Antanas Vinkus (born 25 December 1942 in Kretinga) is a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. He was an ambassador of Lithuania to Russia (2009-2011), presenting his credentials to Russian President

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

on 27 February 2009. In 2011, Vinkus was elected mayor of Neringa.

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1942 births Living people People from Kretinga Health ministers of Lithuania Ambassadors of Lithuania to Russia Mayors of places in Lithuania Neringa Municipality Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class 21st-century Lithuanian politicians Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 2nd Class {{lithuania-diplomat-stub