Simona Miculescu

Simona-Mirela Miculescu
Simona-Mirela Miculescu
Miculescu in 2010
Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO
Assumed office
19 January 2021
PresidentKlaus Iohannis
Preceded byAdrian Mihai Cioroianu
Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade
In office
20 July 2015 – 30 November 2020
Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations
In office
June 5, 2008 – July 19, 2015
PresidentTraian Basescu, Klaus Iohannis
Preceded byMihnea Motoc
Succeeded byIon Jinga
Vice-President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court
In office
2010–2011
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Preceded byZachary Muburi-Muita
Succeeded byKen Kanda
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Romania
In office
2000–2004
PresidentIon Iliescu
Preceded byZoe Petre
Succeeded byAnca Ilinoiu
Personal details
Born (1959-07-04) July 4, 1959 (age 65)
Satu Mare, Romanian People's Republic
SpouseOvidiu Miculescu (1986–present)
Children2
Alma materBabeș-Bolyai University
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania, Knight rank
Order of Rio Branco, Commander rank
Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, Grand Official rank

Simona-Mirela Miculescu (born 4 July 1959) is a Romanian diplomat, currently serving as Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,[1] and President of the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO.[2] Prior to this she was Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade,[3] and before that, the Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations in New York.[4] She also served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Romania, and is the first woman in Romania's diplomatic history to be granted the rank of Ambassador.

  1. ^ "Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO (January 2021)". www.unesco.org (Press release). 19 January 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.unesco.org/en/general-conference/42/president
  3. ^ "Simona-Mirela Miculescu". www.unmikonline.org.
  4. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Romania Presents Credentials". www.un.org (Press release). 6 June 2008.