Necessary cookies

On

Statistics cookies

OnOff

A
A
A
For disabled
Members of the Seimas

Statement by Žygimantas Pavilionis, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Lithuanian Seimas: Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute Honored Žygimantas Pavilionis with International Leadership Award

Press release, 13 May 2021

 

The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) hosted its virtual 17th Annual Gala & Leadership Awards: Cultivating Diversity of Thought on Wednesday, May 12, where Mr Žygimantas Pavilionis, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Lithuanian Seimas, was honored with international leadership award.

 

Each spring, CHLI’s Annual Gala brings together an influential and diverse audience of elected and appointed officials, civic, corporate, and diplomatic leaders to honor those who have made a profound beneficial impact on the U.S. Hispanic Community.

 

“I am sincerely grateful for this award. Hispanic leaders in Congress has great informal influence in the most powerful democratic parliament on the planet. During my ambassadorship in Washington, the CHLI with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, former Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressmen Lincoln Díaz-Balart and Mario Díaz-Balart, Bob Menendez, Senator and current Chair of the Senate FAC, supported Lithuania on all essential foreign affairs and security, as well as energy security. Therefore, I hope that this award will help us to establish even stronger ties between the new Seimas and the US House and Senate, which we will establish by appointing the first representative of the Seimas to work with the US Congress this year,” thanked Žygimantas Pavilionis.

Photo by Olga Posaškova, Office of the Seimas

 

This year’s CHLI Gala also awarded The Honorable Rob Portman and The Honorable Adriano Espaillat with the Leadership in Public Service Awards. Senator Portman represents the State of Ohio, a position he has held since 2010. Representative Espaillat represents New York’s 13th Congressional District and is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

 

“CHLI is honored to present its 17th Annual Gala & Leadership Awards. We are deeply grateful to our guests and honorees for their participation in our virtual Gala and look forward to highlighting their impact as we continue to cultivate diversity of thought,” said CHLI Chairman Honorable Lincoln Díaz-Balart.

 

The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) is the premier organization founded by Members of Congress and corporate leaders to advance the Hispanic community's economic progress with a focus on social responsibility and global competitiveness. Founded in 2003, CHLI is a 501(c)3 non-profit and non-partisan organization. CHLI is dedicated to fostering a broad awareness of the diversity of thought, heritage, interests, and views of Americans of Hispanic and Portuguese descent. 

 

For more information:

Seimas Chair of Committee on Foreign Affairs

MP Žygimantas Pavilionis

Tel.: +3705 239 6649

Emai: [email protected]

 

Media contact:

Adviser to MP Žygimantas Pavilionis

Luka Marija Urbonaitė

Tel.: +3705 239 6733

Emai: [email protected]

   Last updated on 05/13/2021 11:18
   Monika Kutkaitytė