Petras Vaitiekūnas (born 26 March 1953, in

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) is a Lithuanian

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who was the

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from 2006 to 2008. Petras Vaitiekūnas was a signatory to the Lithuanian declaration of independence in 1990 and a member of the

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from 1990 to 1992. He served as

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from 1999 to 2004 and ambassador to

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from 2005 to 2006. He was appointed Foreign Minister of Lithuania on 12 July 2006.

References

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