Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom
Ambassador
Created: 2014.03.06
/ Updated: 2022.09.15 12:22
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Eitvydas BajarūnasAmbassador |
| Birth date | March 23, 1963 |
Education |
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| 2001 | Master of Arts in International Relations, King’s College London |
| 2001 |
Royal College of Defence Studies Central European University, Prague Swedish Institute of International Affairs (Stockholm) NATO (SHAPE) School, Oberammergau, Germany Institute of International Affairs, London |
| 1986-1991 | Undergraduate degree, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Academy of Science of Lithuania |
| 1981-1986 | Applied Mathematics, the Department of Mathematics of the Vilnius University |
Experience |
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| Since Septemper 2022 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom |
| 2020-2022 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| 2016-2020 | Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 2011-2016 | Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom Sweden |
| 2009-2011 | Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 2005-2008 | Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) |
| 2003-2004 | Diplomatic Adviser of the President of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 1994-2005 | Director of division of multilateral relations, Division of foreign policy planning, department of bilateral relations, Europe department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 1996-1999 | Counsellor/DCM at the Mission of Lithuania to NATO (Brussels) |
| 1991-1994 | Head of division of international relations of Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania |
Other |
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Member of the Editorial Board of the “Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review” of the Military Academy of Lithuania. Formerly - Member of the Steering Board of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Helsinki), Chairman of the Board of Easter European Studies Centre (Vilnius). |
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Author of numerous articles in Lithuania and abroad on foreign and security policy. |
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| Awards |
Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit to Lithuania, as well as state awards of Sweden, Estonia and Portugal. |
| Languages | Fluent in English, Russian, has knowledge in French, Polish, Swedish |
| Family | Married, wife – Giedrė Žickytė Bajarūnienė. Two adult sons. |
