Illinois REALTORS® Consulate Liaison Mikus Kins, meets with Mantvydas Bekešius, Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania. Photo: Sharon Gorrell, Illinois REALTORS®.

Illinois REALTORS® Consulate Liaison, Mikus Kins and Global Policy Advisor, Sharon Gorrell recently met with the newly appointed Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania, Mantvydas Bekešius.

Prior to his current appointment, Bekešius was vice minister of foreign affairs and worked on many partnerships. He said he is looking forward to learning more about the real estate industry in the U.S. and doing what he can to build partnerships between the real estate industries in Illinois and the Republic of Lithuania.

The association’s Consulate General Liaison Program builds business connections between diplomatic delegations and the state’s real estate industry. It now has 25 Illinois REALTORS® who work with consulates in all corners of the world.