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US seeks extradition of Romanian suspects in eBay fraud [Jul 15, 2011] The United States will seek to extradite 22 people arrested in Romania and accused of massive fraud on e-commerce sites eBay.com and Craiglist.org, the US ambassador to Romania said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

In his Independence Day speech, American Ambassador Mark Gitenstein praised efforts to modernise Romanian state ... [Jul 05, 2011] United States Ambassador to Romania Mark Gitenstein said on Monday that state reform and the existence of a solid democracy in Romania are top priorities for Washington in its ties with Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

US Ambassador: ?Romanian officials request bribes from American investors? [Jul 04, 2011] In an interview granted to ?Adevarul?, the US Ambassador in Bucharest, Mark Gitenstein, stated that representatives of American companies already operating in Romania are faced with problems related to corruption, the lack of transparency or the unpredictability of the system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Leave a Reply [Jun 26, 2011] The Ambassador of the People?s Republic of China to Romania, Liu Zengwen, stated, on Friday, during a press conference marking the inauguration of the Mures branch of the Romanian-Chinese Friendship Association, that Chinese entrepreneurs were interested in investing in Romanian road infrastructure projects, Mediafax reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania summons Iran diplomat over missile shield comment [Jun 21, 2011] Iran's ambassador to Bucharest was summoned by Romanian authorities on Monday to explain claims in a news interview that US plans to build a missile shield were directed at Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

US, Romania in 'complicated' F-16 talks: ambassador [Jun 02, 2011] The United States and Romania are in "very complicated" negotiations about the purchase of second-hand F-16 combat aircraft due to financing issues, the US ambassador to Romania said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania commemorates Armenian Genocide victims [Apr 24, 2011] Armenian Ambassador to Romania: international community?s position on Armenian Genocide issue and the protest of democratic community will force Turkey into recognizing the Genocide. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania must sell of energy sector to end corruption: US [Mar 31, 2011] The US ambassador to Romania Mark Gitenstein on Thursday urged authorities to sell off the country's state-owned energy companies in order to uproot corruption and cronyism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest-Budapest row over controversial statement [Mar 18, 2011] The sentence, made on Hungarians? Day, referring to Transylvania was initially believed to have been included in a message sent by Hungarian PM Viktor Orban. The Hungarian ambassador in Bucharest said it had been a misunderstanding and he had nothing to delimit himself from. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ambassador holds city talks [Feb 23, 2011] The Ambassador of Romania has met with members of the local Romanian community, including a group of Romanian students, as part of an official visit to the Capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania aims to forge links with Scotland [Feb 23, 2011] ROMANIA'S ambassador to the UK has pledged that immigrants from his country will not be a drain on Scotland's social care system - and will instead work to forge trade [via YahooNews] More >>

Ambassador holds city talks [Feb 22, 2011] The Ambassador of Romania has met with members of the local Romanian community, including a group of Romanian students, as part of an official visit to the Capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ambassador holds city talks [Feb 22, 2011] The Ambassador of Romania has met with members of the local Romanian community, including a group of Romanian students, as part of an official visit to the Capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Firms Lured by Bulgaria's Business Climate - Ambassador [Jan 04, 2011] Romanian companies that registered in Bulgaria have been attracted by the latter's business climate, according to Valentin Radomirski, Bulgarian Ambassador to Romania. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Ambassador to Bulgaria Hopeful for Schengen Entry [Dec 08, 2010] The Romanian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Anton Pacuretu. Photo by foto.agerpres Romania and Bulgaria are making all efforts to enter the Schengen zone in March 2011, the Romanian Ambassador to Sofia, Anton Pacuretu , has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Armenia, Romania strengthening ties [Oct 15, 2010] Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi met with Armenia?s Ambassador to Romania Hamlet Gasparyan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Singapore's Special Envoy to Romania to attend Ionescu's trial [Oct 05, 2010] SINGAPORE : Singapore's Special Envoy to Romania, Ambassador Anil Kumar Nayar, will attend the trial of former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian President Basescu to Visit Bulgaria End Sept [Sep 17, 2010] Romanian President Traian Basescu will make a visit to Bulgaria on 23 September, the first visit of a Romanian head of state in that country in the last seven years, the Bulgarian ambassador to Bucharest, said. [via YahooNews] More >>

US envoy slams central bank over 'antisemitic' Romanian coin [Aug 20, 2010] BUCHAREST (AFP) - The US ambassador in Romania on Friday slammed a central bank decision to go on selling a coin depicting an inter-war leader with anti-Semitic views despite criticism from the Holocaust Museum in Washington. [via YahooNews] More >>

Gitenstein: F-16 purchase, cheapest, most efficient solution [Jul 04, 2010] US Ambassador Mark Gitenstein stated that buying F-16s is Romanias cheapest and most efficient solution given the Romanian Armys consensus concerning the need for new fighter jets. First of all there is a clear consensus at Romanian Army level that you want to take part in the F-35 program. [via YahooNews] More >>