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Born: December 2, 1947, Cernavoda, Constanta County.
Father, Andrei – worker (1906-1977), mother, Maria – housekeeper (1914-2006)
Studies
1954-1965 - Elementary and Theoretical High School „Ing.A.Saligny”, Cernavoda
1965-1970 - Faculty of Foreign Trade, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
1970-1976 - Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest
1987 - Postgraduate Course of International Financial Relations, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
2003 - PhD in economics at the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, with dissertation on the subject: „European Integration and Implications for the
Central and East European Countries. The Case of Romania”
2007 - Postgraduate Course on "Access and utilization of the EU structural funds", School of Postgraduate Studies, Romanian Banking
Institute, Bucharest
Professional Activity
- 1970-1974 - Economist, Foreign Trade Enterprises „INDUSTRIALIMPORT” and „FOREXIM", Bucharest
- 1974-1975 - Diplomatic Attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for Developing Countries
- 1975-1978 - Third Secretary, Chief of Cabinet to the Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1978-1980 - Third Secretary and Cultural Attaché, Embassy
of Romania to the USA, Washington DC
- 1980-1982 - Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Directorate for Political Synthesis
- 1982-1984 - Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Press Directorate. In April 1984 is fired out from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and forbidden to be employed in "ideological" or central state institutions
- 1984-1989 - Senior Economist and later head of International
Cooperation Department, Institute of Automation Engineering (IPA), Bucharest
- 1989-1990 - Senior Economist, Export Department, Industrial
Group for Energetic Equipment (CIUE), Bucharest
- 1990-1990 - Re-enters the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Press
Directorate, as Third Secretary. Is promoted, through competition, to the
diplomatic rank of Second Secretary
- 1990-1991 - Chief of Cabinet to the Secretary of State,
Member of the Government
- 1991-1994 - First Secretary and Deputy Chief of Mission,
Embassy of Romania to Luxembourg
- 1994-1996 - Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy
of Romania, Luxembourg
- 1996-1998 - Counselor, Directorate Western Europe, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
- 1998-2000 - Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy
of Romania to Athens, Greece
- 2000-2001 - Governmental Expert for European Integration,
Council of Economic and Financial Coordination, Government of Romania
- May 2001-July 2003 - Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister of
Public Information
- August 2003 - September 2005 - Diplomatic counsellor, Romanian
Embassy in Luxembourg
- September 2005-January 2007 - Minister-counsellor, Romanian
Embassy in Luxembourg
- 2007 - President of Paneuropa
Foundation, Bucharest
- 2007 - Lecturer, Faculty of Financial Management, Romania
Banking Institute, Bucharest
Other activities
Publications
Affiliations
1994 - Founding Member of the Center of Studies and
Documentation Romania-Luxembourg
1996-2001 - Member and Chairman (for 2000 only) of
Euroaward Excellence Attributing Committee
since 2001 - Member of the Romanian Association of Foreign
Policy (ARPE), Bucharest
since 2001 - Member of the Romanian League of Mental
Health (LRMS), Bucharest
since 2007 - Founding Member and President of Paneuropa
Foundation, Romania
since 2007 - Member of the Editorial Council, EUROJournal
pro-management, Nürnberg, Germany
since 2007 - Member of International
Peace Research Association
Orders and Awards
1995 - Honorary Member of the Rotary Club, Belgium
1996 - Commander of the Order of Merit of the Grand-Duchy of
Luxembourg
1996 - Laureate of the Prize "EUROAWARD '96"
for "the outstanding contributions and achievements in Diplomatic
Relations", Luxembourg
Married to Lactantia Elena (b.1949), graduate of
the Faculty of Pharmacy Bucharest, senior researcher at the Institute of
Virology "Stefan S. Nicolau", Bucharest (1976-1997), president of the
Foundation “ProNatura”, Bucharest (1997-2007 ). One son, Nicolae-Daniel (1976-2002),
former personal assistant to the director of Ronline.Net SRL, Bucharest
Foreign Languages
English, French, Russian, German, Luxemburgish
Hobbies
Address
Bucharest, Sector 3, 5, Ciucea St., Bl.L19,
Sc.2 Apt.51, Phone/fax: +40-21-345.4814, gsm: +40-723/573.722, E-mail
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