14 Facts About Ion Jinga

Ion Jinga was born on 1 September 1961 and is a Romanian diplomat working in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1992.

Ion Jinga subsequently enrolled in the Faculty of Physics at the University of Bucharest, which he graduated in 1986.

Ambassador Jinga responded to these allegations through a series of interviews and articles in British newspapers, radio and television, presenting his views on the professional value of Romanians and their significant contribution to the UK economy.

When Romania was accused that it was exporting horse meat labelled as beef, Ion Jinga replied in two interviews with the Huffington Post newspaper and Sky News.

Ion Jinga explained the situation in detail within a Romanian TV show which presented CNN's letter of apologies.

Subsequently, Ion Jinga went on to preside over a number of key UN groups and initiatives.

In 2017, in recognition of his activity at the United Nations, Ion Jinga was granted the "Diploma for outstanding contributions to the success of the work of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly" by the General Assembly President.

In March, 2019, Jinga was elected Chair of the Committee for the United Nations Population Award, which recognizes outstanding personalities, organizations and institutions with remarkable contributions to solving population's problems.

Ion Jinga was reelected in this position in 2020 and 2021.

Ion Jinga authored and co-authored five books and over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Since 2012, Ion Jinga is the honorary president of the York Romanian Society.

Ion Jinga is a member of The Incorporation of Wrights in Glasgow and of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London.

In February 2015, Ion Jinga received the "Diplomat of the Year 2015" Award within the "Political and Public Life Awards" event, organized by the British 'Asian Voice' magazine and hosted by the Rt Hon Keith Vaz, the Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons.

On 30 August 2017, by Presidential Decree, Ion Jinga was granted the diplomatic rank of Ambassador.