Ambassador
Ambassador
Updated
2026-03-18
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Dr. Aurelijus ZykasAmbassador |
| Date of birth | August 10th, 1978 |
| Place of birth | Kaunas, Lithuania |
Education |
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| 2014 summer | Internship for empirical research during the project "Post-2009 Japan's public diplomacy", Japan Foundation, Japan |
| 2011 | Doctor's Degree in Political Science, Institute of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University |
| 2009 summer | Internship for Empirical Research, Japan Foundation, Japan |
| 2007 summer | Japanese Language Teacher Course (Japan Foundation Program), Japan Foundation, Urawa, Japan |
| 2004 | Master's degree in public communication, Institute of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University |
| 2002-2003 | International Marketing Studies (AIEJ Scholarship), Waseda University, Japan |
| 2001 | Bachelor's degree in art history, Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Arts |
| 1998-1999 | Studies in Japanese Language and Culture (Monbushō Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of Japan), University of Kanazawa, Japan |
Work experience |
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| May 31, 2022 - present | Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan |
| 2021-2022 | Member of Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission appointed by Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania |
| 2018-2022 | Director, Small Enterprize "Asia LT" |
| 2015-2022 | Associate Professor, Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Cultural Studies |
| 2019-2019 | Director, Public Institution "Kaunas In" |
| 2011-2019 | Researcher and head of the Center for Asian Studies at Vytautas Magnus University |
| 2010-2015 | Lecturer at the Department of Regional Studies, Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University |
| 2008-2011 | Junior researcher and head of the Center for Asian Studies at Vytautas Magnus University |
| 2007-2010 | Assistant at the Department of Regional Studies, Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy, Vytautas Magnus University |
| 2005-2007 | Administrative officer at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Japan |
| 2004-2005 | Junior researcher at the Vytautas Magnus University Center for Japanese Studies |
| 2000-2002 | Laboratory assistant at the Center for Japanese Studies, Vytautas Magnus University |
Miscellaneous |
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| Languages | Lithuanian (native), Japanese, English, Russian, Spanish, Korean |
| Marital status | Married, has two daughters |
