BRATTLEBORO — The Windham World Affairs Council will host Her Excellency Audra Plepyte—, Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico, for a lecture on “Lithuania, Ukraine and Regional Security Challenges Today” on April 5 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. via Zoom.
The event is free, but a suggested donation to support WWAC's work is welcome and registration is required at www.eventbrite.com/e/lithuania-ukraine-and-regional-security-challenges-today-tickets-304770485727.
Ambassador Plepyte— will explore the layers of history regarding tensions in the Baltic Region and how they reflect on the current situation with Russia. Honorary Consul to Lithuania to Vermont and Brattleboro resident Kerry Secrest, will moderate the discussion. See www.lithuaniavermont.com for more information.
Plepyte assumed the duties of Ambassador of Lithuania to the U.S. in May 2021. Prior to her appointment, she was Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations from 2017 to 2021. Ambassador Plepyte— served as Director of the European Union Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2017.
She was Lithuania's Ambassador to Spain and the World Tourism Organization between 2010 and 2014, and the Director of the Ministry's Personnel Department from 2009 to 2010.
Ambassador Plepyte holds degrees and certificates from Oxford University, and Vilnius University (Lithuania) in Diplomatic Studies, Philosophy, and International Relations. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Russian, French, and Lithuanian. Ambassador Plepyte has served in a foreign affairs capacity in Lithuania since 1994.