Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
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Date of Birth |
4th of November, 1977 |
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Marital status |
Married |
EDUCATION |
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| 1998 – 2000 | M.A. in Comparative Politics, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, University of Vilnius |
| 1995 – 1998 | Courses under ERASMUS / SOCRATES Student Exchange Programme, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo |
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1994 – 1998 |
B.A. in Political Science, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, University of Vilnius |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| 2019 | Chancellor of the Ministry* |
| 2018 – 2019 | Ambassador-at-Large, Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 – 2018 | Ambassador of Lithuania in the Republic of India |
| 2013 January - 2013 April | Ambassador-at-Large, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Pacific Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2011 – 2012 | Adviser to the Prime Minister |
| 2009 – 2011 | Minister Plenipotentiary, Lithuanian Embassy in Georgia |
| 2006 – 2009 | Secretary for Eastern Neighbourhood and Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2004 – 2006 | Director General, Policy Analysis and Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 – 2004 | Head of Policy Analysis and Planning Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2001 – 2003 | Assistant Foreign Policy Adviser, Office of the President |
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1998 – 2001 |
Assistant to the National Security and Foreign Policy Advisor, Office of the President |
DIPLOMATIC RANK |
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2008 |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary |
AWARDS |
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| 2012 | Georgian Order of Honour |
| 2004 | Lithuania NATO Accession Medal by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence |
| 2003 | Lithuania NATO Invitation Award by the President of Lithuania |
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1996 – 1997 |
President of Lithuania Scholarship in Political Science |
PUBLICATIONS |
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| 2005 | Building an Effective Crisis Management System in Lithuania, in ‘Value Complexity in Crisis Management: The Lithuanian Transition,’ Stephanie Buus, Lindy M. Newlove and Eric K. Stern (eds.), CRISMART series Vol. 18, Stockholm (CRISMART) |
| 2004 | President and Government, in ‘Political System of Lithuania,’ A.Krupavicius and A.Lukosaitis (eds.), Vilnius |
| 2003 | Integrating Civil Society Inputs into Strategic Thinking and Policy Making: The Lithuanian Experience, in ‘Thinking the Unthinkable: From Thought to Policy: The Role of Think Tanks in Shaping Government Strategy. Experiences from Central and Easter Europe,’ Bratislava (UNDP) |
| 2001 | Presidency and Democratic Consolidation, in Journal of Baltic Studies, Vol. XXXII, No.2 |
| 1999 | Political Decision Making: Division of Authority within Government, in ‘Lithuania: From Transition to Convergence,’ Vilnius |
| 1998 | President and Legislation: the Use of the Veto Right in Lithuania, in ‘Politologija’ journal of political science |
| 1997 | President and Parliament: Implications for Political Stability, in ‘Politologija’ journal of political science |
| 1996-1997 | Cooperation with the ‘Atgimimas’ weekly |
| 1996 | Towards Semi-Presidentialism, in ‘Politologija’ journal of political science |
LANGUAGES |
Lithuanian (native tongue) |
* The title of Chancellor equals to that of Permanent Secretary under the British system, Cabinet Secretary under the Swedish system and Secretary to the Government in some Asian countries
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