Lithuanian politician and ambassador Žygimantas Pavilionis visits Leaping Toads

  • Category: News
  • Date: April 5, 2016

On the 4th April 2016, Leaping Toads was visited by His Excellency Žygimantas Pavilionis, Lithuanian politician and Ambassador,  including the former Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States.

H.E. Pavilonis shared his experiences with children about his work as a politician and diplomat and this prompted many questions from our students.

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The children were also very interested to hear about how many Lithuanians live around the world, having different experiences but joined by their culture and sharing their roots, and how this global community is known as a the “Lithuanian diaspora”.

The topics of Lithuanian education system and the importance of maintaining strong dialogue and links with Lithuania, as well as in the UK, were also discussed with Leaping Toads Principal Simona Staputiene.

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We are most appreciative of the educational books for our library and 120 Lithuanian flags which Žygimantas Pavilionis kindly donated by for our children.

We thank Mr Pavilonis for all his time and support shown for Leaping Toads and its aim to promote the continuation of international education, bi-lateral links and the importance of joint heritage for British-Lithuanian children.

About H.E. Žygimantas Pavilionis
Pavilionis grew up with parents who prized higher education; his father being an academician and his mother, a professor.

He attended college at Vilnius University, where he gained a Master’s degree in philosophy and postgraduate diploma in International Relations.

Over the last two decadeMr Pavilonis has held many distinguished positions , including:

1993: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked in the Western European Division

1994 -95: Assistant Director of Policy and under the Ministry of European Integration, Department of Political Cooperation.

1999 – 2002 at the Lithuanian Permanent Mission, Brussels

2002-2004: Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ European Integration Department

Most recently:

Ambassador and chief coordinator for Lithuania’s presidency of the Community of Democracies

Chief coordinator for the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the United States < Back