Positions in the European Parliament
* Vice-chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs * Vice-chair of the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly * Member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence * Member of the delegation for relations with Japan * Substitute member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism * Substitute member of the delegation for relations with the United StatesCurriculum vitae
Academic career * 1971 Diploma in Foreign Trade Faculty of Foreign Trade, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest * 1980, Doctorate in Political Sciences, Institute of Political Sciences Bucharest * 1971−1986, Researcher, Department of International Relations Institute of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations Bucharest * 1973, Researcher, Salzburg Seminar for American Studies * 1979−1981, Fellow, Ford Foundation grant * 1985, Invited Associate Professor, St. Catherine's College, Oxford * 1986−1988, Lecturer in International Relations Academy of Political and Social Sciences Bucharest * 1988−1989, Resident researcher Institute for East-West Security Studies New York * 1992−1993, Grant, Japan Foundation, Centre for Slavic Studies, University of Hokkaido (Sapporo) and foreign researcher, Japanese Forum for International Relations * 1990−1996, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations National School of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest * 1990−present, Professor of International Relations National School of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest Political career * 31/12/1989−01/07/1990, Member of the Committee on Foreign Policy, Council of the National Salvation Front Council of the National Salvation Front * 09/02/1990−15/05/1990, Member of the Provisional National Unity Council Provisional National Unity Council * 01/07/1990–01/10/1992, Presidential counsellor, Head of the Foreign Policy Directorate, Department of Political Analysis, Romanian Presidential Administration * 1990−1992, Vice-president of the National Salvation Front * 1996−2000, Member of the Romanian Parliament for Maramures Chair of the Committee on Defence Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament * 22/03/1993 − 22/11/1996, State Secretary for Defence Policy and International Relations Ministry of National Defence * 1997−2006, Vice-president of the Social Democratic Party * 2000−2007, Member of the Romanian Parliament for Satu Mare Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament * 2000−2004, Minister of National Defence Ministry of National Defence * 01/01/2007−01/07/2019, Member of the European ParliamentReferences
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