Ambassador

Date and place of birth:  

1975, Kaunas, Lithuania

Education:

Vytautas Magnus University, Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Master's degree in International Law

Internships and courses:

World Trade Organization (WTO), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Sciences Po (Paris), Hertie School of Governance (Berlin), King's College (London)

Professional experience:

Since 2026-08-11

Ambassador designate of the Republic of Lithuania to the Hellenic Republic, to the Republic of Cyprus and to the Republic of Albania

2025–2026 m.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Chief Counsellor, United Nations, International Organizations and Human Rights Department

2024–2025 m.

Foreign Policy Adviser to the Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania

2024 m.

MFA, Ambassador-at-Large for the Reconstruction and Recovery of Ukraine

2020–2024 m.

Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Georgia

2020 m.

Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister

2015–2020 m.

Office of the Government, Head of the International Relations and the EU group

2014–2015 m.

MFA, Deputy Director, Economic Security Policy Department

2012–2014 m.

Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York (USA), Minister-Counsellor (alternate political coordinator during Lithuania’s tenure at the UN Security Council; Lithuanian Presidency of the EU – Fifth Committee)

2010–2012 m.

Permanent Representation of the Republic of Lithuania to the OSCE, Vienna, Austria, Minister-Counsellor (Lithuanian OSCE Chairmanship – appointments of OSCE Heads and Deputy Heads of Missions; election of the OSCE Secretary General; Chair of the OSCE Advisory Committee on Management and Finance (ACMF))

2008–2010 m.

MFA, Counsellor, Economic Security Policy Department

2007–2008 m.

Ministry of Transport and Communications, Director, European Union and International Affairs Department

2006–2007 m.

MFA, Head of the Transport Policy Division, Economic Security Policy Department

2001–2006 m.

Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Russian Federation and to the Republic of Armenia, Counsellor, Third Secretary, Second Secretary, First Secretary

1997–2001 m.

MFA, Third Secretary, Division of International Economic Organizations, Economic Department

Other information

Languages:

Fluent in English and Russian; good knowledge of French and Georgian

Family status:

Married to Daiva, five children

Hobbies:

Active sports, history, fishing