Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Romania in the Czech Republic

• Diplomatic Ranks: Attaché - Ambassador
• Managing positions: Deputy Director, Director, Under-Secretary, State Secretary (1991-1994)
• Diplomatic assignments:
  - First Secretary at Romania's Mission to the UN Office in Geneva (1972-1978);
  - at Romania's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York (1982-1987);
  - Member or Head of many Romanian delegations at the sessions of UN General
    Assemblies and of some other specialized UN institutions or at some other
    international meetings;
  - Member of some UN groups of experts.

• The Law Faculty in Bucharest (1959-1964)
• Post-graduate Courses in International Relations (1964-1966)

• Human Rights and Social Issues (1966-1972);
• Representative of Romania at UN Economic Commission for Europe, at International Health Organization and International Telecommunications Union (1972-1974);
• Negotiations regarding the development of the humanitarian law;
• Disarmament negotiations at the level of Committee/Conference on Disarmament in Geneva (1974-1978);
• Representative of Romania at the UN sessions for disarmament and for international security in New York (1982-1987);
• Desk Officer for the relations with Canada (1987-1990);
• Head of the International Organizations Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1991);
• Under-Secretary of State and later State Secretary for Romania's relations with the countries in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America (1991-1994);
• Minister of National Defense (March 1994 - December 1996).

• Candidate for the Senate - Cluj County (1996);
• Mayor candidate for Bucharest;
• Founder and Honorary President of the "Manfred Wörner Association“ (1996-1999);
• Founder of the "Central Europe Issues Magazine";
• Founder of the "Association for a Normal Society" (November 1999).

Author of articles, interviews, studies, lectures on domestic and foreign policy, diplomatic relations, international defense and security, disarmament and international law.

Hobbies: reading, especially memoir, political and historical books, gardening and journeys.