Eitvydas Bajarūnas is a Visiting Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).
Eitvydas has held various overseas postings, including Ambassador to the UK, Russia, and Sweden, non-resident Ambassador to Portugal, Oman, and Uzbekistan, Consul General in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and Deputy Ambassador at the Mission of Lithuania to NATO in Brussels. He has served as Political Director at the MFA, Ambassador-at-Large for Hybrid Threats, and director of several units within the MFA and the MoD. Additionally, he was the Diplomatic Adviser to the President of Lithuania and a Consultant for the NATO Affairs Commission in the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania.
He is the author of articles on Russia’s foreign and security policy, hybrid threats, and Baltic and Nordic security and defense. He is fluent in English and Russian, and able to communicate in French, Polish, and Swedish. He has holder of State Awards from Lithuania, Sweden, Estonia, and Portugal, as well as the Medal of the MoD of Lithuania for Merit in the Withdrawal of the Russian Army.