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Ambassador Pavilionis, 42, is married to Lina Pavilioniene and has four sons. In 1993,
Pavilionis joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was instrumental in achieving
Lithuanian accession into NATO and the European Union. Between 1993 and 2009, he
has held various high-level positions in the Lithuanian MFA, most focused on Lithuania’s
relationship with the European Union. Most recently Ambassador Pavilionis acted as
Ambassador –at-Large and Chief Coordinator for Lithuania’s Presidency of the
Community of Democracies and Chief Coordinator for Transatlantic relations. He has a
Master’s Degree in Philosophy and PhD in Political Science. He pursued both degrees in
Vilnius University, Lithuania. |