Deividas Matulionis
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Deividas Matulionis | |
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| Ambassador to NATO | |
| Assumed office 20 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Vytautas Leškevičius |
| Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office 23 October 2012 – 11 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mindaugas Butkus |
| Succeeded by | Darius Semaška |
| Ambassador to Denmark | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Raimundas Jasinevičius |
| Succeeded by | Rasa Kairienė |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Deividas Matulionis 2 September 1963 Vilnius, Soviet Union |
Deividas Matulionis (born on 2 September 1963), is a Lithuanian politician and diplomat, who is currently the ambassador to NATO since 2020.
He was the former Chancellor of the Prime Minister of Lithuania.
Matulionis had also served as the ambassador to Germany from 2012 to 2017,[1] as well as the Ambassador to Denmark from 2001 to 2006.
Biography
Deividas Matulionis was born in Vilnius on 2 September 1963.[2]
In 1986, he graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Economics of Vilnius University. From 1986 to 1991, he studied at VU EF Department of Economic Theory Assistant.
In 1991 he moved to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he held various positions.
From 1991 to 1993, he was a Senior Specialist, First Secretary of the Nordic Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. From 1993 to 1994 was the Chargé d'Affaires to Republic to Estonia In 1994, he was promoted to the Adviser to the Embassy of Lithuania in Estonia. From 1994 to 1995, he was an adviser to the Embassy of Lithuania in Norway. From 1995 to 1997, he was an Adviser to the Embassy of Lithuania in Denmark.
He served as the Head of the Scandinavian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 1998, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Head of the Foreign Affairs Department of Western European countries.
Between 1998 and 2001 he was a consultant to the Lithuanian government on international relations.
From 2001 to 2006, Matulionis was the ambassador to Denmark. From 2006 to 2007, he served as the Director of Economic Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Iceland.
Before becoming State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2007, he headed the Economic Security Policy Department. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Minister of State.
In 2009, Matulionis was chancellor to the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Andrius Kubilius.[3]
In 2011, he was named Civil Servant of the Year in the elections of Veidas magazine.
On 23 October 2012, Matulionis became the ambassador to Germany.[4][5][6]
The Lithuanian Independence Act was in Berlin on 29 March 2017, while Matulionis. Matulionis was shown to the public together with the German Minister of State, Michael Roth.[7][8]
He was replaced by Darius Semaška on 11 July 2017.[9]
From 2017 to 2018 he was an advisor to the Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
In 2019, he was the chairman of the government working group that prepared the funeral ceremonies for the remains of the January insurgents in Vilnius.[10]
From 6 February 2018 to 10 April 2020, he was the first deputy chancellor of the government, he worked as First Deputy Chancellor in the Government Chancellery of Lithuania.[11]
On 20 April 2020, Matulionis became the Ambassador to NATO.[12]
Personal life
Matulionis is married and has two children.[13] He speaks English, German, Russian and Danish.[14]
References
- ^ "Botschafter der Republik Litauen". Botschaft der Republik Litauen in Berlin. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ URM valstybės sekretoriumi tapo D.Matulionis (www.delfi.lt inf.)
- ^ "D. Matulionis. Biografija". Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018. (LRV inf.)
- ^ "Botschafter der Republik Litauen". Botschaft der Republik Litauen in Berlin. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos prezidento dekretas Nr 1K-1223 dėl D. Matulionio skyrimo Lietuvos Respublikos nepaprastuoju ir įgaliotuoju ambasadoriumi Vokietijos Federacinėje Respublikoje". 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidento dekretas Nr 1K-996 dėl Deivido Matulionio atšaukimo iš Lietuvos Respublikos nepaprastojo ir įgaliotojo ambasadoriaus Vokietijos Federacinėje Respublikoje paraigų" (PDF). 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Beniušis, Vaidotas. "Vokietija viešai parodė rastą Vasario 16-osios aktą, patvirtino, kad tai - originalas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Lithuania finds lost declaration of independence". The Guardian. 30 March 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "1K-1023 Dėl Dariaus Jono Semaškos skyrimo Lietuvos Respublikos nepaprastuoju ir įgaliotuoju ambasadoriumi..." www.e-tar.lt. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Za tydzień – uroczysty pogrzeb szczątków powstańców styczniowych" (in Polish). Wilnoteka. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ LRVK Info
- ^ "Lietuvos Respublikos prezidento dekretas Nr 1K-215 dėl Deivido Matulionio skyrimo Lietuvos Respublikos nepaprastuoju ir įgaliotuoju ambasadoriumi, Lietuvos nuolatiniu atstovu Šiaurės Atlanto Taryboje" (PDF). 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_176068.htm
- ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_176068.htm