Tudor Ulianovschi (pronunciation: [uljaˈnovski], born 25 May 1983) is a Moldovan politician and diplomat who was Foreign Minister of Moldova between January 2018 and June 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Moldovan Ambassador to Liechtenstein and Switzerland.[1]
Tudor Ulianovschi | |
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 Ulianovschi in 2020 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration | |
| In office 18 January 2018 – 8 June 2019 | |
| President | Igor Dodon |
| Prime Minister | Pavel Filip |
| Preceded by | Andrei Galbur |
| Succeeded by | Nicu Popescu |
| Moldovan Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein; Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva | |
| In office 28 January 2016 – 10 January 2018 | |
| President | Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon |
| Prime Minister | Pavel Filip |
| Preceded by | Victor Moraru |
| Succeeded by | Oxana Domenti |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration | |
| In office 15 January 2014 – 10 February 2016 | |
| President | Nicolae Timofti |
| Prime Minister | Iurie Leancă Chiril Gaburici Natalia Gherman (acting) Valeriu Streleț Gheorghe Brega (acting) Pavel Filip |
| Minister | Natalia Gherman Andrei Galbur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1983 Florești, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Free International University of Moldova (2000–2005) State University of Moldova (2007–2008) |
| Profession | diplomat |
Educational background
editUlianovschi's academic background is in International Public and Trade Law, at the Free International University of Moldova (an LL.M. degree and a PhD candidate), the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and the Diplomatic Institute of Bucharest.
Diplomatic career
editBetween 2016 and 2018, he was the Moldovan top diplomat in Geneva, serving as Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as well as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO). During his mandate in Geneva, Ulianovschi served on and chaired various committees, including the Balance of Payments Committee of the WTO,[2] the Trade and Development Board at UNCTAD[3] the General Assembly at WIPO,[4] and the Steering Committee on Trade at UNECE.[5] He also has served at the Embassies of the Republic of Moldova in Washington, DC (2007–2010) and Doha (2013–2014), before becoming the Deputy Foreign Minister.
Foreign minister
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As Moldova's Foreign Minister, Ulianovschi promoted government decisions to open new diplomatic missions in Africa, Latin America, India and Europe, During his mandate, Moldova ratified and implemented the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and became a member of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. He represented Moldova at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2019. One of his major diplomatic breakthroughs achieved during his tenure was the adoption of United Nations General Assembly resolution (document A/72/L.58) in June 2018 which called on the Operational Group of Russian Forces to be withdrawn from Moldovan territory.[6][7]
Personal life
editHe is currently married to Corina Cojocaru and has a child.[8] Besides his native Romanian language, he is fluent in English, Russian, French and Arabic.[citation needed] He was a legal advisor to various non-governmental organizations in the field of human and patient rights.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Moldovan president signs decrees appointing more ambassadors by plurality of offices".
- ^ "WTO | 2017 News items - Ecuador confirms final removal of import surcharges".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Interview with Minister Tudor Ulianovschi, Trade and Development Board President. YouTube.
- ^ "Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO - Fifty-Eighth Series of Meetings" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "REGIONAL FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNECE REGION HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "General Assembly Adopts Texts Urging Troop Withdraw from Republic of Moldova, Strengthening Cooperation in Central Asia | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".
- ^ "Tudor Ulianovschi: Moldova pleads consistently for the complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory". 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Вдвоем: Тудор Ульяновский и Корина Кожокару".