Professor of World Contemporary History and the History of the Romanian Foreign Policy. Born on 3 October in Verbita. Educated at University of Bucharest, Romania, graduated in 1964. Doctor in History of the University of Bucharest in 1978 with the dissertation titled ''Diplomatia romaneasca in sud-estul Europei, 1938-1941'' (The Romanian Diplomacy in South-Eastern Europe, 1938-1941). Diplomat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1966-1969). Editor of the ''Revista Romana de Studii Internationale'' (1969-1971). Senior researcher of the Political Institute of Historical and Social-Political Studies (1972-1990). Secretary of the Romanian Mission at the United Nations in New York (1990-1992). Deputy Director of the Accademia din Romania in Rome (1996-1999). Professor of Contemporary History at Valahia University of Targoviste since 1995. He has extensively researched and lectured in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Israel, Italy, Russia and the United States.

Positions:
Member of the Association of International Law and International Relations, member of the Romanian Commission for the History of the Second World War, member of the Commission of Military History and member of the Club of the Historians ''Nicolae Iorga''.

Research areas:

Has participated in many projects and published more than 30 books on the history of the European international relations during the 20th century and the history of Romanian foreign policy, a field in which he counts among the leading authorities. Has focused on the history of the Romanian and South-Eastern international relations especially during the inter-war period and the beginnings of the Second World War (1939-1941). Has published extensively on the history of the Romanian-Hungarian relations, the history of the Jewish minority inRomania and political history of Romania during the first half of the 20th century. Increasingly interested in the history of the Romanian emigration following the Second World War. Currently is also a member of the Research Project called ''Europe as viewed from the margins: a Central European perspective (the 19th and 20th centuries)'' whose first volume is in the process of being published.

Major Publications include:
Diplomatia romaneasca in sud-estul Europei, 1938-1940 (The Romanian Diplomacy in South-Eastern Europe, 1938-1940) (Politica, Bucuresti, 1980).
Editor and contributor, together with Viorica Moisuc, Assertion of Unitary Independent National States in Central and Southeast Europe (1821-1923) (Bucuresti, Academiei, 1980).
Together with C. Botoran, E. Campus and V. Moisuc, Romania si Conferinta de Pace de la Paris (1918-1920) (Romanian and the Paris Peace Conference, 1918-1920) (Dacia, Cluj-Napoca, 1983).
Together with C. Popisteanu, M. Babes, S. Radulescu-Zoner, V. Stan and N. Stoicescu, Politica externa a Romaniei (Stiintifica si Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 1986).
Together with Henryk Batowski, Jacques Bariety, Magda Ormos, Jean Berenger, Dan Berindei, Catherine Durandin et al., Les consequences des traites de paix de 1919-1920 en Europe centrale et sud-orientale (Association des Publications pres les Universites de Strasbourg, 1987).
Together with I. Alexandrescu, I. Ardeleanu, C. Botoran, V. Moisuc, I. Chiper, C. Botoran, and I. Talpes, Romania in anii celui de-al doilea razboi mondial (Romania during the World War II) (Militara, Bucuresti, 1989).
Together with V. Moisuc and C. Botoran, Tezaurul Romaniei la Moscova (The Romanian Treasure in Moscow) (Globus, Bucuresti, 1993).
Together with N. Dinu and T. Gheorghe, Emigrarea populatiei evreiesti din Romania in anii 1940-1944 (The emigration of the Jewish population from Romania in the years of 1940-1944) (Silex, Bucuresti, 1993).
Iuliu Maniu - Ion Antonescu: Opinii si confruntari politice (Iuliu Maniu - Ion Antonescu. Opinions and political confrontations) (Dacia, Cluj-Napoca, 1994).
Together with N. Dinu and N. Nicolescu, Grigore Gafencu - Misiune la Moscova, 1940-1941 (Grigore Gafencu - Mission to Moscow) (Univers Enciclopedic, Bucuresti, 1995).
Together with Al. Niculescu, I.C. Popescu, N. Dinu, et al., Romania la Organizatia Natiunilor Unite (Romania at the United Nations Organization) (Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 1995).
Revizionismul ungar si Romania (The Hungarian Revisionism and Romania) (Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 1995).
Together with Viorica Moisuc, Unirea Basarabiei si Bucovinei cu Romania (The unification of Bessarabia and Bukovina with Romania) (Hyperion, Chisinau, 1995).
Politica si interes national in Romania interbelica (Politics and national interest in Romania) (Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 1996).
Together with G. Potra, N. Dinu, C.I. Turcu and N. Nicolescu, Constantin Visoianu - Misiunile mele (Constantin Visoianu - My missions) (Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 1997).
Romani la Hitler (Romanians at Hitler) (Univers Enciclopedic, Bucuresti, 1999).
Politica si exil (Policy and exile) (Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 2000).
Together with other authors, Nicolae Iorga (1871-1940) (Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti, 2001).
Together with Al. Cornescu-Coren, Romania si criza din Orientul Mijlociu (1965-1971) (Romania and the crisis of Middle East) (Sempre, Bucuresti, 2002).
Editor and contributor, Istoria politicii externe romanesti in date (The history of the Romanian foreign policy in data) (Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 2003).
Exilul romanesc. Erodarea sperantei (1951-1975) (The Romanian exile. The eroding of hope) (Enciclopedica, Bucuresti, 2003).
Togeter with other authors, Istoria Senatului Romaniei (The History of the Senate of Romania) (Monitorul Oficial, Bucuresti, 2004).
Scrisori catre tovarasa Ana (Letters to Comrade Ana) (Univers Enciclopedic, Bucuresti, 2005).