“I lost the best friend of my life this morning – Mom. A man who, together with Dad, taught me to love Lithuania from the first moments of my life and said that there was nothing more important than that. The man who taught me to enjoy life. A man who, even with a serious illness, never once said “I’m tired, I’m pretty much.” “A man who has been and will remain for me all his life not only one of his best friends, but also one of his greatest authority – in everything,” wrote her son Liudas on Facebook.
L.Zakarevičienė was born in 1956. Graduated from Vilnius University.
1990-1992 she worked as an assistant to the Speaker of the Supreme Council-Restorative Seimas Vytautas Landsbergis on domestic policy issues. 1992-1996 was an assistant to a member of the Seimas; became the spokesperson of the Speaker of the Seimas.
2000 transferred to the diplomatic service. He worked at the NATO Integration Division of the Security Policy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Lithuanian Permanent Representation to NATO, and at the Lithuanian Embassy in Moldova.
2009-2010 was an adviser to the Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius on foreign policy issues.
2010-2014 served as Ambassador to Poland in 2014-2018. served as Lithuanian Ambassador to Austria.
L. Zakarevičienė’s urn will be buried on Thursday.
G.Nausėda: we lost a talented diplomat
On Sunday, President Gitanas Nausėda expressed condolences over the death of L. Zakarevičienė.
“We have lost a talented diplomat who has always honorably represented Lithuania. We will remember her as a prominent and bright personality. “
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