Tatiana Molcean
Tatiana Molcean | |
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Molcean at the WIPO Global Awards Ceremony in 2022 | |
| Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Olga Algayerova |
| Permanent Representative of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva and Ambassador of Moldova to Switzerland | |
| In office 2020–2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Natalia Gavrilița Dorin Recean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 25, 1952 Chișinău, Moldova |
| Alma mater | Moldova State University Geneva Graduate Institute |
| Occupation | diplomat |
Tatiana Molcean (born 25 September 1982) is a Moldovan diplomat. She has been Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) since 2023.
Biography
Molcean was born on 25 September 1982 in Chișinău and is from a family of economists.[1][2] She studied a LLM degree at the Faculty of International Law, Moldova State University.[3] After graduating, she completed the multilateral diplomacy programme at the Geneva Graduate Institute.[2]
Molclean served as Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Sweden from 2008 to 2011.[3] Following this appointment, she served as Deputy Director General for Moldovan Integration in the European Union.[2] In 2017, she was appointed State Secretary and Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Bilateral Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.[2]
Molcean served as the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations in Geneva and the World Trade Organization, as well as the Moldovan Ambassador to Switzerland from 2020 to 2023.[3] During this period, on 5 October 2021 Molcean was appointed President of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).[4]
On 26 July 2023, Molcean was appointed the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).[3][5] In 2024, she supported the establishment of the world’s first United Nations backed centre for circular economy research, which is based in the United Kingdom.[6] She has supported the International Gender Champions pledges against gender-based violence and for gender parity.[7]
Alongside diplomacy, Molcean has promoted Moldovan cultural heritage, including organising an exhibition of traditional Moldovan hand-woven carpets at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.[8]
References
- ^ "Tatiana Molcean". mfa.gov.md. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d Jefford, Kasmira (5 November 2023). "Tatiana Molcean: UNECE countries face 'new realities' as Israel-Gaza war sends ripples across region". Geneva Solutions. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Tatiana Molcean Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe". United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Ambassador Tatiana Molcean was approved president of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)". 5 October 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Tatiana MOLCEAN". Les Rencontres Économiques (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "UK to establish world's first UN-backed centre for circular economy research". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Tatiana Molcean". International Gender Champions. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Chaoui, Prisca (31 May 2021). "Meet Tatiana Molcean, Moldova's multi-tasking ambassador". UN Today. Retrieved 30 May 2025.