Dorian Branea is a cultural diplomat and author. He is a Graduate of Western University of Timișoara, with graduate work in International Relations at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Negotiation at Oxford University’s Said Business School.He has a Ph.D. in English and American Studies, and he is a Fellow of Central European University (2003-2004). Doru is the Founding director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Warsaw (2006-2010) and the director, between 2010 and 2018, of the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. Doru was President of EUNIC London (the association of EU cultural institutes) between 2012 and 2014. Since 2018, he has been the Director of Romanian Cultural Institute in New York and, since 2021, President of EUNIC New York. Doru was Awarded the Order of Merit for Cultural Promotion in the rank of Knight by the President of Romania in 2018. He is also the author of The United States of Romanians (Humanitas, 2016).