Mark Phillips
International Cooperation Specialist
Tel: 202-712-0044
Email: mphillips@usaid.gov |
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Overview
The primary goal of the United States is for Lithuania to play a positive and stabilizing role in an integrated Europe and to participate fully in regional political, economic and security structures. The Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (EPINE), which includes the Baltic countries, has three main goals: (1) enhancing political security, which includes working with NATO to develop capabilities and combating terrorism and weapons of mass destruction; (2) promoting healthy societies and healthy neighbors focuses on problems such as disease, trafficking in persons, corruption and environment that threaten national and regional stability; and (3) promoting vibrant economies helps create bridges between U.S. businesses and businesses in the Nordic-Baltic region that foster entrepreneurship. Lithuania joined both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union (EU) in 2004.
Between 1991 and 2000, USAID delivered $90 million to support Lithuania in its transition from communism to a market-oriented democracy. Aid from the American people focused on fiscal policy reform, banking, small and medium enterprise development, energy safety and policy reform, environmental protection, and democratic reform. Although the USAID Mission in Vilnius closed its doors in 2000, the legacy of USAID development assistance has endured.
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