Dalia Grybauskaitė

Dalia Grybauskaitė is a Lithuanian politician, diplomat, economist, and university teacher born in Vilnius on March 1, 1956. She has held the positions of President of the Republic of Lithuania, European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget, and European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. Her professional fields include politics and economics, and she has worked in Vilnius. She is a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and practices Catholicism.

Grybauskaitė was educated at Georgetown University and the Walsh School of Foreign Service. She has competed in karate and speaks Lithuanian as her native language. Her citizenship includes Lithuania and the Soviet Union. She was a candidate in the 2009 and 2014 Lithuanian presidential elections. Her awards include the Charlemagne Prize, Cross of Recognition, Order of the Republic, and Royal Order of the Seraphim.