Topic: Valdas Adamkus
Quotes
We need to pull together our efforts to escape a new bankruptcy in the power-generating sector this time
Lithuania facing energy crisis Oct 17, 2008
We see no reason why the variant of laying out the Amber gas pipeline over the territories of Baltic and EU countries has not been chosen
UPI Energy Watch Feb 07, 2008
Lithuania is particularly concerned over the impact of the (future) gas pipeline on the ecology of the Baltic Sea
UPI Energy Watch Feb 07, 2008
This indicates the unity and commitment of the entire region for progress, self-determination and a guarantee for sovereignty
Analysis: E. Europe offers transit routes Oct 12, 2007
I have my own opinion on this question, but I have to approach the Lithuanian public, to discuss everything in detail and then make a decision
Lithuania head may miss Moscow party Feb 24, 2005
Valdas Adamkus (pronounced ( listen); born Voldemaras Adamkavičius on November 3, 1926) was President of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009.
In Lithuania, the President's tenure lasts for five years; Adamkus' first term in office began on February 26, 1998 and ended on February 28, 2003, following his defeat by Rolandas Paksas in the next presidential election. Paksas was later impeached and removed from office by a parliamentary vote on April 6, 2004. Soon afterwards, when a new election was announced, Adamkus again ran for president and was re-elected. Adamkus has one of the highest approval rates among politicians in Lithuania and is regarded as a moral authority in the state. He chose not to run for re-election during the Lithuanian presidential election in 2009 and was succeeded on 12 July 2009 by Dalia Grybauskaitė.
He is married to Alma Adamkienė, who is involved in charitable activities in Lithuania.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Valdas Adamkus."