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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.
Last week, the United States Chamber of Commerce wrote to G. Nausėda urging the appointment of a Lithuanian ambassador to the United States as soon as possible.
Tadas Vizgirda, president of the organization’s board, said that it is bad not to have an ambassador with one of the most important partners in the country for half a year, according to him, it is necessary to consider the candidacies of former ministers Linas. Linkevičius and Raimundas Karoblis.
We have two great candidates who, due to the ‘political cold’, have been left out of the question. That you do not consider two very experienced candidates, especially L. Linkevičius, is really regrettable. I would suggest considering the candidacies of both, “T. Vizgirda told BNS on Monday.
The American Chamber of Commerce represents more than 150 American businesses and entrepreneurs in Lithuania and employs more than 30,000 people. Lithuanian.
Chancellor 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 Nausėda rejected such proposals, stating that they needed “political cooling”.
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