Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations

The Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations (Romanian: Reprezentant Permanent al României la Organizația Națiunilor Unite) is currently Cornel Feruță since 16 September 2022.^[1] Romania joined the United Nations (UN) on 14 December 1955.^[2]

Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations
Reprezentant Permanent al României la Organizația Națiunilor Unite
Incumbent Cornel Feruță since 16 September 2022
Formation	14 December 1955

The first person with the diplomatic post was Athanase Joja [ro], who was already appointed with it in 1955. However, Joja and the official Romanian diplomatic delegation for the UN would not arrive in New York City until 20 March 1956.^[3] The persons that have been the Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations have been the following:^[4]

1. Athanase Joja [ro] (1955^[3]–1957)
2. Mihai Magheru (1957–1959)
3. Silviu Brucan (1959–1961)
4. Mihai Haseganu (1961–1966)
5. Gheorghe Diaconescu (1966–1971)
6. Ion Datcu (1972–1978)
7. Teodor Marinescu (1978–1986)
8. Petre Tanasie (1987–1990)
9. Aurel Dragoș Munteanu (1990–1992)
10. Mihai Horia Botez (1992–1994)
11. Ion Goriță (1994–2000)
12. Sorin Ducaru (2000–2001)
13. Alexandru Niculescu (2001–2003)
14. Mihnea Motoc (2003–2008)
15. Simona Miculescu (2008–2015)
16. Ion Jinga (2015–2022)^[5]
17. Cornel Feruță (2022–present)^[1]

See also

• Romania and the United Nations
• Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations

References

1. "New Permanent Representative of Romania Presents Credentials". press.un.org. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
2. "Romania at the United Nations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
3. Nistor, Ioan (2014). "Ridicarea drapelului României la ONU. Activități de acomodare ale diplomației române cu instituția mondială (1956)". Analele Științifice ale Universității "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași (60): 641–652.
4. "România la ONU – Reprezentanți Permanenți la ONU" (in Romanian). Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. "Ion Jinga, ales președinte al Grupului Ambasadorilor Francofoni la ONU (fișă biografică)" (in Romanian). Agerpres. 27 January 2018.

External links

• Official website of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations