H.E. Lucian Fătu has presented his letters of credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Kingdom of The Netherlands to H.M. King Willem-Alexander on the 10th of February, 2021.
After being admitted to the Diplomatic Service in 1992, Lucian Fătu ranks currently as Minister Plenipotentiary.
Between 2013 and 2019, he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Hellenic Republic. Previously, he held the same office in the Republic of Finland, with additional accreditation to the Republic of Estonia (2006-2011), and in the Republic of Lithuania, with additional accreditation to the Republic of Latvia (2001-2004). His initial foreign postings included London, as Deputy Head (2000-2001), and Washington, D.C., as political officer (1995-1999).
In the Foreign Ministry in Bucharest, Lucian Fătu was National Coordinator for the EU Danube Strategy, with the rank of Director General (2012), Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (2011-2012), Deputy Director General of the EU Department (2004-2005), Director for Western Europe (2000), and Deputy Director for North America (1999).
After completing his tour of duty in Helsinki, where he served as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps between 2010 and 2011, Lucian Fătu received the highest Finnish recognition, when he was awarded Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Finnish Lion.
Lucian Fătu was born in Bucharest on June 2, 1959, is married and has three children. He holds a BA in Civil Engineering from the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute (1979-1984), and M.A. degrees in Political Science from the National School for Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest (1990-1992), and in European Integration from the Limerick University in the Republic of Ireland (1991-1992). Lucian Fǎtu speaks English and French.
