That country’s new ambassador here is Gediminas Varvuolis, who recently replaced Audra Plepyté in the position. We are grateful to the United States and to you, President Trump, for this,” he said, noting Lithuania’s commitment to spend over 5% of its GPD on defense starting next year. For a brief period, Amet was the country’s minister of justice and attorney-general, until the ruling party was brought down in a 2011 no-confidence vote. Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin said Castillos will be a key part of the government’s “pragmatic” strategy to engage with global powers. The country’s new ambassador in Washington is businessman and lawmaker Gustavo Leite Gusinsky, 63.