Ambassador Cristian Diaconescu talks at AUK

The International Relations Department at AUK invited Ambassador Cristian Diaconescu, member of the UN CTBTO Eminent Group, to give a lecture entitled "The European Perspective of Global Security" at AUK, moderated by Dr. Roman Kulchitsky, Department Chair, and Assistant Professor, of the Public Policy & International Relations.

In this lecture, Ambassador Diaconescu spoke about the developmental aspects of the European political establishments and discussed how the European Union and NATO are targeting the security guarantee for the region and are aiming for a stronger global security. He also spoke about the European crises, including the financial crisis in Greece and the great depression in Europe in the 1930s.

Ambassador Diaconescu thanked AUK for organizing this lecture, and expressed that he was impressed by the levels of discussions the talk generated during the Q & A session.

Ambassador Cristian Diaconescu is a Romanian politician, diplomat and jurist. He served as the Chief of Staff and Advisor to the former President of Romania, Train Basescu, and Romania's Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2012, and from 2008 to 2009. Ambassador Diaconescu sat in the Romania Senate from 2004-2012, serving as Minister of Justice in 2004. Prior to this, he was Secretary of State for Bilateral Affairs at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. He represented Romania as Deputy Head of the Mission to the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna. As of 2013, Ambassador Diaconescu is currently a member of the UN CTBTO Eminent Group.

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 12th April 2016