Mihai Balan (born 15 February 1954) is a

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n diplomat. He was the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to

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in January–October 2012, and prior to this was ambassador of Moldova to Greece and Cyprus (2010 – 2011). Bălan was the Foreign Policy Advisor to the

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(December 15, 2009 - August 2010).Mihai Balan a fost numit în funcţia de consilier prezidenţial
/ref>Mihai Ghimpu va avea un consilier în probleme de politică externă şi integrare europeană
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Early life and education

Mihai Balan was born on 15 February 1954 in the village Trebujeni,

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district,

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of the

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. In 1972–1974, carried out the compulsory military service. In 1974–1979, he studied at the

Moldova State University Moldova State University (USM; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1946, and initially had five faculties, Physics and Mathematics, Geology and Ped ...

, Faculty of

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(

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and literature,

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specialty).

Career

From 1979 to 1980, he was the deputy chairperson of the Trade Union Committee of the Moldova State University, then, in 1980-1984 he was the chairperson of the trade union committee. In the same years (1980-1984), he was a lecturer at the journalism faculty of the Moldova State University in

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. Between 1984 and 1990, he was a councilor and head of division within the Party (in Chișinău). From 1990 to 1994, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova: * 1990-1992 - Head of the Division at the Financial and Administrative Directorate, * 1992-1993 - Deputy Head of the Consular Department, * 1993-1994 - Head of the Consular Department. In 1992, he held the diplomatic courses at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, and in 1994, he held diplomatic courses at the

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. From 1994 to 1995 he worked as a Business Advisor, at the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in

, and from 1995 to 2001, he was Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Israel. In 2001 by 2005, Mihai Bălan returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, being head of the Consular General Directorate. From January to May 2002, he studied at the George Marshal Center for Security Studies,

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. Between 2006 and 2008, he worked in the private sector. From 2009 until 2010 he was the Counselor of the

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on issues related to the foreign policy and European integration.Mihai Balan a fost numit în funcția de consilier prezidențial
/ref> In the period 2010 to 2011, he worked as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova at the

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and the

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, Vlad Lupan replaced him as Foreign Policy Advisor to the

. In January–October 2012 he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

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.Ambasador - Mihai BALAN – biografie pe sis.md
/ref> On 25 October 2012, by the Decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Nr. 224, with the vote of 60 MPs, was appointed as the Director of the Information and Security Service of the

.ULTIMA ORĂ! Mihai Balan a fost numit director al Serviciului de Informații și Securitate
publika.md, 25 octombrie 2012

Personal life

Mihai Bălan is married to television star Ludmila Bălan, with whom he has two children: the singer

Dan Bălan Dan Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Moldovan musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan Eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single " Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 3 ...

and television presenter Sanda Bălan.Mihai Balan, șef SIS?
/ref> Besides the fact that his mother's native language is

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, Mihai Bălan also speaks English and

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References

External links

Ludmila Bălan. Tanti Ludmila

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balan, Mihai Living people Moldova State University alumni Moldovan diplomats Ambassadors of Moldova to Israel Ambassadors of Moldova to Greece Ambassadors of Moldova to Cyprus Recipients of the Order of Honour (Moldova) 1954 births