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Adamkus

British  
/ əˈdæmkəs /

noun

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

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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 Apr. 12, 2022

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

From Washington Post Apr. 12, 2022

Lithuania’s former president, Valdas Adamkus, who was in power at the time of the CIA’s detention program and remains a revered figure in Lithuania, maintains there were no black sites in his country.

From BusinessWeek Dec. 11, 2014

In a stunning public break with his bosses, however, Adamkus testified on Friday that his staffers had been "forced" by Washington headquarters to strike out the passages.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, it seems, Adamkus may have the last word.

From Time Magazine Archive

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