21.03.2022
On the initiative "Meaningful Meetings", the Association of Honorary Consuls in Bulgaria (AHCB) held a meeting withH.E. Ms. Brândușa Ioana Predescu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Bulgaria
The hot events in Europe and the position of the countries in the region towards the developing conflict in Ukraine, as well as the wider relations between the countries in the region were discussed.
In addition to an overview of geopolitical relations, Ambassador Predescu shared her rich experience and views on the development of the European Union, the need for closer economic cooperation, infrastructure development and interconnection on the North-South axis, including through the Three Seas initiative.
H.E. Ms. Brândușa Ioana Predescu
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Bulgaria
Born on May 23,1967 in Bucharest, Romania
Education
German Highschool, Bucharest
University of Bucharest, Language and literature studies
Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
National Defence College, Bucharest;
Work Experience
1990 – 1992 – Member of the staff of the Office of the Prime Minister of Romania
1992 – 1993 – Assistant to the advisor for foreign affairs of the Prime Minister of Romania
1993 – Admission to the diplomatic corps of Romania
1993 – 1997 – Diplomat, OSCE, Council of Europe and NATO Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
1997 – seconded diplomat within the Secretariat of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
1997 – 1999 – Embassy of Romania in Vienna, Austria, political affairs and press; starting with 1998, deputy head of mission
1999 – 2000 – Permanent Representation of Romania to the OSCE, Vienna, Austria
2000 – Director, Council of Europe and Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest; member on behalf of Romania in the Steering Committee on Human Rights (CDDH), CoE
2001 – Secretary of State, Head of the National Agency for Child Protection and Adoption, Government of Romania, Bucharest
2002 – Director, USA and Canada Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
2002 – 2006 – Deputy head of mission, Embassy of Romania in Berlin, Germany
2006 – 2008 – Director, Department for OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights in the UN System, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
2008 – 2012 - Consul General of Romania for Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg (in Munich, Germany)
2012 – 2013 - National Coordinator for the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
2013 –2015 - Spokesperson, Director General for Communication and Press Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
June – December 2015 - Special Representative of the Romanian Chairmanship –in- Office of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization/BSEC, based in Istanbul, Turkey
2016 - Deputy director, Department for the Western Balkans and Regional Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest
August 2016 – December 2020 - Ambassador of Romania to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Permanent Representative of Romania to the OPCW, The Hague
As of 1st of March 2021 – Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Bulgaria
Foreign languages: English, German, French, Dutch
