President Traian Basescu
Re-elected Dec. 2009 (5-yr term)

First official visit to US:
March 8-10, 2005 (Washington, D.C.)
Second official visit to US:
Sept. 12-15, 2005 (Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Detroit)
Third official visit to US:
July 28, 2006 (Washington, D.C.)

 GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA
Government home page (English)

PRESIDENT
Traian Basescu link to Presidential site

PRIME MINISTER
Emil Boc

FOREIGN MINISTER
Teodor Baconschi (appointment Dec. 2009)

PRIMARY POLITICAL PARTIES
Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR)
Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L)*
National Liberal Party (PNL)
Party of Democratic Socialists (PSD)
* The Democratic Party (PD) and Liberal-Democratic Party (PLD est. Jan 2007 as splinter of PNL) united in December 2007 to form the Democratic-Liberal Party

Post-communist elections in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 (Parliamentary only), 2009 Nov (President)
Romanian Enters the EU (1/1/07) (more)
Romanian Signs EU Accession Treaty (4/25/05) (more)


Other ministers appointed Dec 2009

Cseke Atilla – Health Ministry
Radu Berceanu – Transports and Infrastructure Ministry
Vasile Blaga - Interior and Administration Ministry
Laszlo Borbely – Environment and Forestry Ministry
Daniel Funeriu – Education Ministry
Kelemen Hunor – Culture Ministry
Gabriel Oprea – National Defense Ministry
Catalin Predoiu, Justice Ministry
Gabriel Sandu – Communications Ministry
Mihai Seitan, Labor Ministry
Elena Udrea, Regional Development and Tourism Ministry
Sebastian Vladescu – Finance Ministry
Adriean Videanu – Economy, Commerce and Business Ministry


NOTE: For short-cut to Romanian government details and links see a site maintained by Russian and East European Studies Program at the University of Kansas.

Romanian Embassy (Washington, D.C.)
1607 23rd Street N.W., Washington DC, 20008
www.roembus.org


Adrian Cosmin VIERITA, Ambassador as of Jan 2/08 - c.v.

Ms. Mihaela DEACONU,Consul
Tel: (202) 332-2879 ext. 117 or 118 
www.roembus.org/english/services/career_consulates.htm

Romanian Consulate (New York City)
200 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

Mr. Pietro Lucian PAVONI, Consul-General
consulgeneral@romconsny.org or bcenewyork3@romconsny.org
Ms. Andreea Ioana BERECHET, Deputy Consul General
consul@romconsny.org
Ms. Viorica VITEC - Consular Officer
Tel: (212) 682-9120, -9122, -9123 - Ext: 120 or 121
Fax: (212) 972-8463
office@romconsny.org
www.romconsny.org/

For telephone calls:
Monday and Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. si / and 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. si / and 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Economic Affairs (NYC)
Mr. Chivel PORUMB - Economic Counselor Tel: (212) 681-2887
bcenewyork1@romconsny.org; bcenewyork4@yahoo.com
Mrs. Roxana STEFAN - Economic Counselor Tel: (212) 681-1988
bcenewyork2@romconsny.org
Mr. Botond Levente KOVESSI - Economic Counselor Tel: (212) 681-1988 or 1987
bcenewyork4@romconsny.org
Mr. Cristian DIACONEASA - Economic Counselor Tel: (212) 681-1988
cristian.diaconeasa@romconsny.org

Cultural Affairs (NYC)
Corina Suteu
President of ECUMEST Bucharest/ Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York
Email corina.suteu@ecumest.ro

Romanian Cultural Institute in New York
200 East 38th Street, NY 10016, New York/ USA
Tel: 212 687-0180
Fax: 212-687-0181
http://www.icrny.org/
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