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The president awarded the honorary consul of Lithuania in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Wolfgang Hermann von Steten, the Grand Cross of the Commander of the Order of Merit for Lithuania.
The decree of the Head of State establishes that the former member of the German Bundestag actively supported Lithuania in its quest for accession to the European Union and NATO, and was the coordinator of bilateral Lithuanian-German cooperation in the fields of national defense, economy, agriculture, culture and others.
The Cross of the Commander of Vytautas the Grand Order is dedicated to John Šimkas, a former member of the United States House of Representatives and an active supporter of Lithuania in the United States.
Juozas Vidmantis Vaitkus, the initiator of the field of laser materials science in Lithuania and the founder of the world-class Semiconductor Photonics School in Lithuania, received the Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas.
Lithuanian Order of Merit Commander’s Cross awarded to Badr Hamad Hamood Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, General Christopher Gerard Cavoli, Commander of the United States Land Forces in Europe and Africa, Patrons Pranas Kiznis, Regiment , to the former French ambassador to Lithuania Francois Paul Antoine Laumonier.
Among the winners are Rolandas Kiškis, Head of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Office, Cross Officer of the Order of Vytis Cross, Kęstutis Budrys, Deputy Director of the Department of State Security, Vytautas the Cross of Grand Order Officer , Director of the Polish National Ballet, Chief Kšyštofas Jan Pastoras, awarded the Officer Cross of the Lithuanian Order of Merit.
Scientists, doctors working in think tanks, nongovernmental organizations and others who helped fight the pandemic also received state orders.
Medical and support staff from Vilnius, Klaipėda, Šilutė, Prienai, Panev, žys districts: Diana Antonovičienė, Viačeslavas Vaidas, Simona Girdvainienė, Sigita Januškienė, Ignas Mėlynis, Algirdas Narinkevičius, Vytautas Vasuskiliaas.
On Tuesday, Lithuania celebrates State Day. It honors the coronation of Mindaugas as King of Lithuania on July 6, 1253.
This day was declared a national holiday in 1990, when Lithuania regained its independence. Last year, the Seimas declared July 6 and National Anthem Day.
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