Adamkus

British

/ əˈdæmkəs /

noun

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

Warned Adamkus: "This is going to be a ticking bomb for human beings if it is accumulated over the years."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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