Talk:Valdas Adamkus
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[edit] European Olympic Games
Which "European Olympic Games"? Is this the socalled Lithuanian's Olympic Games? --Jakro64 02:13, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[edit] European Olympic Games
Whoever wrote that Mr. Adamkus took part in the European Olympic Games probably meant, or at least was supposed to mean, the Olympic Games of the Enslaved Nations.
[edit] Enslaved Nations
The information about the Olympic Games of the Enslaved Nations appears to come from Adamkus's official website:
http://www.president.lt/other/biography.en.phtml
However, a thorough googling reveals NO other reference to such an event except in connection to Adamkus!
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22olympic+games%22+%22enslaved+nations%22+-adamkus
The official Olympics website has no mention of any such event occuring in 1948. It seems a bit dubious to say the least...
- I vote to take out this Olympic reference. It is mentioned in a US EPA website: [1] about Adamkus, which refers to the "European Olympics in 1948", but no further information can be found. Several countries were not invited to the regular Olympic games that year (see 1948 Summer Olympics), including West Germany, where a number of Eastern European refugees were living at that time. Maybe someday this particular competition will receive some sort of published recognition, but until then, the article is better off without it. Novickas 14:57, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Region Five EPA Administrator
Mr. Adamkus may have been Region 5 EPA Administrator prior to Reagan's appointment, though perhaps he was "acting administrator." This should be checked out.
[edit] Re enslaved nations Olympics
Does anyone have access to the Lithuanian Encyclopedia? (mentioned in [[2]]) I know there is a copy at the University of Chicago, and our family used to have one. It might contain some info on these alternate Olympics (there have been quite a number of alternate Olympics over the years). Novickas 14:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: EPA career
Am doing research on V.A.'s career in the EPA. Novickas 15:10, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Citizenship
I removed part of Alma Adamkiene "dual citizenship", because she, if I remember correctly, rejected US cit. several years ago. If somebody have other thoughts please share. M.K. 12:50, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
