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“In Lithuania, the ambassador is appointed by the president at the proposal of the Government, so the president is still awaiting proposals for the appointment of ambassadors in important positions, including the post of ambassador to the United States,” said Antanas Bubnelis . the country’s spokesperson.
The spokesman made this comment in response to questions from the SNB about how the president views the call from the American business community and when an ambassador could be appointed to Washington.
The US Chamber of Commerce wrote to G. Nausėda on Monday calling for the appointment of a Lithuanian ambassador to the US as soon as possible.
Tadas Vizgirda, chairman of the organization’s board, said it is bad not to have an ambassador with one of the country’s most important partners for half a year. According to him, it is necessary to consider the candidacies of former ministers Linas Linkevičius and Raimundas Karoblis for this position.
We have two great candidates who, due to the ‘political cold’, have been left out of the question. That two very experienced candidates are not being considered, especially L. Linkevičius, I think is really regrettable. I would suggest considering the candidacies of both, “T. Vizgirda told BNS on Monday.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Tadas Vizgirda
The American Chamber of Commerce represents more than 150 American businesses and entrepreneurs in Lithuania and employs more than 30,000 people. Lithuanian.
Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsberg told BNS on Monday that such a call is understandable and that every effort is being made to ensure that the process of appointing an ambassador is not delayed.
However, according to the minister, it is difficult to talk about candidates because there is no consent from the United States for a particular candidate.
Lithuania has not had an ambassador in Washington since late last summer.
According to diplomatic sources, in recent months it has been discussed that R. Karoblis and L. Linkevičius could become Lithuanian ambassadors in Brussels and Washington.
However, President G. Nausėda rejected such proposals, stating that they needed “political cooling”.
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