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 States
Curriculum 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 Parliament
