Lithuanian World Community - Structure

Structure

The Lithuanian World Community consists of local Lithuanian Communities around the world, currently numbering 36. The highest body is the Seimas of the Lithuanian World Community. Its main goal is to periodically adopt and review the Community's strategy and program. Each country sends at least one representative to the Seimas, which gathers every three years (1958–1997 it gathered every five years). The Seimas also elects the Community Council to deal with day-to-day issues. As of 2006, twelve Community Councils had been elected:

  1. 1958 in New York City. Elected Chairmen Jonas Matulionis and Dr. Juozas Sungaila.
  2. 1963 in Toronto (Canada). Elected Chairman Bachunas-Bačiūnas
  3. 1968 in New York (USA). Chairman Juozas J. Bachunas-Bačiūnas, after his death Stasys Barzdukas
  4. 1973 in Washington D.C. (USA). Chairman Bronius Nainys
  5. 1978 in Toronto (Canada). Chairman Vytautas Kamantas
  6. 1983 in Chicago (USA). Chairman Vytautas Kamantas
  7. 1988 in Toronto (Canada). Chairman Dr. Vytautas Bieliauskas
  8. 1992 in Lemont, Illinois (USA). Chairman Bronius Nainys
  9. 1997 in Vilnius (Lithuania). Chairman Vytautas Kamantas
  10. 2000 in Vilnius (Lithuania). Chairman Vytautas Kamantas
  11. 2003 in Vilnius (Lithuania). Chairman Gabrielius Žemkalnis
  12. 2006 in Vilnius (Lithuania). Chairwoman Regina Narušienė

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