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AN EVENT IN NEW YORK MARKS THE MIDDLE OF LITHUANIA’S PRESIDENCY OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES Added 2010-09-24 On 23 September at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis chaired a ministerial meeting of the UN Democracy Caucus, which was jointly organized at Lithuania’s initiative with the...
THE LAUNCH OF U.S.-BALTIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES WAS ANNOUNCED IN NEW YORK Added 2010-09-24 On 23 September in New York, the governments of the United States of America and Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia announced the launch of the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (BAFF).The launching ceremony was attended by U.S. Deputy Secretary of...
SUCCESS AT THE EURO NIGHT EVENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Added 2010-09-21 The Lithuanian Embassy in Washington, D.C. had a successful night at the  "Euro Night" event, held  at La Maison Française in Washington, D.C. on September 17, 2010. This presentation of culture of various EU nations - for the...
THE GOVERNMENT OF LITHUANIA AND IBM ANNOUNCE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP Added 2010-09-17 Government of Lithuania and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced ON September 17 a joint research partnership in Lithuania that will enable research and development of nanotechnology, healthcare and intellectual property (IP) management...
LITHUANIA'S SEIMAS SPEAKER IN US CALLS FOR "OPEN WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY" Added 2010-09-16 Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Irena Degutiene has urged member-nations of the Community of Democracies in the United States to keep "open window of opportunities in Eastern Europe." In a speech at the meeting of the community's Parliamentary...
ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY, LITHUANIA CALLS FOR THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON WOMEN’S CIVIL RIGHTS Added 2010-09-16 On 15 September during the celebration of the International Day of Democracy at the United Nations, Lithuania’s Presidency of the Community of Democracies released a statement, which calls on all countries of the world to support the...
WASHINGTON MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY FORUM OF THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES EVALUATES LITHUANIA’S EFFORTS Added 2010-09-15 On 15 September during the teleconference of the Parliamentary Forum of the Community of Democracies entitled “Limits of Democracy: Challenges in Eastern and Central Europe and in South and Central America” in Washington, D.C., Lithuania’s...
SPEAKER OF THE LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT MET WITH SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN Added 2010-09-14 Irena Degutiene, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania met with the U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) on September 14. During the meeting Sen. McCain and Speaker Degutiene discussed the economic situation in Lithuania,...
AMBASSADOR INVITES LITHUANIAN-AMERICANS TO JOIN IN THE CREATION OF STRATEGY "LITHUANIA 200" Added 2010-09-14 On Sept. 10 during his visit to Chicago, IL, Zygimantas Pavilionis, Ambassador of Lithuania urged the participants of the "Santara-Sviesa" Federation congress to be active creators of Lithuania’s future. Ambassador Pavilionis reminded the...
ARRIVAL OF THE US NAVY COMMAND SHIP AT KLAIPEDA SEAPORT Added 2010-09-10 The 6th Fleet US Navy command ship „Mount Whitney" will visit Klaipėda Seaport on September 11 and then participate in the multinational special operations forces exercise „Jackal Stone 10," which will be hosted in Lithuania and Poland beginning...