Lia Roberts (born Lia Sandu on May 7, 1949) is a

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n and

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politician. The former leader of the

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Republican Party, she expressed an intention to run in the Romanian election of 2004, but withdrew due to poor poll numbers. Born in

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, she emigrated from

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in 1979, later becoming a naturalized American citizen. She lives in

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, where she serves as

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for the Romanian Consulate.

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