Congressman Shimkus 24-year efforts of keeping Baltics on US agenda
Lukas Kivita, LRT.lt, LRT RADIJAS2020.12.10 08:00
John Shimkus / AP
John Shimkus, a Republican US politician with Lithuanian roots, is ending his 24-year career at the US Congress. In an interview with LRT RADIO, he speaks about his work that began in 1997 and his persistent connection to Lithuania.
“I’ve seen how freedom and democracy blossomed in Eastern Europe, how Lithuania consolidated its independence, how you joined NATO and the European Union,” Shimkus told LRT RADIO.
He was one of the founders of the Baltic friendship group in the US House of Representatives 20 years ago. According to him, the group was an achievement of the active Baltic diaspora community in the United States.