Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Romania
| Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Romania | |
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| रोमानिया में विश्वामित्र के मानद राजदूत Ambasador onorific al Vishwamitrei în România | |
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| Ministry of External Affairs | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency (international correspondence) |
| Nominator | Minister of External Affairs |
| Appointer | Rashtradhyaksh (as Chief Ambassador) |
| Term length | On the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh |
| Inaugural holder | Tudor Alessandro |
| Formation | 30 December 2020 |
The Honorary Ambassador of Vishwamitra in Romania (Hindi: रोमानिया में विश्वामित्र के मानद राजदूत, Romanian: Ambasador onorific al Vishwamitrei în România) is an officer of the honorary diplomatic corps of Vishwamitra who serves as the head of the honorary diplomatic mission of Vishwamitra in Romania. The diplomat holds the rank of an Honorary Ambassador who is appointed by the Rashtradhyaksh and remains in office at the pleasure of the Rashtradhyaksh and during their tenure in office, they represent the crown and the government of Vishwamitra in Romania and is responsible to cater the interests of the non-residential (overseas) citizens of Vishwamitra residing in Romania or are of Romanian origin.
As the recognition of Romania by Vishwamitra is not reciprocated and not bilateral, Vishwamitra maintains an honorary embassy in the country as compared to a full-fledged mission which are, in contrary, only accredited to mutually recognized nations (the micronations).
The ambassador in Romania is also concurrently accredited as the non-resident ambassador in the Republic of Moldova.
History
The position of the ambassador was first created on 30 December 2020 along with the creation of a full-fledged mission. The first ambassador was Tudor Alessandro who served in office until his honourable dismissal on 5 February 2021. Upon his dismissal, Cristian Dobrev was appointed as the ambassador who further remained in office until his own removal on 22 September 2021. Ested Vlasyn, was thereupon appointed as the ambassador and later also served as the Minister of External Affairs during his tenure. He served in office until his own resignation in March 2022.
Following the resignation of Ested Vlasyn on 15 March 2022, former Prime Minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu and then serving Rajyapal of Basistha, was appointed as the Ambassador to Romania with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Moldova. In a cabinet decision, the regular diplomatic missions accredited to macronations which are unilaterally recognized by Vishwamitra were reorganized to honorary status on 8 May 2023. Thereupon, the status of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania was changed to the position of that of an Honorary Ambassador. Snagoveanu has since continued to serve as honorary ambassador in Romania.
Responsibilities
The honorary ambassador serves as the principal representative of the crown of Vishwamitra and the government in Romania and is responsible to cater the interests of the non-residential (overseas) citizens of Vishwamitra residing in Romania or are of Romanian origin. The ambassador is also responsible to present the policies of the government of Vishwamitra to the citizens and report the policies of the Romanian government to the Vishwamitran government and the crown. The ambassador also oversees the diplomatic activity and is often responsible for overseeing the trade and cultural relations between Vishwamitra and Romania.
The ambassador has concurrently been accredited as the non-resident ambassador in Moldova since 15 March 2022.
List of ambassadors
The first ambassador in office was Tudor Alessandro who served between December 2020 and February 2021. The current ambassador is Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu who was appointed on 15 March 2022.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born-died) |
Tenure | Appointer | Notes | ||
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| Term began | Term end | Term length | |||||
| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania | |||||||
| 1 | Tudor Alessandro (born unknown) |
30 December 2020 |
5 February 2021 |
37 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) |
Appointed as the inaugural ambassador upon the creation of the mission in December 2020. Tenure marked by inactivity towards the end which culminated in his dismissal in February 2022. | |
| 2 | 
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Cristian Dobrev (born 2004) |
5 February 2021 |
22 September 2021 |
229 days | Appointed as the second office-holder upon the removal of Tudor Alessandro on 5 February 2021. Later elected to the parliament and served as Minister of Finance and Law and Justice in the union council of ministers until June 2021. Later part of the tenure marked by inactivity ultimately leading to being replaced in September 2021. | |
| 3 | Dato Sri Utama Ested Vlasyn (born 2001) |
22 September 2021 |
15 March 2022 |
174 days | Appointed as the third office-holder upon the removal of Cristian Dobrev on 22 September 2021. Minister of Finance, Law and Justice at the time of appointment and later served as Minister of External Affairs, National Development, etc. Resigned from office in January 2022 which was formally recognized on 15 March 2022. | ||
| 4 | 
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Raj Ratna Maha Sri Dato Sri Paduka Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu (born 2004) |
15 March 2022 |
8 May 2023 |
1 year, 54 days | Former Prime Minister and Rajyapal of Basistha. Consul-General in Snagov and non-resident Ambassador to Moldova at the time of appointment. Appointed as the fourth office-holder upon the resignation of Ested Vlasyn on 8 May 2023. Continued to hold the concurrent charge of the non-resident ambassador to Moldova. Continued to serve in office upon the changes to the status of the office in May 2023. | |
| Honorary Ambassador in Romania | |||||||
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Raj Ratna Maha Sri Dato Sri Paduka Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu (born 2004) |
8 May 2023 |
Incumbent | 348 days | Varuna Sriraya (Rashtradhyaksh) |
Appointed as the first honorary ambassador in Romania upon the initiation of changes to the position in May 2023. Currently serving in office. |