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George Cristian Maior, the former Director of Romanian Intelligence and current Romanian Ambassador to the United States, will speak at a lunch seminar on the role of intelligence in policy-making.
George Cristian Maior, the former Director of Romanian Intelligence and current Romanian Ambassador to the United States, will speak at a lunch seminar on the role of intelligence in policy-making.
Ambassador Maior has a long career in government service, having been a diplomat, a state secretary in the Ministry of Defense, and a Senator in the Romanian parliament.
During his eight years at the helm of Romanian intelligence from 2006 to 2015, the organization went through an extensive reform, which allowed it to strengthen bilateral and multilateral partnerships with the most important intelligence services in the democratic world, as well as to gain and consolidate a high level of public confidence.
Ambassador Maior received a Law Degree in International and Comparative Law at the George Washington University, Washington DC and a PhD in International Law at the “Babeş Bolyai” University in Cluj Napoca. He is a university professor and PhD coordinator at the Department of International Relations and European Integration within the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest. He has published a great number of articles and books covering topics from human rights and public law to international relations, strategic thinking, security and intelligence studies.
Ambassador Maior is the recipient of several awards inlcuding the National Order of “Faithful Service” in rank of Knight, the National Order “Star of Romania” in rank of Knight and the National Order “Star of Romania” in rank of Officer.
This seminar is off the record and open to Harvard ID card holders on a first come first served basis.
