5th March 2018
Vilnius, Lithuania
Not long after first arriving in Vilnius I hosted the book launch for Kristina Sabaliauskaitė’s new book ‘Vilnius, Wilno, Vilna’. I didn’t know much about the author, although many people in the Embassy had read, and loved, her bestselling Silva Rerum books. I very much enjoyed her Vilnius book, though. So much so that I […]
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31st January 2018
Vilnius, Lithuania
2018 sees the centenary of Lithuania’s modern statehood. Congratulations Lithuania! I wanted to blog this year, then, about some of the many people who have contributed to a close relationship between our countries over the past 100 years. (Although I may go further back in time than that, given Lithuania’s longer history). My first choice […]
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12th April 2017
Vilnius, Lithuania
Tomorrow is my last day in the office for about 6 months. I am taking a break to have a baby (in Lithuania) and will be back in November. I will miss the work for the time I am away. It is a job I enjoy doing very much. I get to listen and talk […]
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12th December 2016
Vilnius, Lithuania
On 14 December we will hold an event to open the British Embassy’s exhibition on William Shakespeare at the Lithuanian Parliament. 2016 is, of course, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. He is a great British cultural figure familiar around the globe. Half the world’s schoolchildren study his work. His plays have been performed in […]
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10th November 2016
Vilnius, Lithuania
Every year, the British and Canadian Embassies in Vilnius organise a multi-faith Remembrance Sunday Service in Vilnius. We remember the end of the First World War and the supreme sacrifice of those who gave their lives then, and since, to secure and protect our freedom. The focus of our remembrance is the eleventh hour of […]
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9th September 2016
Vilnius, Lithuania
In 1991 the UK and Lithuania restored diplomatic relations. The UK recognised the re-establishment of the Independent State of Lithuania de jure on 27 August 1991, although we had never formally recognised the Soviet occupation. Things then moved quickly. Michael Peart, who was the UK’s first Ambassador to Lithuania after the re-establishment of diplomatic relations, […]
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25th July 2016
Vilnius, Lithuania
On 25 July I’m very excited to be talking to 120 young leaders from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and the UK at an International Future Leaders School in Trakai. Meeting teenagers and university students in Lithuania is one of my favourite things to do. I enjoy hearing their perspective on life, and find they ask […]
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17th June 2016
Vilnius, Lithuania
This year Baltic Pride takes place in Vilnius. I am joining the Pride march to show my support and commitment to promoting and protecting rights for all. The UK champions the rights of LGBT people. British Embassies and High Commissions around the world support LGBT rights in their respective countries in a number of ways. […]
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17th May 2016
Vilnius, Lithuania
This week the UK Royal Navy ship, HMS Iron Duke, visits Klaipeda. HMS Iron Duke (the HMS stands for Her Majesty’s Ship) is taking part in NATO activity in the Baltic Sea and will be doing some training with the Lithuanian Navy. She (ships in English are female) has already visited Tallinn and Riga. HMS […]
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