{"id":10699,"date":"2015-03-25T22:28:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T22:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/?p=10699"},"modified":"2015-03-27T20:03:36","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T20:03:36","slug":"philadelphia-apr-08-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/philadelphia-apr-08-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia – Apr 08 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tickets: ADVANCE TICKETS ARE A MUST! THIS VENUE LIMITS ATTENDANCE TO 25 SEATS
\nAND NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
\nGET TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n

Border Crossings is a collaboration between EuroCircle and the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. We aim
\nto humanize people and places around the world through substantive presentations and conversations with those
\nintimate with the cultures, in a casual setting with a cash bar. So please grab a glass of wine, and enjoy our presentation.<\/em><\/p>\n

You are cordially invited to a private talk and reception with His Excellency, Zygimantas Pavilionis,
\nAmbassador of the Republic of Lithuania. Tonight, you will witness history in the making, as we discuss
\nthe growing fears of this Baltic state that it could be the next target of Putin’s aggression.<\/p>\n

Tensions are running high in Lithuania, and global news outlets are watching the region closely.
\nHis Excellency will give a brief presentation on the current situation in his country, then answer questions
\nfrom the audience.<\/p>\n

BIOGRAPHY: Zygimantas Pavilionis (Phonetic: pa-vill-i-OH-nis)
\nAmbassador of the Republic of Lithuania<\/p>\n

Ambassador Pavilionis, 41, is married to Lina Pavilioniene and has four sons. In 1993,
\nPavilionis joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was instrumental in achieving
\nLithuanian accession into NATO and the European Union. Between 1993 and 2009, he
\nhas held various high-level positions in the Lithuanian MFA, most focused on Lithuania\u2019s
\nrelationship with the European Union. Most recently Ambassador Pavilionis acted as
\nAmbassador \u2013at-Large and Chief Coordinator for Lithuania\u2019s Presidency of the
\nCommunity of Democracies and Chief Coordinator for Transatlantic relations. He has a
\nMaster\u2019s Degree in Philosophy and PhD in Political Science. He pursued both degrees in
\nVilnius University, Lithuania.<\/p>\n

NOTE: Please plan to arrive early, as it may take some time to park. This event is closed to printed<\/em>
\nticket holders only. Tickets will not be sold at the door.<\/em> There will be a wine reception at the end of<\/em>
\nthe presentation.<\/em> Cash bar.<\/p>\n

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Tickets: ADVANCE TICKETS ARE A MUST! THIS VENUE LIMITS ATTENDANCE TO 25 SEATS AND NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. GET TICKETS Border Crossings is a collaboration between EuroCircle and the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. We aim to humanize people and places around the world through substantive presentations and conversations with those intimate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10699"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10699"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10810,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10699\/revisions\/10810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eurocircle.com\/euro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}