Biography
Luca Niculescu was born on 25 April 1971 in Bucharest,Romania. He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies of the University of Bucharest in 1995. In 1996,Niculescu obtained a master's degree in European Journalism from the University Center for Journalism Education [ fr ] of the University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg,France. [1]
Niculescu afterwards became a journalist,building a career focused on the field of international relations. [1] He became a journalist for Radio France Internationale (RFI) in 1992 [2] and the editor-in-chief of RFI România,the Romanian-language service of RFI,in 2000. From 2006,he directed the program Afaceri externe ("Foreign Affairs") on the TV channel The Money Channel. Between 2007 and 2012,he moderated several programs on the Romanian public channel TVR 1,namely Arena publică ("Public Arena"),Europa ne privește ("Europe is Watching Us") and Fărăfrontiere ("Without Borders"). From 2012,Niculescu moderated the programs Imparțial ("Impartial") and Pașaport diplomatic ("Diplomatic Passport") at Digi24. He has also been a permanent correspondent in Romania for multiple French media outlets,such as France Culture,France Info,France Inter, Libération and TV5Monde. [1] Romanian newspaper Adevărul described Niculescu as a "convinced Francophone". Niculescu was the journalist who conducted the first televised interview with Dacian Cioloș,then Prime Minister of Romania,after his cabinet received the vote of confidence from the Parliament. [2]
In 2016,Niculescu became the Romanian ambassador to France,Andorra and Monaco, [1] being accredited by then President of Romania,Klaus Iohannis,as ambassador to France on 9 January, [3] to Andorra on 14 April and to Monaco on 21 April. [4] On 13 February 2019,Niculescu was elected president of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors of France (GAFF),which brings together over 40 ambassadors to France from member,associate and observer states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF),which Romania joined as a full member in 1993. [5] He was recalled from his ambassador post on 11 July 2022. [2] On 1 September 2022,Niculescu was appointed secretary of state of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania for the country's accession process to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). [1]
Niculescu is the recipient of multiple awards,such as the Medal for Loyalty from the Royal House of Romania in 2012;the Order of Arts and Letters in the rank of "Commander",granted by the Minister of Culture of France in 2019;the Cross of the Royal House of Romania,conferred by Margareta,Custodian of the Romanian Crown,in 2022;and the Legion of Honour in the rank of "Commander",given by the President of France in 2023. [6] He was also awarded the Francophone Personality of the Year award in 2003,the Award of the Association of Television Professionals of Romania for the best talk show in 2008 and 2011 for his program Fărăfrontiere,the European Journalist of the Year award from the European Institute of Romania in 2010 [7] and the Order of Cultural Merit [ ro ] in the rank of "Knight",given by the Romanian president to RFI România in 2015. [6]
As of early June 2026,Niculescu and diplomat Mihnea Motoc were being considered as potential Minister of Foreign Affairs in a government to be led by Eugen Tomac as prime minister. [8] However,on 14 June,Tomac withdrew from consideration,having failed to win enough support to form a technocratic government after he was nominated as prime minister. [9]
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