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Event to mark Lithuania's Accession to NATO

Lithuanian-language version of page - lietuviškai
 

White House invites Lithuanians to historic event

March 29, at 3:30 pm, the White House will celebrate the admission of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia as members of NATO. President George Bush will address the guests. The Secretary General of NATO, J. de Hoop Scheffer, will attend the event as will the prime ministers of all the new NATO members, including Lithuania's Algirdas Brazauskas, members of Congress and of the Bush Administration, and the press.

The event will take place on the South Lawn of the White House and we're invited!

In order to attend the event you must reserve a ticket by noon (EST) Sunday, March 28, with the Lithuanian-American Community, Inc., or with the Lithuanian Embassy.

Lithuanian American Community
Contact Asta Banionis, <banionisa@rferl.org> or call w. 202-457-6990. You may pick up your ticket Sunday, March 28, after the 2:00 pm Lithuanian Mass (Epiphany parish in Georgetown) or on the day of the event, starting at 1:00 pm, at the White House gate at 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

Lithuanian Embassy
202-234-5860 ext.169. Tickets may be picked up at the Embassy on Friday, March 26 until 8:00 p.m. and Monday, March 29 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

Important

To reserve a ticket you must provide your first and last name as they appear on your driver's license or on your passport.

You must be at the gate to the South Lawn before 3:00 pm. No one will be admitted after that time.
You will be asked to show your driver's license or your passport (the name must be the same as the one you gave to reserve the ticket).

Subway/Metro stations near  the White House

Blue/Orange Line--McPherson Square station
Blue/Orange Line--Farragut West station
Red Line--Farragut North station

Farragut West is closest to 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, the pick up point for tickets.

The event will be held outdoors.

Come and be part of this historic occasion

Looking back on NATONATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Lithuanian American Community