Ion Jinga

Ion Jinga
Ion Jinga in 2013
Permanent Representative of Romania to the Council of Europe
Assumed office
2 July 2022
Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations in New York
In office
4 August 2015 – 1 July 2022
Preceded bySimona Miculescu
Succeeded byCornel Feruță
Ambassador of Romania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In office
7 March 2008 – 4 August 2015
Preceded byDan Ghibernea [ro]
Succeeded byMihnea Motoc
Ambassador of Romania to the Kingdom of Belgium
In office
9 April 2003 – 7 March 2008
Personal details
Born (1961-09-01) 1 September 1961 (age 63)
Câmpulung, Romanian People's Republic
SpouseDaniela Jinga
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
College of Europe
OccupationDiplomat
AwardsNational Order of Merit (Romania), Officer rank
Ordre national du Mérite, Officer rank
Order of the Crown (Belgium), Grand Cross rank

Ion Jinga (born 1 September 1961)[1] is a Romanian diplomat working in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1992. Between 9 April 2003 and 7 March 2008 he served as the Romanian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium[2] and between 7 March 2008 and 4 August 2015 he held the position of Ambassador of Romania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.[3] Between 4 August 2015 and 1 July 2022 he was Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations in New York. On 2 July 2022 he started his term as Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Romania to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.[4] He and his wife Daniela have one daughter, Daria.

  1. ^ Interviu ghimpele.ro [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Diplomacy.ro :: Ambasador
  3. ^ Ion Jinga este noul ambasador al României la Londra | Realitatea .net.
  4. ^ https://coe.mae.ro/node/1607[permanent dead link] [bare URL]