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Gheorghe Tinca
Former Minister of Defense
Ambassador to Prague
Born: September 21, 1941, Bucharest
Married to Ileana Rodica. Two children: Ioana, born 1975,
economist and Stefan, born 1971, diplomat
Studies
- 1959-1964 - Law School at the University of Bucharest
- 1964-1966 - Postgraduate Courses of International Relations
Professional Career
- 1966-1971 - Attaché-Second Secretary, Directorate for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1972-1978 - First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations, Geneva
- 1972-1974 - Representative of Romania to the UN Economic Commission for Europe, World Health Organization and International Telecommunications Union
- 1974-1978 - Member of the Romanian Delegations to the UN Committee on Disarmament, Geneva
- 1979-1982 - First Secretary, Directorate for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1982-1987 - Counselor, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations, New York
- 1987-1989 - Canada Desk Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1990-1991 - Deputy Director and Director, Directorate for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- May 1991-December 1992 - Undersecretary of State, Head of the Department for Relations with Countries of Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- December 1992-March 1994 - Secretary of State, Head of the Department for Relations with Countries of Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- March 1994-December 1996 - First Civil Minister of National Defense
- 1996-1999 - ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Since 2001 - Ambassador to Prague
Affiliations
- 1996-1999 - Founding Member and Honorary President of Manfred Wörner Association
- Founder of "Central European Issues" Revue
- November 1999 - Founder of the Association for a Normal Society
- 1999-2000 - Member and Vice-President of the Alliance for Romanian Party (APR)
- Since 2001 - Member of the Social-Democrat Party
Publishing Activity
- numerous articles, interviews, studies and conferences on
matters of domestic and foreign policy, diplomatic relations, defense and
international security, disarmament and international law
Hobbies
- reading, especially memoirs, policy and history; gardening, traveling
Foreign Languages
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