Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Lithuania)
| Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija | |
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| Formed | November 4, 1918 |
| Headquarters | Vilnius, Lithuania |
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija) is participating in formation of Lithuania's Foreign Affairs policy and represent interest of the state and its citizens, protect their rights. The current head of the Ministry is Linas Antanas Linkevičius. On 1918-11-04, soon after Lithuania reestablished its independence, the Foreign Affairs office was opened.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
| Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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| Augustinas Voldemaras | 11 November 1918 | 19 June 1920 | |
| Juozas Purickis | 19 June 1920 | 1 January 1922 | |
| Vladas Jurgutis | 1 January 1922 | 28 September 1922 | |
| Ernestas Galvanauskas | 28 September 1922 | 18 June 1924 | |
| Valdemaras Čarneckis | 18 June 1924 | 25 September 1925 | |
| Mečislovas Reinys | 25 September 1925 | 20 April 1926 | |
| Leonas Bistras | 20 April 1926 | 15 June 1926 | |
| Mykolas Sleževičius | 15 June 1926 | 17 December 1926 | |
| Augustinas Voldemaras | 17 December 1926 | 19 September 1929 | |
| Juozas Tūbelis | 23 September 1929 | 8 November 1929 | |
| Dovas Zaunius | 8 November 1929 | 12 June 1934 | |
| Stasys Lozoraitis | 12 June 1934 | 5 December 1938 | |
| Juozas Urbšys | 5 December 1938 | 16 June 1940 | |
| Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius | 17 June 1940 | 22 July 1940 | |
| Algirdas Saudargas | 24 March 1990 | 17 December 1992 | LKDP |
| Povilas Gylys | 17 December 1992 | 10 December 1996 | LDDP |
| Algirdas Saudargas | 10 December 1996 | 9 November 2000 | LKDP |
| Antanas Valionis | 9 November 2000 | 18 July 2006 | NS |
| Petras Vaitiekūnas | 18 July 2006 | 9 December 2008 | |
| Vygaudas Ušackas | 9 December 2008 | 26 January 2010 | TS-LKD |
| Rasa Juknevičienė (acting) | 26 January 2010 | 11 February 2010 | TS-LKD |
| Audronius Ažubalis | 11 February 2010 | 13 December 2012 | TS-LKD |
| Linas Antanas Linkevičius | 13 December 2012 | Incumbent | LSDP |
Sources
- Lietuvos Respublikos Užsienio reikalų ministrai 1918-1940. Retrieved on 2008-08-10
- Lietuvos Respublikos Užsienio reikalų ministrai 1990 - 2006. Retrieved on 2008-08-10
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