Sever Voinescu

Sever Voinescu (52) is the editor-in-chief of 'Dilema veche', the most prestigious Romanian cultural weekly magazine. A lawyer by training, he has a certain experience in foreign affairs. He was a diplomat (former Secretary General of the Romanian MFA from 1998 to 2000 and former Consul General of Romania to Chicago from 2000 to 2003), a member of the Romanian Parliament and Head of the Romanian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 2008 to 2012. He founded the Pro-America caucus in the Romanian Parliament in 2011. He also coordinated the Foreign Policy Program for the Institute for Public Policy, a respected and influential Romanian NGO, from 2005 to 2008. Sever Voinescu writes and lectures extensively on cultural and political issues. He also hosts a weekly tv show called 'Europa Christiana'.