Adamkus

British  

/ əˈdæmkəs /

noun

1. Valdas . born 1926, Lithuanian politician, president of Lithuania (1998–2003, 2004–2009))

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Example Sentences

A former two-time president, Valdas Adamkus, spent his adult life in the U.S. and worked for the Environmental Protection Agency before returning to his homeland to serve in office in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times

At the celebration ceremony, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus presented Bush with the Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, his country’s highest honor.

From Washington Post

Bush presented Adamkus with a basketball signed by Michael Jordan, revealing a different set of cultural priorities.

From Washington Post

He was one of many prominent Lithuanians who joined the event, along with former presidents Valdas Adamkus and Dalia Grybauskaite, diplomats and military officers from dozens of countries.

From Seattle Times

The euro gives the country more freedom in negotiating business with Russia, said Valdas Adamkus, who was president of Lithuania for about a decade until 2009.

From New York Times