GHEORGHE TINCA - ROMANIA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: EASTERN EUROPE
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005657426
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2011
• Case Number: F-2011-01070
• Publication Date: May 17, 1994

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Gheorghe TLMCA
(Phonetic: TEENkuh)
Minister of National Defense
(since March 1994)
The first civilian defense minister in over five
decades, Gheorghe Tinca is a highly regarded,
Western-oriented nrofessional diplomat~
Tinca brings to his
new position more than 25 years at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA) and strong credentials on
arms control and multilateral affairs, issues that are
likely to be at the top of his agenda. Prime Minister
Nicolae Vacaroiu chose Tinca for the defense post,
partly on the basis of his status as a nonpolitician, to
help Romania's case for entry into NATO and other
a civilian defense minister to help Romania meet
admission requirements imposed by the Council of
inca has trade a
smooth transition into his new job.
he has relied on his much-respected predecessor to
facilitate his early meetings with top officers and
visiting military delegations. Since his appointment,
he has been a steadfast proponent of Romania's
membership in Parmershi for Peace in his public
statements and meetings7He
also has traveled to Great Britain and Belgium to
promote military cooperation, according to press
of official press releases yields the following
biographic information. Tinca was born on
21 September 1941 in Bucharest. He graduated
from the law faculty of the University of Bucharest
in 1964 and subsequently studied international
relations at the graduate level (1965-66). He rose
through the MFA ranks in postings to Geneva
(1972-79) and New York (1982-87), as well as in
several assignments in the MFA's international
organizations directorate. In 1991 he was named the
secretary of state for arms control and disarmament
issues. Tinca was secretary of state for the Middle
East, Africa, and Latin America and, concurrently,
acting director for multilateral affirs from Janus azy
1993 until his current assignment.
Tinca and his wife, Ileana-Rodica, have two
children. He speaks French and English
LDA M 94-12967
17 May 1994