Jurgis Vilčinskas is Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Türkiye. Prior to joining the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS), he served in Lithuania’s diplomatic service and on President Valdas Adamkus’ team as a speechwriter and advisor on EU affairs.
His overseas postings have included Sarajevo and Kyiv, followed by a leadership role in the EEAS Strategic Communications and Analysis team, where he worked on countering foreign information manipulation and interference. He has led a range of media and EU affairs projects across the EU’s neighbourhood. Vilčinskas is an alumnus of Vilnius University and the University of Oxford and has conducted research at the University of Oslo and Creighton University, alongside professional training at the IMF Institute and the Clingendael Institute of International Relations.