Vilnius—Israel opened an embassy in Vilnius in the Lithuanian capital on Jan. 26. Amir Maimon, known as a diplomacy veteran in his home country, has been appointed as Israel’s ambassador to Lithuania. He has held diplomatic positions in Ethiopia, the US, and Turkey. Maimon should hand credentials to Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskait? later this week. The plans to open an embassy in Vilnius was announced by Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman during a visit in Lithuania last September.