Mihnea Motoc

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Mihnea Ioan Motoc is the current ambassador from Romania to the European Union.

1 Work history
2 Education
3 Honors
4 Personal life

[edit] 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

[edit] Education

1991 – 1992, LL Master Public International and Comparative Law; Law University, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Personal life

Motoc was born on 11 November 1966 in Bucharest, Romania. He is fluent in English and French. His wife's name is Iulia Motoc. They have one son, Mihnea-Luca, born on 09 September 2002.