Daniel Ioniță is a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n diplomat. He was born on 2 February 1968 in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

. He is currently the Romanian ambassador to

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

and served in the past as the Romanian ambassador to

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

and to

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

. He was also state secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania. He has rich experience within diplomacy, having also held other relevant posts. He was awarded the National Order of Merit, Knight rank in 2002 and the

National Order of Faithful Service The National Order of Faithful Service () is the second highest national order of Romania after the Order of the Star of Romania, and the third highest State decoration, with the Order of Michael the Brave being the first. Originally it was establ ...

, Officer rank in 2013. He is married to Lavinia Cătălina, with whom he had a daughter, Iris Maria (born in 1994).

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1968 births Living people Diplomats from Bucharest Ambassadors of Romania to Norway Ambassadors of Romania to Moldova Ambassadors of Romania to Sweden Recipients of the National Order of Faithful Service Recipients of the National Order of Merit (Romania) {{Romania-diplomat-stub