Cornel Feruță

Cornel Feruță
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (acting)
In office
25 July 2019 – 2 December 2019
Preceded byYukiya Amano
Succeeded byRafael Grossi
Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations in New York
Assumed office
16 September 2022
Preceded byIon Jinga
Personal details
Born (1975-08-21) 21 August 1975 (age 49)
Balș, Olt County, Socialist Republic of Romania

Cornel Feruță (born 21 August 1975) is a Romanian diplomat.

Born in Balș, Olt County, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest and a Master of Arts in international relations from the University of Bucharest.[1][2] He became a member of the Diplomatic Corps of Romania in 1998 and has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador. Between 2007 and 2012 he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to International Organizations in Vienna and from September 2013 he held the position of Assistant Director General, Chief Coordinator of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).[1] From 25 July 2019 to December 2019, he was acting Director General of IAEA in Vienna.[3] From 2020 to 2022 he served as State Secretary for Global Affairs and Diplomatic Strategies with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania. On 16 September 2022, he became the Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations.[2]

Feruță is married and has three children.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "România susține candidatura Ambasadorului Cornel Feruță pentru funcția de Director General al AIEA". www.mae.ro (in Romanian). September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "New Permanent Representative of Romania Presents Credentials". press.un.org. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Rafael Mariano Grossi". www.iaea.org. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  4. ^ "Cornel Feruta". www.iaea.org. Retrieved September 9, 2024.