Prof. Teodor MELEȘCANU

(Romania), Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Minister of Defense, and Former Director of Foreign Intelligence Service, Bucharest

Teodor Viorel Meleșcanu is a prominent Romanian politician, diplomat, and jurist whose career spans over five decades. He served multiple terms as Minister of Foreign Affairs, leading Romania's external diplomacy from 1992 to 1996, briefly in 2014, and again from 2017 to 2019. In addition to his diplomatic achievements, he managed national defense as the Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2008 and was elected President of the Romanian Senate in 2019. His extensive expertise in global affairs also led to his appointment as the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service from 2012 until 2014. Outside of his public governance roles, he has contributed substantially to academia as a dedicated professor of public international law and diplomacy at the University of Bucharest.