1954 to 1957, he also worked in the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. In 1941, he established the Lithuanian Culture Institute in Chicago and served as its head until mid-1943. From 1950 to 1959, he served as Vice-President for the Central European Union of Christian Democrats. In 1951, he founded the Central European Federal Club (CEFC) and was its chairman until 1955. He died on September 11, 1960, and was buried in Chicago at St. Casimir Lithuanian Cemetery. Cultural references Fictional protagonist geographer Feliksas Gruodis (played by Aleksas Kazanavičius) from the 2019 period drama film Nova Lituania, which was written and directed by Karolis Kaupinis, was heavily based on Pakštas and his political works. References Lithuanian exiles 1960 deaths