Theodor Paleologu Appointed Ambassador of Romania to Denmark and Iceland

Theodor Paleologu, Programme Director of the International Summer University, was recently appointed by the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, to serve as the Ambassador of Romania to Denmark and Iceland. Paleologu officially begins his diplomatic mission when he presents his credentials to Queen Margarethe in a ceremony in Copenhagen today.

Paleologu’s ambassadorial service coincides with the entry of Romania in the European Union, scheduled for 2007. The post will allow him to participate in the collective effort leading up to Romania’s EU membership, which he views as a “turning point in [the nation’s] history.” However, Paleologu brings an ulterior motive with him into the world of diplomacy. He hopes to become “a better teacher of political science, since in this field practice and theory should not be separated.” This is good news for ECLA because Paleologu plans to maintain strong ties with the institution. He will continue to coordinate the International Summer University and has proposed a variety of block seminars for State of the World Week and the Rome trip as well as a new course entitled, appropriately enough, “Diplomacy in Theory and Practice”.

Nevertheless, Paleologu’s leave from the full-time faculty is bittersweet one for both ECLA and him. Reflecting on his ECLA experience Paleologu said, “ECLA is a home for me and my family. ECLA is a place of intellectual exchange with my colleagues, ‘the youngest and the brightest’, as [President Laurent Boetsch] said once about this unique faculty. ECLA is a community of friends, which is the best possible acquisition for our entire lives. ECLA, in one word, realizes the promise of the French ‘éclat’.”

This event was last updated on 08-21-2018

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