ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Lithuania is setting up an honorary consulate in Aspen. Dr. John Prunskis, a part-time resident of Aspen, told the Aspen City Council on Monday a consulate in Aspen will raise awareness of the small Baltic country.
According to the Aspen Times, Prunskis is a U.S. citizen who lives in Chicago.
His parents moved to the United States from Lithuania before he was born.
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