Prof. Dr. Vasile Puscas

Director of Programs - Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS)

Biography

Dr. Vasile Puscas, a politician, diplomat, and renowned International Relations scholar, is a Jean Monnet Chair Professor at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. Since 2000, Dr. Puscas has been a director of the Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the University Babes-Bolyai in Cluj, Romania. In 2001, he became a member of the Social Democratic Party and was Deputy in the 2000-2004 and 2004-2008 legislative terms, during which time he was the Chief Negotiator with the EU and Minister Delegate with the Ministry of European Integration.  In December 2008 Dr. Puscas became the Romanian Minister for European Affairs, a position he held until October 2009. (more)