Vice-Minister S. Mitkus
Vice-Minister
| Date of birth | February 4, 1973 |
| Place of birth | Akmenė, Lithuania |
Education
| 1991 – 1997 |
Studied at the Faculty of Economics of Vilnius University and holds a master’s degree in economics. Mitkus also studied at the National School of Administration in Paris and participated in public administration, negotiation art and international relations training in various foreign countries. |
Work experience
| From 2025 |
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
| From 2024 |
Worked as the Chief Counsellor of the Directorate for European Bilateral and Regional Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 2019 – 2024 |
Served as the Foreign Policy Adviser of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, in charge of EU policy issues and bilateral relations with the EU member states. |
| 2014 – 2019 |
Director of the Financial Markets Policy Department at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania. He headed the Lithuanian delegation in negotiations on the membership of the OECD’s Financial Markets, Insurance, and Private Pensions Committees. |
| 2010 – 2014 |
Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Lithuania to the United Kingdom; and the Deputy Head of the Mission. |
| 2007 – 2010 |
Deputy Director and Director of the European Union Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 2004 – 2007 |
Served as the Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Lithuania to the EU. |
| 1995 – 2004 |
Participated in negotiations on Lithuania’s accession to the EU, holding various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and in the Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Communities |
Awards
Mitkus was awarded the Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2004), the Commemorative Medal of Lithuania’s Accession to NATO (2004), and the Order of the White Eagle of the Republic of Poland, 2nd class (2023).
Other
| Marital status | Married |
| Languages | English, Russian, French |
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