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Director-General
Rytis Martikonis
- Born 8 February 1967 in Kaunas, Lithuania
- Married, four children
- Director-General, Directorate-General for Translation (since 16 February 2011)
Career
- 2005-2010: Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the European Union
- 2004-2005: Ambassador, Political and Security Committee, Permanent Representation to the EU
- 2001-2004: State Secretary in the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
- 2001-2003: Deputy Head of Lithuania‘s delegation for the EU accession negotiations
- 2002-2003: Member of the European Convention
- 1999-2001: Director of European Integration Department, MFA of Lithuania
- 1995-1999: Counsellor, Mission of Lithuania to the EU
- 1992-1995: Department of European Integration, West Europe unit, MFA of Lithuania
- State decorations from Lithuania, France and Spain
Studies
- 1993: Clingendael Institute, The Hague (Netherlands)
- 1991-1992: Political sciences and international relations, Aarhus University (Denmark)
- 1989-1990: Political sciences and law, Bowdoin College (USA)
- 1987-1993: Law studies at Vilnius University
Languages
- Lithuanian, English, Russian, French