Albinas Zananavičius became the Vice-Minister for Energy of Lithuania on December 23, 2020. He was most recently the vice minister of foreign affairs working on EU policies and foreign trade. There, he also oversaw economic and energy security policy. Other postings during his 25-year diplomatic career include assignments in Helsinki and Geneva (WTO). From 2014-2017, he was deputy chief of mission at the Lithuanian Permanent Representation to the EU (COREPER I). In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Zananavičius served as head of the Foreign Trade Policy Division and director of external economic relations. Vice Minister Zananavičius obtained his M.A. in Economics at Vilnius University. He speaks English, French and Russian.