Dainius Kamaitis is the Lithuanian diplomat, former
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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of the
Republic of Lithuania
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to Japan, the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.
During 2007–2012, he was the Lithuanian Governor to
Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF).
In 2003, he was awarded with
The Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania.
D.Kamaitis is the initiator and key coordinator of a series of events held under the Lithuania-Japan architecture forum known as
East-East. For this initiative, he was nominated by the Embassy of Japan in Lithuania and the
Čiurlionis Foundation for the award with the Čiurlionis Cup 2013 for having contributed to cultural relations between Japan and Lithuania.
In 2019, the Government of Japan awarded D.Kamaitis with
The Order of the Rising Sun
The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...
, Gold and Silver Star, in recognition to his contribution to strengthening and promoting friendly relations between Japan and Lithuania.
2019 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
References
Lithuanian diplomats
Living people
1965 births
Ambassadors of Lithuania to Japan
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University alumni
Knight's Crosses of the Order for Merits to Lithuania
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