Presidential Palace to discuss the stalling appointment of some ambassadors. The minister told the media afterwards that a decision has been reached on the issue.

Europe is not ready to defend itself without the help of the United States, but European countries are making great efforts to strengthen their capabilities, Lithuania’s Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Arnoldas Pranckevičius says.

The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) has established that President Gitanas Nausėda and Ambassador of Lithuania to the United Kingdom Eitvydas Bajarūnas mixed private and public interests as their visit to the Royal Opera House in May 2023 was private but paid for by the embassy. The media ha...

The Chief Official Ethics Commission (VTEK) has held that the president and the ambassador to the UK violated the law on public and private interests by going to the Royal Opera House in London after it found that the visit was private and paid for by the embassy.

Lithuania’s ex-foreign minister Linas Linkevičius may be nominated as ambassador to Sweden.

First Lady Diana Nausėdienė on Thursday addressed an international conference held in the Ukrainian Centre, the presidency said in a press release.

Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis on Tuesday met with the first residing Ambassador of India to Lithuania Devesh Utttam, the ministry reports.

Lithuania’s Ambassador Eitvydas Bajarūnas must be recalled as soon as possible for operations of the embassy are paralysed, says MP Žygimantas Pavilionis, chair of the parliament's foreign affairs committee.

Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Thursday met with Ambassador of Israel Hadas Wittenberg Silverstein, the Office of the Government reports.

Ambassador to the United Kingdom Eitvydas Bajarūnas denies accusations of mobbing and abuse of office and says he had not been informed about the complaints against him until this week.

On 4 and 5 October, Latvia will host the 14th Annual Forum of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), “Safe and Sustainable Baltic Sea Region for Future Generations”. Its thematic focus will be placed on green energy, climate issues, and youth engagement, the Ministry of Fore...

National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas on Thursday met with Estonian Ambassador to Lithuania Kaimo Kuusk to discuss bilateral cooperation and efforts to support Ukraine, the ministry said.

The Seimas has passed a resolution calling on the parliaments of NATO countries to approve Ukraine’s application to join the Alliance and to invite Kyiv to become a member of NATO at the Washington summit due July next year.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis has bidden farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of the United States of America to Lithuania Robert Stuart Gilchrist, the ministry reports.

The Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) in the European Union has reached an agreement on new sanctions against Belarus, says Lithuania’s Ambassador Arnoldas Pranckevičius.

Attempts to pass the law on civil union have stalled in parliament, but United States Ambassador to Lithuania Robert S. Gilchrist says US President Joe Biden would welcome the adoption of the law as the issue is important for his administration.