Nineta Barbulescu

Nineta Bărbulescu[1] (born 23 February 1968) is a Romanian career diplomat, and current ambassador of Romania to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Independent State of Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati Tuvalu and Nauru.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Her Excellency

Nineta Bărbulescu
Barbulescu in 2014
Romania Ambassador to Australia
Assumed office
October 2013
PresidentTraian Basescu
(Non-Resident) Romania Ambassador to New Zealand
Assumed office
April 2015
PresidentKlaus Iohannis
(Non-Resident) Romania Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Independent State of Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu & Nauru
Director General for Export Controls Department (MFA)
In office
13 January 2013 – 18 October 2013
Director of OSCE Asymmetrical Risks and Non-Proliferation Directorate (MFA)
In office
2007–2013
(cumulative) Director for Council of Europe and Human Rights (MFA)
In office
2010–2012
Director of OSCE Asymmetrical Risks and Non-Proliferation Directorate (MFA)
In office
2005–2007
Personal details
Born
Nineta Dragomir

(1968-02-23) 23 February 1968
Galati, Romania
Political partyNone
Spouse(s)
Dan Bărbulescu
​
(m. 1992)​
Children4
ResidenceCanberra, Australia
Alma materBucharest University
ProfessionDiplomat
Websitefacebook.com/nina.barbu.7

She was appointed Ambassador to Australia in mid-2013 by then-President Traian Basescu. Previously working as the Director General for Export Controls Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[11] Bărbulescu started her career in 1992 at the Euro Atlantic Center - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Early years

Nineta Dragomir was born in Galați, near Danube in 1968 and attended the Vasile Alecsandri National College. In 1992, she received a Masters of International Public Law degree magna cum laude at the University of Bucharest. Nineta was a lecturer and visiting professor for public international law to the following Romanian universities; Bucharest University (Law Faculty), Dimitrie Cantemir University, Titu Maiorescu University and Nicolae Titulescu Law Institute. She also published several studies and publications dedicated to inter alia new developments in human rights field (e.g. European citizenship), law of the sea, International Criminal Court, International Tribunal for Rwanda and International Court of Justice jurisprudence and the export controls field. In 1999, together with fellow Romanian diplomat, Mr. Aurel Preda Matasaru, Nineta published "The International Court of Justice and the Law of the Sea".[12][13]

Diplomatic career

1992-2012

Bărbulescu started her career in 1992 at the Euro Atlantic Center in Bucharest. A year later she was appointed Chief of Cabinet[14] at the Office of the Chamber of Deputies Speaker, position held until 1997. Between 1997-1999 respectively, Nineta served as First Secretary of Public International Law Directorate within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the same period, Nineta served as senior expert at the NATO & Non-Proliferation Directorate within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2000 she was appointed Deputy Director for NATO and Strategic Issues Department and the MFA representative to the Inter-Agency Council for Arms and Dual Use Export Controls. The following years, 2001-2005, Bărbulescu was appointed State Secretary, President of the National Agency for Arms Export Controls (renamed ANCEX) of Romania and Head of the National Authority for the Chemical Weapons Convention implementation in Romania.[15][16]

In 2002, the President of Romania awarded Bărbulescu the National Order of Merit - for her work towards the national foreign policy, involving NATO and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Directorate in MFA.

In 2010, Bărbulescu was awarded the diplomatic attaché Minister Plenipotentiary for her work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following years (2011-2012) Nineta was Chair of the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, Vienna.[17] In 2012, she also was Romanian Sous-Sherpa at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.

Between 2007-2013 she served as Director for the following; OSCE, Asymmetrical Risks, Non Proliferation & Combating Terrorism Directorate within Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cumulative (2010-2012) she also served as Director for Human Rights and Council of Europe Directorate. Bărbulescu managed the a range of security related issues such as; Non Proliferation, disarmament, hard security topics, counter-proliferation, conventional arms topics (including small arms, light weapons (SALW) and ammunition), arms control (CFE, Open Sky, Vienna Document 1999), policies in export controls, human rights and rights of persons belonging to minorities, OSCE and Council of Europe a.s.o.

Between 2010–2014 she also served as Member, Vice-Chair and Chair of the Confidentiality Commission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[18][19] Furthermore, being re-elected for her third consecutive term by the Conference of States Parties (CSP) to the Chemical Weapons Convention as Member of the OPCW Confidentiality Commission.

2013-present (ambassador)
May 2014, Barbulescu in front of the 2013 Nobel Prize awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague (Netherlands)

After being appointed Director General for Export Controls in January 2013 (within Ministry of Foreign Affairs), she initiated a package of amendments to the Romanian Arms Export Controls Law (currently in force). Nineta also held the following positions in 2013 prior to becoming Ambassador;

  • In March 2013, Vice-President of the Final UN Diplomatic Conference for adopting an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in New York.
  • In September 2013, Head of the Multinational delegation for the Australia Group Outreach mission in Republic of Moldova.

She was appointed ambassador of Romania to Australia in October 2013. Later in April 2015, becoming non-resident ambassador to New Zealand. Barbulescu is the first Romanian Ambassador appointed to Pacific islands countries. In July 2018, presenting her credentials in Solomon Islands[20] and Republic of Kiribati,[21] and establishing diplomatic relationships. [22] Early 2019 (January–March), she presented her credentials in Vanuatu,[23] Samoa[24] and Fiji.[25] In 2017, Bărbulescu opened the first Romanian Honorary Consulates in Perth, Western Australia , Adelaide and South Australia. In June 2018, a consular bureau was established (of Embassy of Romania) in Melbourne, Victoria, providing for the thousands of those of Romanian origins living in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. In December 2019 Ambassador Nineta Barbulescu became Dean of the Diplomatic Corp in Commonwealth of Australia.[26] In January 2020 Ambassador Nineta Barbulescu presented her Letter of Credence to HE Mrs. Teniku Talesa General Governor of Tuvalu and in March 2020 Ambassador Nineta Barbulescu presented her Letter of Credence to His Excellency Mr. Lionel Aingimea President of the Republic of Nauru[27]

Personal life

Mrs. Bărbulescu speaks English and French, is married to Mr. Dan Bărbulescu since 199 and has 4 sons: Tudor, Victor, Cristian, David and one granddaughter Cheeva Ioana. Barbulescu and her family arrived in Australia in October 2013.

Honors
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Mihai Stuparu		 Romanian Ambassador to Australia Incumbent
Preceded by
 (Non-Resident) Romanian Ambassador to New Zealand, Fiji, Independent State of Samoa, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands & Tuvalu Incumbent

References
  1. "Interview with Her Excellency Nineta Barbulescu, Romanian Ambassador in Australia and New Zealand". SBS Your Language. Australia: Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  2. Presidential Decree to Australia https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/comunicate-de-presa/comunicat-de-presa-30-august-2013-p-style-margin-0-align-left-i-ref-decrete-semnate-de-pre-537-edintele-romaniei-domnul-traian-basescu-vineri-30-august-a-c-p, Nineta Bărbulescu, October 2013
  3. Presidential Decree to New Zealand https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/decrete-si-acte-oficiale/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1450619754, Nineta Bărbulescu, April 2015
  4. Fiji Decree https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/comunicate-de-presa/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1524479692, Nineta Bărbulescu, April 2018
  5. Presidential Decree to Samoa https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/decrete-si-acte-oficiale/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1539351990, Nineta Barbulescu, October 2018
  6. Solomon Islands Decree https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/comunicate-de-presa/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1524479692, Nineta Bărbulescu, April 2018
  7. Presidential Decree to Vanuatu https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/decrete-si-acte-oficiale/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1539351990, Nineta Bărbulescu, October 2018
  8. Kiribati Decree https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/comunicate-de-presa/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1524479692, Nineta Bărbulescu, April 2018
  9. Tuvalu Decree https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/comunicate-de-presa/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1561460890, Nineta Bărbulescu, June 2019
  10. Nauru Decree https://www.presidency.ro/ro/media/comunicate-de-presa/decrete-semnate-de-presedintele-romaniei-domnul-klaus-iohannis1574258343, Nineta Bărbulescu, November 2019
  11. ANCEX CV http://www.ancex.ro/upload/CV_Nineta_Barbulescu_director_general_ANCEX_EN.pdf
  12. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6575419, Bărbulescu's 1999 co-published book(1)
  13. http://opac.biblioteca.ase.ro/opac/bibliographic_view/154730, Bărbulescu's 1999 co-published book(2)
  14. Nineta Bărbulescu, Biography http://canberra.mae.ro/en/node/386August , 2019
  15. Nineta Bărbulescu President of Ancex https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2004/05/opcw-eastern-european-national-authorities-meet-romania, 2004
  16. Nineta Bărbulescu President of Ancex https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2004/05/opcw-director-general-visits-romania-meets-president-iliescu-and-senior, 2004
  17. http://www.mae.ro/en/node/13147, Activities of Romanian Chairmanship of the HCoC (Nineta Bărbulescu Chairmanship)
  18. https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/CSP/C-15/en/c1505_en.pdf, REPORT OF THE FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES 29 NOVEMBER – 3 DECEMBER 2010
  19. https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/CSP/C-19/en/c1905_e_.pdf, REPORT OF THE NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES 1 – 5 DECEMBER 2014
  20. https://www.solomonstarnews.com/index.php/news/national/item/20696-romania-envoy-presents-credentials
  21. https://canberra.mae.ro/en/local-news/1309
  22. http://www.solomonstarnews.com/index.php/news/national/item/20696-romania-envoy-presents-credentials, Solomon Islands Romania presenting credentials, 12 July 2018
  23. https://dailypost.vu/president-tallis-r-receiving-credential-letters-from-romania-ambassador-designate-to-vanuatu-nineta-barbulescu/image_1bbe3d1c-4c63-5904-a19b-c451b47be8ff.html
  24. https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/article/38008
  25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwt-XZS1JcA
  26. http://canberra.mae.ro/local-news/1491
  27. http://nauru-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Nauru-Bulletin-04_24Mar2020-208.pdf
  28. 'Decree National Order "For Merit"'http://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/40255
  29. 'Ordinului Eparhial Sfinții Apostoli Petru și Pavel'http://canberra.mae.ro/local-news/1493
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