Valdas Adamkus. from my home State of Illinois. is a shining example of the Democratic reforms which have come to this former Soviet state. His election testifies to the desire of the Lithuanian people to do away with exCommunists and to embrace western Ideas. President Adamkus and his family fled the country as the Communists took over during World War II. After spending part of his teens in a Nazi camp. President Adamkus emigrated to the United States. Here he forged a truly distinguished career as a regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. With the many years spent in America. president Adamkus will be able to bring fresh nonSoviet Ideas to government.
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