Ambassador @varvuolis met with @CommerceGov DAS for International and Space Affairs Juan Andres Caro & PDAS for Communications and Information & Deputy Admin of @NTIAgov Adam Cassady to discuss opportunities for closer 🇱🇹-🇺🇸 collaboration in space & science, and emerging tech. 🚀

Touring Lithuanian landmarks yesterday came with a package & provided a great deal of emotions & pride: paying tribute to A. Smetona, the last 🇱🇹 president before soviet occupation, visiting St.Casimir parish, 🇱🇹 Garden, 🇱🇹 Club & most importantly: fellow Lithuanians of Cleveland

A very busy couple of days in #Cleveland/Ohio: meeting local authorities, universities, touring companies, including those that have strong ties to 🇱🇹, visiting leading health institutions such as @ClevelandClinic and more generally- talking business to likeminded interlocutors

Great reunion with our friends & partners from @CTATech: @kmfabrizio, @GaryShapiro & others, in good company of fellow colleagues from other embassies, to discuss business, latest trends in tech, international trade as well as preparations for the next year’s @CES, @LTembassyUS

President Donald Trump has expressed gratitude to Lithuania for its readiness to contribute to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. He also stated that Lithuania has always been a reliable friend and partner to the United States. 🇺🇸🇱🇹 🔗lrp.lt/en/media-center/news/…

Lithuanian Ambassador Varvuolis Reflects on First Year in Washington townhall.com/columnists/gabr… @varvuolis @Gabby_Hoffman @townhallcom

Lithuanian Ambassador @varvuolis speaks with @townhallcom’s @Gabby_Hoffman about his first year in Washington, and the 🇱🇹–🇺🇸 partnership—growing stronger through security cooperation, economic & energy ties, and people-to-people connections. 🔗 Read here: townhall.com/columnists/gabr…

Celebrating #America250, 27 🇪🇺 Ambassadors gifted a collection of 📚to the @librarycongress, showcasing their nations' stories and ties to the 🇺🇸. 🇱🇹 Ambassador @varvuolis' pick: Antanas Škėma's modernist masterpiece White Shroud (Balta drobulė). More: eeas.europa.eu/delegations/u…

Check out the full list of EU Ambassadors Book Collection: Words That Unite, Stories That Connect. ⬇️ eeas.europa.eu/delegations/u…

"The ambassador strongly recommended educational efforts to combat the rising tide of socialism – praising the efforts of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and Museum two blocks away from the White House." -Lithuanian Ambassador Gediminas @Varvuolis speaking with @Gabby_Hoffman townhall.com/columnists/gabr…

.@varvuolis, @LTembassyUS @Lithuania Ambassador to the US, reflects on his first year in Washington to me in @townhallcom today. He discusses 🇺🇸- 🇱🇹 bilateral relations, America250, @NATO commitments, energy independence, and how to turn the tide on youth support for socialism.

🚲 Celebrating #WorldBicycleDay by exploring beautiful 🇺🇸 capital. 🇱🇹 Ambassador @varvuolis joined @WABADC’s inaugural “Embassies Ride,” cycling past Washington’s iconic landmarks. The event promotes community, sustainability, healthy living, & a shared appreciation of the city.

Yesterday, 🇱🇹 Ambassador @varvuolis welcomed a delegation from @AJCGlobal & @LithuanianJews, who are participating in this week’s #AJCGloFo. The discussions focused on Jewish heritage in Lithuania, efforts to combat antisemitism, regional security, and transatlantic cooperation.

Lithuanians remain the strongest supporters of @NATO membership and the Allies. For us, being a #TrustedAlly means safer tomorrow.

I was honored to represent the United States at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Vilnius, Lithuania. Working with our allies to strengthen collective defense, support Ukraine, and ensure the NATO Alliance remains strong in the face of evolving global threats. 🇺🇸

🇱🇹 Ambassador @varvuolis participated in the 30th Biennial Conference of the @balticstudies at @UofIllinois last weekend. In a panel discussion, 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 ambassadors discussed regional security, NATO, support for 🇺🇦, transatlantic relations & the important role of Baltic diasporas.

We stand with our NATO Ally Romania and condemn this reckless incursion on its territory. Our thoughts are with the injured in Galati. We will defend every inch of NATO territory.

🇱🇹 Ambassador @varvuolis met with @FredKempe, President & CEO of the @AtlanticCouncil at our Embassy today. They discussed the most pressing foreign policy issues, security situation in our region, and future cooperation. 🤝

🇱🇹🇧🇾 Lithuanian border guards discovered another smuggling tunnel from Belarus. 38 illegal migrants from Afghanistan emerged from it. Lithuanian authorities determined that the migrants were not in immediate danger and returned them to Belarus. This is already the third such tunnel discovered recently. This is already the third such tunnel discovered recently. Vilnius stresses that these tunnels are being dug “with the help of Belarusian security forces.”

David Malukas delivered the drive of his career at today’s 110th Indianapolis 500, battling at the front and crossing the line 2nd in the closest finish the race has ever seen. The 24-year-old Team Penske driver is the son of Lithuanian immigrants who came to America after the Soviet Union’s collapse — his father a truck driver, his mother a dispatcher, who together built a trucking company and the foundation for their son’s dream. Ahead of the green flag, Malukas spoke with Freedom 250 about what drives him: “Freedom means everything to me. It’s the reason why I’m standing here today.”