Simona Miculescu

Simona-Mirela Miculescu
Miculescu in 2010
Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO
Assumed office
19 January 2021
PresidentKlaus Iohannis
Preceded byAdrian Mihai Cioroianu
Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade
In office
20 July 2015  30 November 2020
Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations
In office
June 5, 2008  July 19, 2015
PresidentTraian Basescu, Klaus Iohannis
Preceded byMihnea Motoc
Succeeded byIon Jinga
Vice-President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court
In office
2010–2011
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Preceded byZachary Muburi-Muita
Succeeded byKen Kanda
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Romania
In office
20002004
PresidentIon Iliescu
Preceded byZoe Petre
Succeeded byAnca Ilinoiu
Personal details
Born (1959-07-04) July 4, 1959
Satu Mare, Romanian People's Republic
SpouseOvidiu Miculescu (1986present)
Children2
Alma materBabeș-Bolyai University
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania, Knight rank
Order of Rio Branco, Commander rank
Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, Grand Official rank

Simona-Mirela Miculescu (born 4 July 1959) is a Romanian diplomat, currently serving as Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO, with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and President of the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO. Prior to this she was Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office in Belgrade, and before that, the Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations in New York. She also served as Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Romania, and is the first woman in Romania's diplomatic history to be granted the rank of Ambassador.