Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite visited Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar this week. In 1991 she completed a special course for senior executives at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She noted during the visit how the programme was beneficial for her career as a leading diplomat. In 1991 she became programme director in the Lithuanian Prime Minister’s Office, followed by serving as director of Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993. In 2004 she was appointed EU Commissioner responsible for financial programming and budget. In 2009 she was elected President of the Republic of Lithuania