Editing Antanas Valionis

{{short description|Lithuanian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = Antanas Valionis
|image        = Antanas Valionis 1.JPG
|office       = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Lithuania)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
|primeminister = 
[[Rolandas Paksas]]<br />
[[Eugenijus Gentvilas]]<br />
[[Algirdas Brazauskas]]<br />
[[Zigmantas Balčytis]]<br />
[[Gediminas Kirkilas]]
|term_start   = 9 November 2000
|term_end     = 18 July 2006
|predecessor  = [[Algirdas Saudargas]]
|successor    = [[Petras Vaitiekūnas]]
|birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1950|09|21|df=y}}
|birth_place  = [[Zabieliškis]], [[Lithuania]]
|death_date   =
|death_place  =
|party        = [[New Union (Social Liberals)|New Union]]
|alma_mater   = 
|profession   = 
|website      = 
}}
'''Antanas Valionis''' (born September 21, 1950) is a [[Lithuania]]n politician, currently a member of the [[New Union (Social Liberals)|New Union]] party.

He was appointed the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lithuania|Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] on October 30, 2000, and reappointed on July 5, 2001. He resigned on August 31, 2006.

From 1981 he served in the Soviet secret police [[KGB]] in Riga reaching the rank of captain.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lithuanian-archive-releases-kgb-collaborator-names-15767072| title = Reference at abcnews.go.com| website = [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.komentaras.lt/?p=15945|title=Paskelbtas KGB rezervistų sąrašas &#124; Karštas Komentaras}}</ref> Afterwards he served in the [[Active reserve (KGB)|KGB active reserve]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=478 Antanas Valionis, the Soviet KGB Captain in reserve]

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