Juozas Urbšys
Juozas Urbšys (29 February 1896 – 30 April 1991) was a prominent interwar Lithuanian diplomat, the last head of foreign affairs in independent interwar Lithuania, and a translator. He served in the military between 1916 and 1922, afterwards joining the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1938 Urbšys was named its head and served in this position until Lithuania's occupation in 1940. Urbšys was imprisoned by the Soviet authorities in 1940 and deported to Siberia, where he spent the next 13 years in various prisons. Urbšys died in 1991, having lived long enough to see Lithuania's independence restored, and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery, Kaunas.
Juozas Urbšys | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania | |
| In office 5 December 1938 – 16 June 1940 | |
| President | Antanas Smetona |
| Prime Minister | Vladas Mironas Jonas Černius Antanas Merkys |
| Preceded by | Stasys Lozoraitis |
| Succeeded by | Stasys Lozoraitis (as Chief of Diplomacy) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 February 1896 Šeteniai, Kėdainiai District, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) |
| Died | 30 April 1991 (aged 95) Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Resting place | Petrašiūnai Cemetery, Kaunas |
| Citizenship | Lithuanian |
| Spouse | Marija Urbšienė-Mašiotaitė |
| Education | Riga Polytechnical Institute Chuhuiv Military School |
| Occupation | Diplomat, politician, military officer, translator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Imperial Russian Army Lithuanian Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 1918–1922 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War I Lithuanian War of Independence |
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