Work history

• 2008 - current, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union
• 2003 – 2008, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations
• 2001 – 2003, Secretary of State for European Integration and Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
• 1999 – 2001, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Romania to the Netherlands; Permanent Representative of Romania to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• 1997 – 1999, Director General, Department for European and Euro-Atlantic Organizations, MFA; Monitor the relations of Romania with EU, NATO, OSCE and sub-regional organizations
• 1996 – 1997, Director, First Secretary, European Union Department, MFA
• 1994 – 1997, Deputy Director, Second Secretary, Human Rights Department, MFA
• 1992 – 1994, Diplomat, Third Secretary, Legal and Treaties Department, MFA
• 1991 - 1992, Diplomat, Attaché - join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania; Legal Treaties Department, MFA

Education

• 1991 – 1992, LL Master Public International and Comparative Law; Law University, George Washington University
  George Washington University
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  , Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C.
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  , USA
• 1990 – 1991, Certificate of post-graduate studies in Private International Law; Law School, University of Nice, France
• 1984 – 1989, J.D. Law, University of Bucharest
  University of Bucharest
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Honors

• Commander, National Order of Merit of Romania
• President of National Security Authority
• Head of the Romanian Negotiations Team with the NATO
• Conducted negotiations within UN, Council of Europe, OSCE, EU and Neighboring Treaties negotiations
• Member of the Permanent Inter-ministerial Committee for European Integration
• Monitor for ”acquis communautaire” on Common Foreign Security Policy
• President of the Inter-Departmental Commission for Romania’s accession to NATO
• National Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
• Member of the International Humanitarian Fact Finding Commission
• Vice-chairman for the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Personal life