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Ambassador Dr Petru Dumitriu (Diplo Foundation/University of Malta) Switzerland

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Since 2021, Dr Petru is a Senior fellow and Lecturer, online post-graduate course on multilateral diplomacy, Diplo Foundation/University of Malta and he is also an independent consultant.

Professional experience:

  • 2016-2020 Inspector, D-2, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system, Geneva
  • 2015 Minister – plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Coordinator of the 60th anniversary of the admission of Romania to the United Nations
  • 2011-2014 Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva
  • 2010 - 2011 Minister - plenipotentiary, national – coordinator and focal point for the Alliance of Civilizations in Romania, representative in the Executive Council of UNESCO
  • 2009 - 2010 Director-general of multilateral affairs (United Nations and specialized agencies, Council of Europe, Francophonie, OSCE (humanitarian “basket”), Community of Democracies, New or Restored Democracies, Alliance of Civilizations)
  • 2008 Director-General of United Nations and other International Institutions (United Nations, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie)
  • 2006 (December) Director-General of Global Affairs (United Nations and its Specialized Institutions, Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Latin America)
  • 2006 (August) Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate of the United Nations and specialized institutions
  • 2000 Deputy permanent representative, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations Office in Geneva
  • 1998 Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, United Nations and Specialized Institutions Department
  • 1997 Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations, New York
  • 1993 First Secretary/Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations, New York
  • 1992 Deputy Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for the United Nations and other international organizations
  • 1990 Third secretary, second secretary, Directorate for the United Nations and other international organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • 1986 Economist, Ministry for Foreign Trade and International Economic Co-operation, Directorate of trade policies and planning of international exchanges.
  • 1983 Economist, Navlomar Bucharest - Shipbrokers, Chartering Agents, Shipagency and Shipchandlers Department
  • 1979 Economist, Hydropower Stations Construction Trust, Bucharest, Department for Export-Import.

Functions performed as a member or elected officer:

  • 2009-2011 Member of the Executive Board of UNESCO
  • 2001-2009 Member of the United Nations Committee on Contributions
  • 2003 (10-12 December) - Rapporteur of the World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva
  • 2002 (7-9 November) – General Rapporteur of the Pan-European Ministerial Conference in preparation of the World Summit on the Information Society, Bucharest
  • 2002 (1-5 July) – Rapporteur of the First Session of the Preparatory Committee of the World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva
  • 1997 (2-4 September) - Secretary-General of the Third International Conference of the New or Restored Democracies, Bucharest
  • 1997 Vice-president of the Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (52nd Session of the General Assembly)
  • 1997 Vice-president of the United Nations Disarmament Commission
  • Vice-president of the UNICEF Executive Board
  • 1991-1993 Secretary General of the United Nations Association of Romania

Temporary international assignments:

  • 2005-2015 Lecturer online on multilateral diplomacy (Diplo Foundation Geneva)
  • 2007-2009 Member of the Advisory Board of the 6th International Conference of New or Restored Democracies
  • 2002 (December) – Member of the drafting Group for the Declaration and the Plan of Action of the World Summit on the Information Society (Glion sur Montreux, Switzerland)
  • 1999 (April-May) – Head of drafting Group for a “Code of Democratic Conduct” (UNDP - Romania)
  • 1997 (May) - head of the preparatory team for the 3rd International Conference of New or        Restored Democracies (UNDP - Romania)
  • 1995 (April) - UNICEF field visit team (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
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  • 2005 – 2006 Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies, Institut européen, Université de Genève
  • 1999 – 2005 Ph.D., Academy of Economic Studies, UN Reform
  • 1992     Master of Arts in diplomacy, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, Malta
  • 1979     License in International Economic Relations, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest

 Post-graduate education:

  •  2020 Online courses on blockchain, artificial intelligence, management, history of art etc. (about 25 certificates); supporting platforms: LinkedIn, edX, UK Open University, Coorpacademy)
  • Vistas del mundo hispano - hablante (Centre for Learning and Multilingualism, United Nations, 6 January – 27 March2020)
  • 2019 Coaching skills for managers, Centre for Learning and Multilingualism, United Nations, Geneva (30-31 October 2019)
  • Building partnerships for Sustainable Development, United Nations System Staff College, Bonn (2-5 July)
  • Emerging Technologies for Long-life Learning, State University of New York at Buffalo, certificate (Coursera, online)
  • Modern art & Ideas, Museum of Modern Art, New York (Coursera)
  • 2011 Senior executive seminar, George Marshall, European Centre for Security Studies
  • 2004 Training programme on Internet Governance, Diplo Foundation, South Centre, Geneva
  • Introduction in intellectual property, certificate, distance learning courses, WIPO
  • 2004 Revitalisation of the United Nations, distance learning courses, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
  • 1996, 1997 Certificates from the Institute of World Affairs (Washington), the International Academy of Peace (New York)
  • 1985 Post-graduate course: Special trade operations and invisible trading.
  • 1986 Post-graduate course: Management, international trade, financial and banking techniques.
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United Nations Reports

  • Blockchain applications in the United Nations system: towards a state of readiness, United Nations, Geneva, 2020 (JIU/REP/2020/7)
  • Policies, programmes and platforms in support of learning: towards more coherence, coordination and convergence, United Nations, Geneva, 2020 (JIU/REP/2020/2)
  • Managing cloud computing services in the United Nations system, United Nations, Geneva, 2019 (JIU/REP/2019/7) (co-author)
  • Strengthening policy research uptake in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations, Geneva, 2018 (JIU/REP/2018/7)
  • The United Nations system – private sector partnerships arrangements in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations, Geneva, 2017 (JIU/REP/2017/8)
  • Knowledge management in the United Nations system, United Nations, Geneva, 2016 (JIU/REP/2016/10)

Books

  • Sistemul ONU în contextul globalizării: reforma ca voinţă şi reprezentare, Curtea Veche printing house, Bucureşti, 2008, 437 pages. (The United Nations system in the context of globalization: Reform as will and representation)
  • La capacité de négociation de l’Union européenne au sein de la Commission des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies, Institut Européen de l'Université de Genève, Collection Europa, Etudes 48, 2006, printed by the Romanian Institute for Human Rights, 2007.

Articles, Studies (English)

  • The Imperative for Change. Can the Global Compact win the New Battles?, in “Global Goals Yearbook”, Macondo Publishing, Münster, Germany, 2018
  • Public Private Partnerships for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Corresponding author Allam Ahmed), in “World Sustainable Development Outlook”, London, 2018
  • Fighting Terrorism in the Minds of Men, in “Religious Freedom’s Influence on Peace and security”, Conscience and Liberty, Bern, 2017
  • The rise of international human rights law, “Balance”, The Romanian Association for the Club of Rome, Issue no.1, March 2015
  • Religious Freedom and Religious Minorities: Notes on the Contributions of the Council of Europe, in “Worldwide Human Rights and Religious Liberty. A New Equilibrium or New Challenges”, Conscience and Liberty, Special Edition, Volume 1, Bern, 2014
  • Persuasion: bad practices and ... others, in “Persuasion. The essence of diplomacy”, edited by Jovan Kurbalija, DiploFoundation and the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, Geneva, 2013
  • The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): from Geneva (2003) to Tunis (2005). A Diplomatic Perspective, in “Multistakeholder Diplomacy. Challenges and Opportunities”, DiploFoundation, 2006, Geneva
  • The Evolution of the New or Restored Democracies Movement: from Manila to Cotonou, in “Building Democracy from Manila to Doha”, Helsinki Process Publication Series, Edita Publishing Oy, Helsinki, 2005
  • Promotion of Democracy in the United Nations Context, in “Factors of success and failure of the democratic process in South Eastern Europe”, Regional seminar, Sinaia, 6-7 October 2000, United Nations Development Programme
  • The Seven Sins of Globalisation, in ”Perceptions”, Journal of International Affairs, June-August 2000, volume V, Number 2
  • United Nations peace-keeping. Between tradition and innovation, in Romanian Journal of International Affairs, volume IV, Special Issue Three, 1998
  • United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations, Some Legal Aspects Relevant for Romania, in Romanian Review of International Studies, XXVII, no. 3-4 (125-126), May-August 1993 (co-author Marian Dinu)

Articles, Studies (Romanian)

  • Ideea politică europeană – rădăcini intelectuale, Sfera Politicii nr. 120-122, anul XIV, 2006
  • Legitimitatea ONU în era globalizării: surse şi resurse, Sfera Politicii nr. 115. Anul XIII, 2005
  • Reforma ONU ca voinţă şi reprezentare, Sfera Politicii nr. 109, anul XII, 2004
  • Geopolitică şi independenţa financiară a Naţiunilor Unite, Sfera Politicii nr. 113, anul XII, 2004
  • Dreptul la dezvoltare în contextul globalizării, monografie, Institutul Român de Studii Internaţionale, Bucureşti, 2004
  • Dreptul la dezvoltare în ansamblul drepturilor omului, APADOR, Revista Drepturilor Omului nr. 24/2002
  • Indicele Dezvoltării Umane: o altă perspectivă asupra performanţei economice, monografie, Institutul Român de Studii Internaţionale, Bucureşti, 2002
  • Ipostaze non-obiective şi excese ale globalizării, Sfera Politicii nr. 86, anul VIII, 2000.
  • “The United Nations Charter:o pledoarie pentru dinamism si anticipație, în ”Palatul de Justiţie” nr.6, iunie 2000 (seminar al Asociaţiei internaţionale a juriştilor democraţi, Bucureşti, 17-18 mai 2000)
  • Participarea în operaţiuni de menţinere a păcii: Aspecte conceptuale, operaţionale şi de motivaţie, în ”România: Opţiune Strategică Naţională: Integrarea în NATO”, Editura Ministerului Apărării, 1997
  • Extinderea NATO – percepţii interne, Sfera Politicii nr. 37, anul V, 1996
  • Participarea României în operaţiuni de menţinere a păcii: conotaţii specifice în contextul promovării  interesului naţional, Lucrările celui de-al doilea Colocviu (Interesul Naţional şi Politica de Securitate) al Institutului Român de Studii Internaţionale, Bucureşti, 6-8 decembrie 1993
  • Strategii complementare la Politica de alianţe a statelor mici şi mijlocii, Lucrările primului Colocviu (România şi Strategia de alianţe) al Institutului Român de Studii Internaţionale, Bucureşti, 1993
  • Limitele păcii, Sfera Politicii nr. 9, anul I, 1993 (coautor Viorel Ardeleanu)
  • Rezoluţia 678 (1990) a Consiliului de Securitate – studiu de caz, Sfera Politicii nr. 12, anul II, 1993
  • Dezvoltarea durabilă – limitele dreptului la dezvoltare, Drepturile omului nr. 3, Institutul Român pentru Drepturile Omului (IRDO), 1992
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