Estonian community on passing of Sen. George Voinovich

Erika Puussaar, a Director of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation and delegate to the Estonian Garden, told how grateful the people of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were to Senator George Voinovich for his work to get the Baltics into NATO.

http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/estonian/estonian.htm and http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/latvian/latvian.htm and http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/lithuanian/lithuanian.htm

Lithuania joining NATO

Ambassador Ginte Damusyte-Damusis was the keynote speaker at the 98th Anniversary of the Lithuanian Declaration of Independence Program in Cleveland.

She spoke of what it meant for Lithuania to become part of NATO. She called it one of the most important days in Lithuanian history.

http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/lithuanian/lithuanian.htm

First woman ambassador in NATO history

Ginte Damusyte-Damusis has served as Ambassador from Lithuania to Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Canada. Currently she is director of the department in charge of diaspora affairs in Vilnius, Lithuania.

She was the keynote speaker at the 98th Anniversary of the Lithuanian Declaration of Independence Program in Cleveland.

She told ClevelandWomen.Com about breaking the glass ceiling in the diplomacy world.

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http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/lithuanian/lithuanian.htm