Nicolae Chirtoacă

Nicolae Chirtoacă
Moldovan Ambassador to the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico
In office
4 August 2006  17 December 2009
PresidentVladimir Voronin
Mihai Ghimpu (acting)
Prime MinisterVasile Tarlev
Zinaida Greceanîi
Vitalie Pîrlog (acting)
Vladimir Filat
Preceded byMihail Manoli
Succeeded byIgor Munteanu
Personal details
Born (1953-03-22) 22 March 1953
Glodeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Moldova
Branch/serviceSoviet Union Army
Moldovan Ground Forces
Years of service1977–1994
Battles/warsTransnistria War

Nicolae Chirtoacă (born 22 March 1953) is a Moldovan political analyst and diplomat. He served as the Moldovan Ambassador to the United States from 2006 to 2009. During the Transnistria War, Chirtoacă led the State Department for Military Problems, and he was involved in the elaboration of a ceasefire agreement that put an end to the war.