IAEA - Romanian Ambassador has been Designated Acting Director General

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: July 25, 2019; 17:17 ♦ (Vindobona)

Ambassador Cornel Feruta of Romania, head-coordinator of the IAEA since 2013, has been responsible for coordinating the Agency's internal and external activities. As a consequence of the recent passing away of Director General Yukiya Amano, he has been designated Acting Director General at the IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency.

IAEA Chief Coordinator Cornel Feruta, has been designated by the Agency's Board of Governors as acting Director General of the IAEA until a new Director General assumes office. / Picture: © IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency / Dean Calma (CC BY 2.0)

"As a consequence of the recent passing away of Director General Yukiya Amano, and in order to ensure the orderly and smooth functioning of the Agency, the Board of Governors has decided to designate Mr. Cornel Feruta as acting Director General, until a Director General assumes office." the IAEA said in a statement on its website.

Feruta, head-coordinator of the…