The U.S. Embassy is seeking quotes for Hors d’Oeuvres to be served during a reception on June 20, 2019. The Caterer will be asked to provide all necessary serving dishes, cutlery, napkins, and glassware required for serving menu items.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 5 April, 2019 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Embassy, Events, Featured Event, News, U.S. & Lithuania
The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania seeks proposals for a series of America-themed trivia contests to acquaint Lithuanians with America’s diverse culture and rich history, as well as to highlight the long-standing friendship between Lithuania and America. The project will run for two trivia league seasons (fall 2019 and spring 2020).
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 1 April, 2019 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, News, U.S. & Lithuania
On March 29, 2019, Lithuania celebrates its 15th anniversary as a member of NATO! On this joyous occasion, the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Anne Hall and Defense Attaché LTC Robert A. McVey, Jr. send their greetings to Lithuania and Lithuanians!
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 29 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Key Officials, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
Volunteer Eimutis died while protecting a building which housed an assessment mission of the American Relief Administration, an organization which would provide more than four million tons of food to European countries, including Lithuania and the other Baltic states, following the First World War.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 19 March, 2019 | Topics:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy, Events, History, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) uniquely gathers governments, the private sector, and a powerful partner network to turn challenges into business opportunities worldwide. This year, the U.S. State Department will hold the Summit at The Hague, Netherlands June 4-5.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 22 February, 2019 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Lithuania
To increase Lithuanian capabilities the United States completed $4.1 million worth of projects at the Pabradė Training Center.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 19 February, 2019 | Topics:
Embassy, Military Cooperation, News, U.S. & Lithuania
Fulbright Graduate Student Program for Academic Year 2020-2021 Application Deadline: June 1, 2019 The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State and administered under policy guidelines established by the
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board . The Fulbright Graduate Student Program offers grants for Lithuanian citizens who intend to enter graduate (master’s or doctoral level) degree ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 5 February, 2019 | Topics:
Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Lithuania
Thank you for joining us this afternoon to discuss an incredibly important topic – sexual harassment and sexual violence. We began this conversation last year and as we have seen worldwide, it is vital that we continue addressing this issue.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 30 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Gender Issues, Human Rights, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
I am delighted to join you today at the Women, Peace and Security Capacity Building Conference. It is wonderful to see so many international experts gathered to discuss the role of women in peacebuilding and security. I am especially delighted to welcome such a strong American delegation joining us here today, including representatives from the ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 30 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, Gender Issues, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
It is a great honor and privilege for me to take part today in this ceremony to present the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to President Valdas Adamkus. Each year, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation bestows this medal on individuals and institutions that have demonstrated a life-long commitment to freedom, democracy, and opposition to communism ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 29 November, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, History, News, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
On October 31, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell visited Vilnius for a series of bilateral meetings, including at the Presidency and with Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius, and Minister of Defense Raimundas Karoblis. The main topics of discussion included strengthening our collaborative efforts to enhance security ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 1 November, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Featured Event, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Lithuania
There is a new way to obtain your visa without an interview. Starting on Nov 5, 2018, the U.S. Embassy Consular Section will offer an interview waiver process to selected Lithuanians.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 31 October, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, News, U.S. & Lithuania, Visas
On October 31, Assistant Secretary Mitchell will travel to Vilnius, where he will meet with senior Lithuanian officials, including Foreign Minister Linkevicius and Defense Minister Karoblis, to discuss regional issues and the bilateral relationship.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 30 October, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Featured Event, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Lithuania
USAID’s Civil Society Organization (CSO) Sustainability Index for Central and Eastern Europe & Eurasia reports on the strength and overall viability of the NGO sector in these regions’ countries. The 21st edition of the Index was presented in Washington in September 2018.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 3 October, 2018 | Topics:
Government Offices, Key Documents, News, Reports, U.S. & Lithuania
The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania in cooperation with Lithuanian state institutions invites all students from grades 9-12 to participate in an English writing competition to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This is a chance to express your personal views or stories about the importance of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 1 October, 2018 | Topics:
Education, Events, Human Rights, News, U.S. & Lithuania
Online registration period for the DV-2020 Program will last from noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 3, 2018, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Tuesday, November 6, 2018.
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By nevierav | 26 September, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, News, U.S. & Lithuania, Visas
Gyvename skaitmeniniame amžiuje iš visų pusių apsupti informacijos srauto ir tampa vis sunkiau įvertinti jos tikrumą ir patikimumą. Mūsų dienomis informacija tapo ginklu kibernetinėje erdvėje. Į Lietuvą nukreipta organizuota dezinformacijos kampanija, kuria siekiama paminti lietuvių pasitikėjimą savo vyriausybe, Jungtinėmis Amerikos Valstijomis ir demokratinėmis institucijomis, kurioms Lietuva priklauso. Kaimyninės šalys taip pat patiria panašias atakas.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 14 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Political Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
It has been a great honor for me to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania during the centennial celebration of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood. The United States is proud of its long, rich history of friendship with Lithuania and its neighbors, Estonia and Latvia. This friendship has endured many challenging days yet we ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 13 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Art & Culture, Culture, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
Thank you for joining us today to welcome our newest Fulbright participants to Lithuania and to celebrate the importance of the Fulbright program with our alumni and guests from the Ministry of Education. Senator J. William Fulbright, for whom this program is named, said many decades ago that “The Fulbright Program aims to bring a ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 13 September, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Speeches, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Lithuania
On August 1-2, a U.S. Congressional delegation from the House Appropriations Committee visited Lithuania. The delegation was led by the U.S. Representatives Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Rodney Frelinghuysen.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 3 August, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Lithuania
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that brings accomplished young and mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and substantive professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 31 July, 2018 | Topics:
Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Lithuania
In this exceptional year when Lithuania celebrates the 100th anniversary of the restoration of its statehood, the annual commemoration of the Sumner Welles declaration takes on a special meaning. Looking back at 100 years of U.S. and Lithuanian relations, there are numerous examples of the friendship between our peoples, cultural and economic ties, and our ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 23 July, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
I’m honored to be celebrating the arrival of another U.S. company to Lithuania. The arrival of Bazaarvoice demonstrates the strong and growing ties between our countries’ innovation and technology sectors.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 3 July, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, Events, News, Science & Tech, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
The United States has proudly called Lithuania a friend for the past century and that is, in large part, because of the strength of the ties between the people of our two great countries. As we look forward to the next 100 years of U.S.-Lithuanian relations, we know that the strength of our bond will ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 15 May, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
It is a great honor to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania during the centennial celebration of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood. The United States has proudly called Lithuania a friend for the past century.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 18 April, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, History, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
On April 18 the exhibition “Across the Ocean: The Age of Friendship between Lithuania and the United States of America” opens at the Martynas Mažvydas National Library. The exhibit, created in partnership with the Valdas Adamkus Presidential Library and American Fulbright Scholar Charles Perrin, reveals one hundred years of friendship between the U.S. and Lithuania and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 16 April, 2018 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Culture, Embassy, Featured Event, History, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & Lithuania
Declaration to Celebrate 100 Years of Independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Renewed Partnership. The United States of America, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, and the Republic of Lithuania, Commemorating the centennial anniversary of independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in 2018, Marking the beginning of diplomatic relations between the United States of ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 4 April, 2018 | Topics:
Key Documents, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Lithuania
| Tags: Donald J. Trump
On this 100th Day of celebration of our friendship, I would like to congratulate Lithuania on its unwavering commitment to the ideals of freedom and democracy. I recall the reaffirmation of these values during the visit with President Obama at the White House in September 2013 as well as during Vice President Biden’s visit to ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 22 February, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Lithuania
I would like to express my admiration for the courage and vigor Lithuanians consistently have exhibited in building an independent and democratic state. Please also accept my deepest thanks for the great kindness and friendship you extended to me and my family when we served in Lithuania. Congratulations on this important occasion!
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 21 February, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Lithuania
Mary and I are honored to congratulate President Grybauskaitė, the Lithuanian Government, and the Lithuanian people on the centennial anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian independence. It was an honor and a privilege to represent the United States to Lithuania, our great friend and ally, from 2006 to 2009.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 20 February, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Lithuania
Warm congratulations on the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood! Lithuanians have inspired the world with their remarkable struggle to secure their independence, overcoming oppression with an extraordinary commitment to their history, their culture and their values. It is those traits which make America proud to call Lithuanians friends and allies in our ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 19 February, 2018 | Topics:
Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, U.S. & Lithuania
It is a great honor to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania during the centennial celebration of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood. The United States has proudly called Lithuania a friend for the past century. We congratulate the Republic of Lithuania on this important milestone in the history not only of this country and ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 16 February, 2018 | Topics:
Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
U.S. Ambassador in Lithuania Anne Hall announces the new round of applications for the annual Lithuanian-American Innovation Award worth of €10.000. Launched in 2016 by the Baltic American Freedom Foundation (BAFF), the American-Lithuanian Business Council (ALBC), and the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, the Award highlights and promotes innovative cooperation between the United States and Lithuania.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 13 December, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Lithuania
Baltic-American Freedom Foundation Leadership Academy invites all 11th graders from the Baltic countries to take part in the competition for the BAFF Leadership Academy summer program. Application deadline is March 4, 2018. For application forms and competition requirements, please visit BAFF website.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 11 December, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Lithuania
It is a great privilege for me to be here today. The opening of the Samuel Bak Museum in Lithuania is a historic milestone for U.S.-Lithuanian friendship. We are enormously grateful to the Vilna Gaon Jewish Museum and the Pucker Gallery in the United States for their phenomenal efforts.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 15 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Events, News, Public Affairs, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
The United States strives to support a Europe committed to democracy, pluralism, human rights, and tolerance. As Secretary Tillerson has said: “No one should have to live in fear, worship in secret, or face discrimination because of his or her beliefs.” And so that is why we have come here, to remember and through remembering, ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 9 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Culture, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
I’m honored to be celebrating the groundbreaking ceremony of Hollister Incorporated in Lithuania – and the arrival of another U.S. company to Lithuania. Hollister’s arrival demonstrates the strong and growing ties between our countries’ economies. Known worldwide for its advanced medical products sold in 80 countries, Hollister will serve the European market with this manufacturing ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 8 November, 2017 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Affairs, Events, News, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
Due to a technical issue, the DV-2019 entry period that began on October 3 has been closed. Entries submitted during October 3-10 are not valid and have been excluded from the system; they will not count as a duplicate entry.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 16 October, 2017 | Topics:
Immigrant Visas, News, U.S. & Lithuania
Remarks given by Chargé d'affaires Howard Solomon at the Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Sumner Welles Declaration in Vilnius on July 20, 2017.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 20 July, 2017 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Culture, Embassy, Europe & Eurasia, History, Speeches, U.S. & Lithuania
On May 16, Ambassador Hall gave remarks at the Reception Marking the 25th Anniversary of the US-LT Educational Exchanges. For 25 years the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius has been proud to sponsor the academic and professional development of Lithuanians through our exchange programs, which include the Fulbright program, the International Visitor Leadership Program – more ...
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 16 May, 2017 | Topics:
Alumni, Ambassador, Education, Events, News, Scholarships and Exchanges, Speeches, Study in the U.S., Success Stories, U.S. & Lithuania
As NATO allies, the United States, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania remain unwavering in their commitment to mutual defense, including building national resilience in line with the pledge made by all allies at the Warsaw Summit.
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By U.S. Embassy in Lithuania | 23 August, 2016 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, Fact Sheets, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Lithuania
| Tags: factsheet, Joe Biden, Riga, Visit
