His Excellency, the President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere received the credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania, Radu Gabriel Safta, at the State House this afternoon (13/09/22).
Between 2009 and 2016, Ambassador Safta served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to South Africa with additional accreditations to Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique. Previously, he held the Consul General office in Toronto- Canada (1998-2002) and Istanbul-Turkey (2004-2009) with additional accreditation to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation.
In the Foreign Ministry Headquarters in Bucharest, Radu Gabriel Safta was Director General for Global Affairs (2016-2021), Director/Deputy Director for Consular Relations (2002-2004), and Director of the Direction of Diplomatic Organization (1997-1998).