Trebujeni
Trebujeni is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Butuceni, Morovaia and Trebujeni.Moldova . He was the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Israel in January–October 2012, and prior to this was ambassador of Moldova to Greece and Cyprus (2010 – 2011). Bălan was the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Moldova (December 15, 2009 - August 2010).Mihai Balan a fost numit în funcţia de consilier prezidenţial /ref>Mihai Ghimpu va avea un consilier în probleme de politică externă şi integrare europeană /ref>
Biography
Mihai Bălan was born on 15 February 1954 in the village
Trebujeni
Trebujeni is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Butuceni, Morovaia and Trebujeni.Orhei district, Moldavian SSR of the Soviet Union. In 1972-1974, carried out the compulsory military service. In 1974-1979, he studied at the Moldova State University, Faculty of Philology ( Romanian language and literature, Journalism specialty).
From 1979 to 1980 he was the deputy chairperson of the Trade Union Committee of the Moldova State University, then, in 1980-1984 he was the chairperson of the trade union committee. In the same years (1980-1984), he was a lecturer at the journalism faculty of the Moldova State University in
Chișinău
Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...
. Between 1984-1990 he was a councilor and head of division within the Party (in Chișinău).
From 1990 to 1994 he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova:
* 1990-1992 - Head of the Division at the Financial and Administrative Directorate,
* 1992-1993 - Deputy Head of the Consular Department,
* 1993-1994 - Head of the Consular Department.
In 1992, he held the diplomatic courses at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, and in 1994 he held diplomatic courses at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. From 1994 to 1995 he worked as a Business Advisor, at the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Israel, and from 1995 to 2001 he was Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Israel.
In 2001 by 2005, Mihai Bălan returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, being head of the Consular General Directorate. From January to May 2002, he studied at the George Marshal Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany. Between 2006-2008, he worked in the private sector. From 2009 until 2010 he was the Counselor of the President of the Republic of MoldovaMihai Ghimpu on issues related to the foreign policy and European integration.Mihai Balan a fost numit în funcția de consilier prezidențial /ref>
In the period 2010 to 2011 he worked as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova at the
Hellenic Republic
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Vlad Lupan
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Ludmila Bălan
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, with whom he has two children: the singer Dan Bălan and television presenter Sanda Bălan.Mihai Balan, șef SIS? /ref> Besides the fact that his mother's native language is
Romanian
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