Antanas Valionis Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Personal Data Born on September 21, 1950; Doctor of Social Sciences (Political Science); Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (appointed October 30, 2000, reappointed July 5, 2001)

Education
Ph.D., 1994, Warsaw University, Dissertation: Transformation of Lithuanian Political System in 1988-1993
Diploma, 1974, Faculty of Mechanics, Kaunas Polytechnic Institute

Professional Positions
1994: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Poland (from 1996 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Romania and to the Republic of Bulgaria)

1990: Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry Department, Division of Perspective Planning and Foreign Relations, Head

1985-1989: Agriculture and Food Industry Department, Instructor

1980-1985: Taurage Region Committee, Industry and Transport Department, Instructor, Head

1976-1980: Taurage Meat Processing Plant, Manager

1974-1976: Kaunas Meat Processing Plant, Foreman

Foreign languages
English, Russian, Polish

Wife Romualda. Children: two sons - Tadas and Andrius.