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Hundreds join Freedom Way DC to support people of Belarus Added 2020-08-23 The "Freedom Way DC" campaign to support the people of Belarus in their struggle for freedom took place in the U.S. capital today. Hundreds of people from Lithuanian and Belarussian diasphoras in the U.S and representatives of the country's civil...
Lithuania congratulates the USA on Independence Day Added 2020-07-04 Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius congratulated their counterparts and the American people on 244th independence anniversary.
Lithuanian Heritage Night at NBA game with Jonas Valančiūnas Added 2020-02-11 On February 9 the Embassy of Lithuania in Washington DC organized the Heritage Night at the Capital One Arena where Washington Wizards played Memphis Grizzlies. A huge crowd of Lithuanian fans cheered for Jonas Valančiūnas who is representing the...
Expedition “Mission Siberia”- a youth initiative to honor the memory of Lithuanian deportees Added 2020-02-11 On February 10 the Embassy of Lithuania hosted a discussion with Aistė Eidukaitytė, the leader of the project „Mission Siberia”, and Marija Čyvaitė, a Lithuanian American, and a participant of „Mission Siberia’19.“ “Mission Siberia“...
Defenders of Freedom Day in Washington, DC Added 2020-01-17 On January 12, friends of Lithuania and diplomatic community joined Lithuanian Embassy and the Lithuanian Community in the traditional annual tribute run in Washington, DC, dedicated to the Defenders of Lithuania’s Freedom. The 13th of January...
A book on legendary Lithuanian partisan presented at the Embassy Added 2019-09-07 An inspiring discussion about Adolfas Ramanauskas (codename Vanagas), one of the leaders of Lithuanian Freedom Fighters and a symbol of Lithuania’s resistance against Soviet occupation took place at the Embassy on September 5. Dr. Arvydas...
#BalticWay30 at the U.S. Capitol Added 2019-09-07 On Friday, August 23, around 500 people joined their hands in a symbolic human chain and re-enacted a unique historical event in front of the U.S Capitol. The original "Baltic Way" took place in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia,...
Lithuanian victims of Soviet repressions were honored in Washington, DC. Added 2019-06-15 Lithuania marks June 14 as a Day of Mourning and Hope. At 3am on June 14, 1941, NKVD officers began mass arrests of Lithuanian citizens. In less than a week 18,000 people, including families with children, were deported to Siberia in sealed animal...
The memory of legendary leader of Lithuanian partisans A.Ramanauskas-Vanagas was honored at the Embassy Added 2019-05-10 Lithuanians living in greater DC area met with Auksutė Ramanauskaitė-Skokauskienė, daughter of the Commander in-Chief of Lithuanian freedom fighters A. Ramanauskas-Vanagas, and with his granddaughter Inga Jancevičienė. The discussion about his...
Foreign Minister confers Lithuania's Diplomacy Star on Dr. Jonas Daugirdas Added 2019-05-06 On 3 May, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius conferred the award of honor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Lithuania's Diplomacy Star – on Dr. Jonas Daugirdas, member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago...