CURRICULUM VITAE

     

CORINA CĂLUGĂRU, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova 

Ex-Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in France and Monaco, Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Personal Representative of the President of the Republic of Moldova to the Permanent Council of the Francophonie (OIF) 

Diplomatic rank: Ambassador

 

 Work experience:

• May 2026-present - State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
• April-May 2026 – Ambassador at large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
• November 2023-March 2026 - Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the Principality of Monaco, based in Paris
• Mai 2022-March 2026 - Personal Representative of the President of the Republic of Moldova to the Permanent Council of Francophonie (OIF)
• April 2022-March 2026 - Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Moldova to UNESCO
• January 2022-March2026 - Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in the French Republic
• November 2015 - December 2021 - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the Council of Europe
• May 2012 - November 2015 - Head of the Global Affairs and Human Rights Division, General Directorate for Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova 
• October 2011 - April 2012 – Head of the Council of Europe and Human Rights Division, Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova 
• October 2010 - September 2011 – Counselor, Council of Europe and Human Rights Division, Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova 
• April - September 2010 – Counselor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the UN Office in Geneva
• October 2007 - March 2010 - First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the UN Office in Geneva
• July 2005 - September 2007 – Third, Second, First Secretary, OSCE and International Security Division, Department of Multilateral Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova 
• November 2004 - June 2005 – Attaché, United Nations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova  

 

Elective positions at the Council of Europe, UNESCO and Paris:

• July-December 2025 – President of the Electoral Group II at UNESCO
• December 2024-March 2026 - President of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors in France (GAFF)
• November 2023-March 29026 - Member of the Bureau of UNESCO Headquarters Committee
• July 2022 – December 2024 - Member of the Board of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors in France
• Juin 2022 – July 2024 - Vice-president of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors of UNESCO
• May-November 2023 – Vicepresident of the Intergovernamnetal Specia Committee on the 1974 Revised Recommendation concerning peace education / Education for international understanding, cooperation and peace and education on human rights and fundamental freedoms     
• February - December 2021 – Chair of the Committee for Works of Art (C-ART)
• April 2019 - June 2021 – Chair of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on the Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
• March 2017 - March 2019 – Vice-Chair of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on the Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
• September 2016 - August 2020 – Thematic Coordinator on Information Policy (TC-INF) of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe 

 

Studies:

• 2002-2006 - State University of Moldova, Faculty of Economics Sciences, Bancs specialty - economist
• 2004-2005 - State University of Moldova, Faculty of Law – master of law
• 2000-2004 - State University of Moldova, Faculty of Law/French Branch, Public Law specialty - lawyer    

 

Specialized training:

• February - March 2015 - Geneva Centre for Security Studies-course on „Examining Global Security Challenges Relative to Europe”
• November 2012 - Korea International Cooperation Agency and Asia-Pacific Research Center, Hanyang University - Course on Economic Development Planning
• 2008-2009 - United Nations Office in Geneva English Language Training Program
• November 2006 – OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Training for Short Term Observers
• August - December 2005 - National School for Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA) and NATO Studies Centre, Programme for NATO Senior Executive Master (Bucharest – Brussels)
• April 2005 - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Institute for Diplomatic Studies, The 8^th Annual Egypt-Moldova Diplomatic Training Programme (Cairo, Republic of Egypt)
• August 2004 - professional internship, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland (Scholarship of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)
• July 2004 - International Institute for Human Rights „René Cassin”, Annual Programme on international mechanism for human rights protection (Strasbourg, France)
• June 2002 - internship Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for International Law and Treaties
• July 2001 - Stendhal University - Grenoble-III, University Center of Studies, French language and culture course (Grenoble, France)
• September 1998 - German Language Study Program, Alzey-Worms, Germany

 

Orders:

• August 2020 - Order of Honor of the Republic of Moldova
• January 2021 - Medal for cooperation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

 

• 2024 - selected for the Council of Europe–EU campaign/project “75 Women in 75 Years of Council of Europe History” in recognition of her contribution to the organization’s agenda through the promotion of Artificial Intelligence and the fight against human trafficking

  

Languages:

• Romanian - native
• English - fluent    
• French - fluent
• Russian - fluent
• German - intermediary