Alma Adamkienė

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Who is Alma Adamkienė?

Alma Adamkienė is the wife of the former President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, and was First Lady during his two terms. She also holds United States citizenship.

Her father, Stasys Nutautas, was a businessman; her mother, Ona Soblytė-Nutautienė, assisted her husband in various commercial activities. In 1944, when the Soviet Army returned to Lithuania, Alma Nutautaitė fled with her family to the West. She finished high school in Germany, and later studied Philology at Erlangen University in Nuremberg.

Alma Nutautaitė emigrated to the United States of America in 1949. She first worked as a laboratory assistant at a steel factory. Later, she took a position with an insurance company. She also organized and participated in Lithuanian émigré activities. Alma Nutautaitė married Valdas Adamkus in 1951, and took her husband's surname.

During the presidential election held in Lithuania in 1997, Valdas Adamkus campaigned for the Presidency and won. After Adamkus became President, Adamkienė became involved in various Lithuanian social programs focusing on the welfare of children. She opened a foundation, the Alma Adamkienė Charity and Support Fund, in 1999.

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Born
Feb 10, 1927
Šiauliai
Also known as
  • Alma Adamkiene
  • Alma Nutautaite
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Lithuania
Profession
Education
  • University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
    Philology

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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