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Ambassador

Ambassador

Neilas Tankevičius

Ambassador

Date of birth

1 July 1969

Place of birth

Vilniaus, Lithuania

Education

1987 - 1992

Mechanical Engineering degree, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania)

1994

Certificate, Diplomats course, Center for Political and Diplomatic Studies, Oxford (United Kingdom)

Work experience

3 February 2026 – present

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Denmark

3 February 2026 – present

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Iceland (non-resident)

2022-2026

Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (The Hague)

2017-2022

Director of State and Diplomatic Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vilnius)

2012-2017

Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, Tallinn

2011-2012

Adviser to the Prime Minister, Office of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius

2010-2011

Deputy Director, Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius

2004-2007

Head of Political and Institutional Cooperation Division, European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius

2000-2004, 2007-2009

Minister Counsellor, Lithuanian Embassy to the Kingdom of Denmark, Copenhagen

1998-2000

Head of Personnel Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius

1996-1998

First Secretary, Lithuanian Embassy to the Kingdom of Sweden, Stockholm

1992-1995

First secretary, North European Countries Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius

Languages

Lithuanian, English, Danish, Russian