Alma Adamkienė

Alma Adamkienė
First Lady of Lithuania
In role 26 February 1998 – 26 February 2003
President	Valdas Adamkus
Preceded by	Julija Brazauskienė
Succeeded by	Laima Paksienė
In role 12 July 2004 – 12 July 2009
President	Valdas Adamkus
Preceded by	Laima Paksienė
Succeeded by	Diana Nausėdienė (2019)
Personal details
Born	Alma Nutautaitė (1927-02-10)10 February 1927 Šiauliai, Lithuania
Died	21 May 2023(2023-05-21) (aged 96) Vilnius, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian/American
Spouse(s)	Valdas Adamkus (m. 1951)
Alma mater	Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
Profession	Philology

Alma Adamkienė (née Nutautaitė; 10 February 1927 – 21 May 2023) was a Lithuanian-American philologist, philanthropist and public servant. She was born in Šiauliai, Lithuania. She is the wife of the former President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus since being married in 1951.

Adamkienė was First Lady during his two terms (1998–2003 and 2004–2009). She also holds United States citizenship. She immigrated to the United States in 1949. She first worked as a laboratory assistant at a steel factory. Later, she took a position with an insurance company. She also organized and participated in Lithuanian émigré activities.

During the presidential election held in Lithuania in 1997, her husband Valdas Adamkus campaigned for the Presidency and won. After Adamkus became president, Adamkienė became involved in many Lithuanian social programs focusing on the welfare of children. Adamkienė had no children. She died from a stroke in Vilnius, on 21 May 2023, at the age of 96.

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Media related to Alma Adamkienė at Wikimedia Commons

• Alma Adamkienė Charity and Support Fund Archived 2006-06-18 at the Wayback Machine