Events

On May 1, Romanian Tourism Minister, Dan Matei Agathon, the former Prime Minister and current Governor of the Central Bank, Mugur Isarescu, as well as the Romanian Ambassador to the United States, Sorin Ducaru and a business delegation from Romania visited the Gold and Precious Metals Department at the Federal...

On July 12, in a remarkable show of support and solidarity,The United States 117th Congress summited Resolution H. RES. 1222 dedicated to Romania, which officially marked the Twenty-Fifth anniversary of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and the United States. In attendance were the two co-chairs of the Friendship Group with...

Last week, the MIC visited the Consulate General of Japan in New York at the invitation of its top diplomat - Mr. Futoshi Matsumoto, Deputy Chief of Mission and Deputy Consul General of Japan. Mr. Matsumoto was flanked by Mr. Naohito Sato - Consul, Economic Division and Mr. Maki Mizusawa, Consul...

Last week, the MIC visited the Consulate General of Japan in New York at the invitation of its top diplomat - Mr. Futoshi Matsumoto, Deputy Chief of Mission and Deputy Consul General of Japan. Mr. Matsumoto was flanked by Mr. Naohito Sato - Consul, Economic Division and Mr. Maki Mizusawa,...

A delegation led by Romanian ambassador to Washington DC Andrei Muraru and Stefan Minovici met last week with members of the US Senate and House of Representatives. The agenda of the two-day marathon discussions gravitated around the current crisis in Ukraine, the strategic partnership between the two partner countries, Romania and...

The National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC - “STATE OF THE NATION” meeting took place last night at the Harvard Club in New York City. The panelists - NRSC Chairman, Senator Rich Scott (FL) , Senator Bill Hagerty (TN) and Senator Ben Sasse (NE) – as well via Zoom with...

The Three Seas Project is an initiative that brings together twelve EU Member States triangularly connected from the Baltic, Black and the Adriatic seas. The impressive players are Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Like never before, they want to move...

The Romanian Embassy in Washington DC celebrated the National Day of Romania at the Army Navy Club in Arlington, Virginia. The December 1st Gala was a first for our diplomatic outpost the United States. Many diplomats and dignitaries, including several State Department officials, business leaders and academic crowded the spectacular...

On November 27, Stefan Minovici met in Paris - at his invitation - with the Romanian Ambassador to France, H.E. Luca Niculescu. During their two hour-long meeting the head of MIC and Ambassador Niculescu topics of discussion ranged from the Visa Waiver Program to the differences in the Romanian Diaspora...

On November 10, 2021 the leadership of MIC & Associates met with Senator Nicoleta Paulic, Chairwoman of Defense and National Security of Romania, at the Senate building in Bucharest. Senator Paulic is a rising star in Romanian politics and recently became a strong candidate for the cabinet position of Defense...

Tom Cotton is a United States Senator from Arkansas. Tom’s committees include the Judiciary, where he serves as the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, the Intelligence Committee, and the Armed Services Committee, where he attends as the Ranking Member of the Air Land Power Subcommittee. Tom...

On Tuesday, September 22nd, Stefan Minovici met with Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) in New York City to discuss bilateral United States-Romanian relations. The two were joined by Congressman Swalwell’s Chief of Staff, Yardena Wolf as well as MIC intern William Rose. The meeting was highly successful and discussed a wide range...

Stefan Minovici met with Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Thursday, September 9th in New York during a fundraising event hosted by Eiseman, Levine, Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis, P.C and MIC & Associates to discuss bilateral United States-Romanian relations and issues facing the two nations such as national security, trade, healthcare, and investments. Mister Rubio...

MIC President, Stefan Minovici met with Democratic Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams on Tuesday morning August 10th, 2021. Mr. Adams is a self-made New Yorker, an educated professional and a former NYPD patrolman. He is described as a family man with strong Christian values who truly impressed the attendees during the meet and greet event...

MIC President, Stefan Minovici met with Democratic Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams on Tuesday morning August 10th, 2021. Mr. Adams is a self-made New Yorker, an educated professional and a former NYPD patrolman. He is described as a family man with strong Christian values who truly impressed the attendees during the meet and greet event...

Stefan Minovici met with Senator Todd Young, a prominent Republican and Senior Senator from Indiana to discuss current U.S.- Romanian relations, U.S. bases, the Russian threat, the Chinese threat and the future of the Republican party after the Trump era. Senator Todd Young currently serves on the U.S. Senate Committees on...

On May 14th the leadership of MIC & Associates met in Timisoara with His Eminency Ion Salajan, Metropolitan of Timisoara and the Banat region. The rare and special occasion took place at the residence of His Eminency in Timisoara in the company of Father Timotei Ansoriac, Entrepreneur Lucian Perescu, MIC President...

On February 1st, 2021, the Governor of Calarasi County Vasile Iliuta together with his council, has agreed to join the project launched by MIC & Associates and has become the first region of Romania to participate in the “Make it in Romania” Initiative. This announcement comes as welcoming news for MIC and has renewed our...

The leadership of MIC has signed a historical partnership agreement with the largest business association in Romania, Patronatul Roman. The century-old entity has over 500,000 members covering virtually all industrial and manufacturing sectors in the country. MIC has pledged to support and dedicate significant resources in forging new investments, relationships, and...

On Tuesday, October 6th, the President of MIC & Associates, Stefan Minovici met with the Hon. Robert Cazanciuc, President of the Romanian Senate. The high-level encounter took place in the dignitary’s chambers in Bucharest. Senator Cazanciuc has pledged his full support and that of the Romanian Senate for the “Make...

The newly elected board member State Secretary and Government CIO Marian Murgulet has arranged a series of high-level meetings in Bucharest for the U.S. leadership and newly elected governors from Maramures and Constanta. Among the dignitaries introduced were Calin Ioan Bota Secretary of State, Ministry of European Funds, Liviu Rogojinaru State...

During a visit to Constanta’s Port on Oct. 4th, MIC President, Stefan Minovici visited the Comvex company on the Black Sea. He was met by Mr. Viorel Panait, partner and President of logistics and operations who gave him a tour of the facility and explained the process and role of...

On Tuesday, January 21, at the historical Military Club Marble Room (Casa Armatei / Cercul Militar) more than two hundred and twenty people gathered to celebrate and honor those who have sacrificed life and limb for our countries’ freedom, peace and security. The Veterans Gala celebration was a joint team effort between The...

On Saturday, January 18 – the Prime Minister of Romania H. E. Ludovic Orban met with MIC President Stefan Minovici at the Victoria Palace, during an official visit to his office. The two discussed the state of the US Diaspora, the Trauma/ Rehabilitation Center Project near Timisoara, MIC’s efforts in advocating...

On Friday, January 17 the MIC leadership met with the Governor of Timis County, (Mr. Calin Dobra/ (Presedinte Consiliul Judetean) and later during the evening with the Mayor of Timisoara, the Hon. Nicolae Robu. Both meetings revolved around future business and economic development in the region and the creation of a...

On Friday December 20th, an MIC delegation led by Stefan Minovici, joined the official delegation from the US Embassy in Bucharest, led by Ambassador Adrian Zuckerman, as well as that of the City Mayor - Nicolae Robu, Metropolitan Nicolae Salajan, the Governor of the Region - Calin Dobra, and the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture...

MIC & Associates has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Timis Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture on December 19 in Timisoara. The objective of this protocol is to establish a formal guideline of co-operation between the two organizations, in order to promote trade and investment, stimulate business...

President Klaus Iohannis visited New York this Thursday to meet prominent members of the Romanian American diaspora and speaking about his new book EU.RO. During the event, Mr. Iohannis answered questions about Romania's current and future standing in the European community. He also spoke about the steps he believes necessary...

MIC leadership has welcomed last night one of the most influential Senators in the United States, Bob Menendez (D-NJ). He oversees the Foreign Relations Committee, the oldest and most respected branch of the US Senate. During this fundraiser, Mr. Menendez has pledged his full support for Romania, for the bilateral...

June 20, 2019 On Thursday, May 20, during a hot summer day in Washington DC, the President’s nominee for the ambassadorship position to Romania, Adrian Zuckerman, came one step closer to becoming the next American envoy to Bucharest. A consummate professional and an attorney with a stellar reputation, Adrian Zuckerman is the...

June 17, 2019On Monday, June 17, MIC together with the leadership at RABC organized a luncheon in honor of House Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL) the co-chair of the Romanian Caucus in the US Congress. The meeting was in support of the reelection campaign of Mr. Lipinski, in a Chicago district...

MIC & Associates has championed the nomination of the first native Romanian to serve as U.S. ambassador in Romania. After an effort that started back in January of 2017, where several names and personas were considered, the candidate selected was Mr. Adrian Zuckerman, a seasoned real estate attorney with extraordinary...

June 7, 2019 On Friday June 7th, following years of preparation, hard work and dedication, Romania lost its opportunity to become the new member of the UN Security Council for the 2020 – 2021 term. The position went to none other than Estonia, a country of 1.4 million with a great...

May 18, 2019 The XX Edition of Romania Day on Broadway has passed as a huge success! The festival took place on Saturday, May 18, 2019 and featured one of the most memorable and varied performance programs to date while welcoming a record number of participants. More than a dozen renowned artists...

April 1, 2019 Last night MIC celebrated Romania’s EU Presidency with Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu, Ambassador Ion Jinga and over one hundred of his colleagues and partners from the United Nations. The event took place at the Romanian Mission to the United Nations in New York as it coincided with the International...

January 9-13, 2019 Following a successful BestInvest Forum in New York, the MIC and RABC leadership has embarked on a long-term project to bring the first US Hospital to Eastern Europe and Romania. The first round of meetings and engagement protocols took place between January 9 and 13 in Cluj and...

MIC & Associates salutes San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi being recently reelected speaker of the House of Representatives. She will lead Democrats as they take over the House amid a partial government shutdown. Already the first female House speaker in history, Pelosi now becomes the first woman to hold the job...

Mrs. Sorina Pintea, the Minister of Health of Romania paid a visit to the MIC & Associates offices on Thursday, September 27. The event coincided with her presentation at the UN World Health Organization in New York during the same week. Minister Pintea was accompanied by professor Alexandru Rafila, Chief...

The Healthcare Forum organized by MIC & Associates in partnersip with the Romanian-American usiness Council ended on November 8 in New York City after an intense week of panel discussions, one-on -one meetings, hospital visits, presentation, receptions and a dinner gala. Conceived as a partnership between the Ministry of Health...

Wednesday, November 7, a high level MIC delegation formed by over two dozen physicians, a State Secretary and three legislators met with the top brass of Johns Hopkins International Management Team in Baltimore, Maryland. The group included renowned names of Romanian medical establishment such as Fundeni Genera Hospital, Monza Group Hospitals,...

On Wednesday September 13, MIC & Associates President Stefan Minovici met with US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman, in Washington DC during the farewell reception of Romanian ambassador Sorin Ducaru. Mr. Mino MIC & Associates in partnership with RABC (Romanian-American Business Council) – Reception Honoring Eleven Distinguished Members of the...

Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-Il) has met with MIC & Associates and RABC leadership in New York on Monday, Sept. 24 to further discuss the Visa Waiver Program for Romania and the current effort in the House of Representatives. The Co-Chair of the Romanian Caucus expressed his determination to further this...

On Monday, July 29, the MIC & Associates leadership met with four Representatives of the United States Congress at the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. They were Ted Budd (R-NC), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Joe Wilson (R-SC). Minus Congressman Wilson, they are all up for reelection in November. Our...

On Tuesday, the Government of Romania, the Ministry of Environment together with the European Economic and Social Committee and the Permanent Mission of Romania hosted a United Nations event entitled “Involving the civil society in the monitoring of the SDGs”. This event aimed at showing how the organized civil society...

H.E. Gratiela Gavrilescu, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment paid an official visit to the MIC & Associates headquarters on July 18, together with one of her predecessors, Hon. Laszlo Borbely, State Counselor and Coordinator for the Department for Sustainable Development for the Government of Romania. They were accompanied...

The two hundred and forty-two Independence Day of the United States was celebrated in Bucharest on the loan of the US embassy on Friday June 29. The event was attended by over one thousand guests, many of them political leaders, diplomats, journalists, mayors and a significant contingent of business people...

As a follow up to the creation of an American Hospital in Romania, Stefan Minovici met on Friday May 29 with H.E. Sorina Pintea, the Romanian health minister. Mrs. Pintea, originally from Baia Mare, is by training an accomplished economist with a significant experience in hospital management. She managed the...

Following the Romanian Day Festival on Sunday – May 20, the MIC & Associates in partnership with RABC organized a Centennial Gala honoring many of its supporters from the United States and Romania. On the settings of the East River and in the shadows of the United Nation Headquarters overlooking Queens,...

The MIC & Associates leadership met Senator Lindsey Graham, Chairman of the Appropriation Subcommittee on State & Foreign Operations and of the Senate of Armed Services Committee. He was accompanied by Congressman Joe Wilson, the Assistant Majority Whip, one of the most senior members of the House of Foreign Affairs...

A celebratory reception on the eve of Romania’s National Day was hosted by the Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN on Friday – December 1st at its Manhattan Headquarters on the East Side. More than 300 guests attended, among them an unprecedented number of ambassadors, as well as senior...

On Thursday March 22nd, Stefan Minovici met with Stefan Gadola President of the Transylvania Business Council to discuss further development of MIC & RABC projects in Cluj, as well as the strong partnership that connects the two organization. Mr. Gadola was also the host of the MIC & RABC reception...

Stefan Minovici (Chairman) and George Naghiu (Managing Director) lead an MIC & RABC delegation that met with the Romanian’s DPM and the Minister of Environment Gratiela Vladescu on Wednesday, March 21st, to discuss new ways to clean up the Romanian environment. The hour-long meeting was attended by the Ministers’ Chief...

The MIC & RABC leadership paid a visit to some of the most important Romanian churches in the Chicago area in order to rally support for the cochairman of the Romanian Caucus, Congressman Daniel Lipinski (D-Il). During the two-day trip, Stefan Minovici and Valentin Pipa met with leaders of the...

Against a backdrop of threatening weather, Romanians have showed up in record numbers along spectators and tourists from over 100 countries to celebrate under what turned out to be a bright and sunny Centennial Anniversary of Romania Day Festival. The special edition of this XIX Festival was honored by the...

MIC & Associates president and RABC founder Stefan Minovici met today on Capitol Hill with the two Co-Chairs of the Romanian Caucus, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) and Congressman Daniel Lipinski, (D-Il). The main topic of the discussion was the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and the efforts undertaken by the MIC...

We followed up after the Easter celebration with the Leader of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, The Most Reverend Dr. NATHANIEL (Popp), Archbishop of Detroit of The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America. Led by the newly appointed Dean of the Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church of Maspeth – Queens, father...

The Honorable Daniel Lipinski, RABC’s most recent recipient of the 2017 George Pomutz Excellence Award attended a fundraiser event at the home of Dr. Mihaela and Vlad Vladutiu on Fifth Avenue. A select group of MIC & Associates and RABC members attended this special event that was meant to support the re-election...

Final “Wild Carpathia” Documentary Presented at the United Nations June 27, 2017 On Tuesday, June 27, The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York (ICRNY), in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations, has organized the North American premiere of the latest episode of Wild Carpathia, a world acclaimed...

Professor Emil Constantinescu, former President of Romania (1996- 2000), has visited the United States early this month on a speaking tour in New York and Washington, D.C. at the invitation of MIC & Associates. Mr. Constantinescu, was accompanied by Gen. (ret) Constantin Degeratu, the former Chief of the Romanian Army...

On Wednesday, October 12, the RABC president met with Donald J Trump Jr. the son of the Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump. The luncheon took place at the Altesi Restaurant on the Upper East Side where the two met for over one hour to discuss campaign issues, the role...

Raytheon Signs Contract with MIC & Associates Raytheon is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business aviation and special mission aircraft. Raytheon radar and surveillance systems are the world’s most flexible, modern, and cost-effective solution for  both military and civil ATC requirements. Raytheon is...

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis made an official visit to the United Started, the week of June 4th that ended on Friday when he met with his counterpart, Donald J. Trump at the White House. Mr. Iohannis received the “Light Unto the Nations” award from the American Jewish Committee (AJC). This is...

Friday June 2nd, the RABC leadership met with His Excellency Teodor Melescanu, the Romanian foreign minister. The meeting took place at the Romanian UN Mission and it was orchestrated by the UN permanent representative of Romania to the UN, Ambassador Ion Jinga and by the Hon. Ioana Gabriela Costache, the...

The XVIII Edition of the Romanian Day Festival on Broadway took place on Sunday May 14th, amidst beautiful weather and a record audience. Two of our board members were rewarded The Best Romanian American Business Person and The Most Valuable RABC Member. Mike Chiriac and respectively Valentin Pipa, were honored...

On Tuesday, April 25, RABC President Stefan Minovici met Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), member of the United States Congressional District 7 of Tennessee 7, Chairman of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee. Stefan Minovici, Marsha BlackburnThe event took place at the residence of philanthropist and businesswoman Georgette Mosbacher in Manhattan. Mrs. Blackburn is a...

Today, April 12, members of the RABC Board and Action Committee met with Hon. Daniel Lipinski, US Representative (D-Ill) the Co-Chair of the Romanian Caucus in the United States Congress. The working luncheon greatly benefited from the presence of H.E. Ion Jinga, Romanian ambassador to the United Nations and the...

On Tuesday, March 13, members of the RABC board met with Hon. Mike Turner, US Representative (R-OH) and H.E. Olguta Vasilescu, the Romanian Minister of Labor. At the working luncheon were also present H.E. Ion Jinga, Romanian ambassador to the United Nations and Mr. Jinga and the Hon. Ioana Costache,...

On February 2nd, Judge Robert Levy and Stefan Minovici met in Brooklyn, New York during a visit to his chambers and a subsequent luncheon. Judge Levy has visited Romania on several occasions, first as a photographer and tourist in the early seventies, later of as a finding mission judge, focusing...

MIC & Associates and The leadership of RABC and has attended the Inauguration of the 45th President to the United States, Donald J. Trump in Washington DC. Valentin Pipa, Mike Chiriac, Stefan and Cristina Minovici have participates at various ceremonies as well as related events and galas during the week-end...

The Enchanting Wines of Transylvania – a marketing and PR event dedicated to Jidvei Winery from Romania The RABC has hosted on December 15, 2015, together with MIC & Associates – “The Enchanting Wines of Transylvania” a marketing and PR event dedicated to Jidvei Winery from Romania. The event took place...

On Thursday, December 1st Pietro Beretta, the owner of The Beretta Co. (est. 1526) launched the “490 Serpentina.” The occasion coincided with The Romania National Day and was attended by key RABC board members including Valentin Pipa, Mike Chiriac, Mihaela Vladutiu, and Cristina Minovici. His excellency Ion Jinga, the Romanian ambassador the...

The RePatriot Forum was by all accounts a real success for the Romanian business community at large, but above all for all expatriates or those attending from the Diaspora. With support and speeches by President Klaus Johannis at the Cotroceni Palace and that of the Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos at...

On Tuesday, September 27, key RABC board members have attended the ALIANTA Gala as a Gold Sponsor. Among the seniors members participating were: Valentin Pipa, Mike Chiriac, Cristina Minovici, Stefan Minovici, Aurelian Georgescu and Joseph Clementi.   The honored guests were Ambassador Hans Klemm and Ambassador George Cristian Maior.  Among...

Stefan Minovici (CEO MIC & Associates INC.) and Samuel W. Bodman (US Secretary of Energy) On Wednesday September 13, MIC & Associates President Stefan Minovici met with US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman, in Washington DC during the farewell reception of Romanian ambassador Sorin Ducaru. Mr. Minovici and secretary Bodman...

On June 27-28, Stefan Minovici and Managing Director for Romania, Doru Epure visited Cluj-Napoca during an official visit in the Transylvanian capital. The visit in Cluj was organized by our partners from Transylvania Evolution – a very dynamic international business development advisory company founded by Ciprian Comsulea and Rares Dragan. At the University of Medicine and Pharmaceutics UMF,...

On Monday evening  June 6,  The Council organized a fundraising event in honor of Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH),  the Co-chair of the Romanian Caucus in the House of Representatives. Attended by dignitaries like  H.E.  Dr. Ion Jinga, the Permanent Representative of Romania to the UN and Hon. Dr. Ioana Costache, Consul...

On Monday evening  June 6,  MIC & Associates and RABC organized a fundraising event in honor of Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH),  the Co-chair of the Romanian Caucus in the House of Representatives. Attended by dignitaries like  H.E.  Dr. Ion Jinga, the Permanent Representative of Romania to the UN and Hon. Dr....

Held in the world-famous Financial District on Sunday, May 15 – amidst challenging weather and chilly temperatures, the XVII Edition of the Romania Day Festival brought as always an abundance of authenticity of Romanian culture and traditions for Romanian-Americans, our Diaspora and the world. Messages from the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis and NY...

A fundraiser in honor of Congressman Michael Turner (R- Ohio) was held on Thursday, December 4th, during the annual Holiday Party at the offices of MIC & Associates in New York. Congressman Turner became a member of the House Armed Services Committee at the beginning of the 111th Congress and was...

MIC & Associates has organized on September 28 BestInvest, the most significant forum dedicated to Romania and its investment opportunities in the last decade. Held at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan and in collaboration with the International Chapter of the Romanian American Chamber of Commerce, BestInvest brought together over...

MIC & Associates in partnership with the Romanian American Chamber of Commerce has organized on July 9 a visit to the North Shore LIJ Heath System in honor of the Romanian Health Minister Nicolae Banicioiu. During the visit, minister Banicioiu has reviewed HealthPlex Emergency Hospital in Greenwich Village and Lenox...

MIC & Associates is the proud producer and sponsor of the annual Romania Day Festival on Broadway. For sixteen consecutive years, the company has taken up the role of organizing an event that bridges the gap between the old world and the new. The result is a unique presentation of...

On November 18, Mr. Stefan Minovici, met with the President of the Romanian Senate, Hon. Calin Popescu Taricianu, at his offices in Bucharest. Mr. Tariceanu served as the country’s Prime Minister (2004-2008) and held numerous key positions in the Romanian Government. He was Minister of Industries and Commerce (1996-1997) and...

Last week in January, Stefan Minovici and his Promia Cyber Technology Chairman and partner, Gen (ret.) Wesley Clark, have made an official visit to Kuwait to meet with various state and private entities to promote the latest cyber security and anti-hacking/penetration expertise available in the United Sates. During the trip, Mr. Minovici met with His Excellency Mathew H. Tueller,...

His Excellency, Iulian Buga, the Romanian ambassador to the United States of America has visited New York City on October 15th, where he attended a series of events in his honor. They included a presentation at Columbia University, the Harriman Institute, followed by a luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel...

Representative Loretta Sanchez (D – CA), travelled to Romania on a fact-finding mission between June 29 and July 1, at the invitation of the German Marshal Fund in cooperation with MIC & Associates. Congresswoman Sanchez met during her official trip, among others, with Mr. Iulian Fota, the National Security Advisor to President Traian Basescu, as well as with Mr....

On May 27, Mr. Stefan Minovici organized a fundraiser in the honor of Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez at the home of Dr. Mihaela Galica Vladutiu. Dr. Vladutiu is a Romanian-American medical practitioner affiliated with New York University’s Langone Medical Center. Over thirty high profile people were in attendance, including key decision-makers...

During his trip to Romania, Stefan Minovici met with Mr. Ludovic Orban, the Vice President of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and a close ally of the newly elected President, Mr. Klaus Iohannis. Mr. Orban is a favorite to become the new PNL president, replacing the former mayor of Sibiu...

On Wednesday, January 15, a US diplomatic delegation met with Stefan Minovici at the New York offices of MIC & Associates. The group was led by Mr. Dean Thompson, the future Deputy Chief of Mission to the US Embassy in Bucharest and was accompanied by Mrs. Angela Gemza, press attaché to...

On Friday, January 8, 2016, Stefan Minovici cosponsored a breakfast meeting with Ken Abramowitz, co-founder and Managing General Partner of NGN Capital. Special guests at the breakfast meeting included three key Republicans from the House of Representatives, Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, South Carolina Congressman, Joe Wilson and the Co-Chair of the Romanian Caucus,...

Mr. Stefan Minovici met Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, and former White House Chief of Staff in April 2013 during a private function in Manhattan. Mr. Emanuel was elected the 55th Mayor of Chicago on February 22, 2011 and was sworn in on May 16, 2011. Mayor Emanuel launched “Building a...

The Annual Ambulance Society Dinner Gala was celebrated on Sunday, July 28thin Bucharest with over 6oo guest in attendance, most of them doctors and paramedics, as well as academics, businesspeople and politicians. The Ambulance Society (Societatea de Salvare – Bucuresti) was founded in 1906 by Prof. Dr. Nicolae Minovici and offered the...

Sunday, March 2nd in New York, Stefan Minovici had lunch with Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and her husband Jack Einwechter. The event was also attended by Mrs. Sanchez senior advisor, Jamie Ansorge. A recognized leader on military and national security issues, Rep. Sanchez is the second highest ranking Democrat on the House Armed...

The retired four-star general and former presidential candidate, Wesley Clark has partnered with Stefan Minovici to create Promia Cyber Technologies. In February 2013, Wesley Clark and Stefan Minovici co-founded Promia Cyber Technologies, where Mr. Clark serves as the Chairman of the Board. Promia CT seeks to become the leading service provider...

H.E. Rovana Plumb, the Environmental and Climate Change Minister of Romania has completed a week-long official visit to New York and Washington DC, where she joined in part Prime Minster Victor Ponta and two other cabinet ministers, Titus Corlatean (Minster for Foreign Affairs) and Constantin Nita (Minister of Energy) on a long-anticipated trip to the United...

In December 2011, a revamped medical clinic, Hellenic Medical Center, reopened for business in a Queens, New York. The medical establishment underwent a $6 million renovation and upgrade and caters to large number of patients from all five boroughs of New York. The facility offers an extensive array of medical...

Congressman Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) visited Mr. Stefan Minovici at the office of MIC & Associates in October 2012, during his reelection campaign. As a staunch supporter of the Romanian-American community, Congressman Owens sought advice on how to better understand and serve the Romanian American community living in his district. Congressman. Owens...

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) paid a visit to Mr. Stefan Minovici at the MIC & Associates office in September 2012. Ms. Maloney represents New York’s 12th Congressional District, which includes most of the East Side of Manhattan, Roosevelt Island, and extends across the East River into the Boroughs of...

On June 21, 2012, Mr. Stefan Minovici attended a fundraising event for the Democratic Party in New York, where he was reunited with Beau and Hunter Biden, the sons of U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden. Beau Biden took office as Delaware’s 44th Attorney General in January 2007. As Attorney General, he...

Tuesday, December 20th , 2011, “ FRATII MINOVICI” Foundation and Minovici Medical Development, together with its partner, SanaMed Hospital, celebrated the end-of-the-year holidays with their first Christmas Party. The gala was organized by Publicis, one of the most celebrated PR companies in the world. Among the participants at the event were members...

The Second Edition of the Romanian-American Strategic Partnership Forum – The American Environmental Protection Plan for Romania, will that will take place between on October 2-4, 2011 in Romania, at the JW Marriot in Bucharest. The event is organized by MIC & Associates, in association with the Romanian Ministry of...

MIC & Associates completes another successful official government mission this summer. During July 5-8, a high level Romanian delegation led by Romanian Health Minister Attila Cseke toured parts of the North Eastern Unites States. Various key hospitals, medical centers and companies involved in the Medical Industry in New York City...

MIC & Associates has launched last week in Bucharest a new venture in the medical field under name of Minovici Medical Center. The new clinic caters to Romanian and international patients suffering from diabetes, heart disease and other related medical problems. Minovici Medical Center has 45 employees, including 12 doctors,...

Romanian minister of the environment and Forests Laszlo Borbely and MIC president Stefan Minovici met with Rep. Gary Ackerman (NY-5) 2nd Ranking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee & Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Eastern Europe, Middle East and South Asia. Multiple topics related to foreign policy and...

During the reception offered by H.E. Laszlo Borbely, the Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development on May 12, Mr. Minovici met with Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General. The top diplomat in New York, praised the efforts and the performance of Minister Borbely and that of his team, especially of...

Mr. Bijan Kian – Board Member of EXIMBANK met with the Romanian delegation lead by minister the environmental minister Laszlo Borbely on Wednesday, May 3rd. the Romanian official has presented EXIMBANK with a series of investment opportunities and showed a real interest in pursuing some of the proposal made by...

On Monday, May 2nd, Mr. Laszlo Borbely, Minister of the Environment and Forest of Romania met with former New York Mayor and republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani and discussed issues related to Environmental Security, Emergency management for the environment, earthquake response, nuclear spills and the cleanup of toxic sites. Minister...

On Sunday, May 1st, the Twelfth edition of the Romania Day Festival took place on Broadway, in lower Manhattan, amidst sunny skies and a large participation of tens of thousands of New Yorkers. The sunny weather brought also thousands of Romanian-Americans to this unique event that became a traditional annual...

On Sunday, October 3rd, MIC President Stefan Minovici met with White House Chief of Staff, Rham Emanuel at a private reception in Manhattan, New York. Some of the topics discussed were related to the current November elections and the bilateral relations between Romania and the Unites States.

MIC & Associates co-sponsored the International Healthcare Forum organized by Forum Invest Romania in Bucharest between September 27-28 this year. Romania, like the rest of the world, has been greatly affected by the recent global recession and financial crisis, and the current state of the healthcare industry in Romania is sensitive....

Friday September 23rd , the Prime Minister of Romania, Emil Boc and Foreign Minister, Theodor Baconschi, together with Romanian Ambassador to Washington, Adrian Vierita met with New York State Governor, David Paterson at his office in Manhattan, New York. The meeting was arranged by Stefan Minovici at the Governor’s request....

MIC & Associates will represent Delfasco Defense in marketing, sales and promotion of its products in the United States and Europe. Among the top equipment manufactured by Delfasco are practice bombs, MK-84 conical fins, suspension lugs, ammunition containers, pallets and pallets components, practice warheads and other related products and technologies...

The Farnborough International Airshow 2010 will take place between 19-25 July in Hampshire, England. This will be the 47th edition of the biennial air show, which first took place in 1948 at the Farnborough Aerodrome. Farnborough was initially established as a way for the British public to see and learn...

The tenth edition of the Eurosatory International Defense Week took place between June 14 – 18 in Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, France. The defense industry trade show, which is held every two years, is the biggest international exhibition for land, airland and homeland defense. The forum is designed to help...

Following the Eleventh Annual Festival – Romania Broadway – and lobbying efforts by MIC & Associates, on May 14th, Governor David A. Paterson has proclaimed the month of May, 2010, the Romanian Heritage Day in the State of New York and May 1, the Romania National Day in the State...

Stefan Minovici, the President of MIC & Associates met with President Obama on May 13th, during the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in New York City. President Obama would like to see more US investment and closer ties between the US and Romanian business communities. The dinner gala was attended, among...

Thursday, April 8, the president of MIC & Associates met with the Speaker of the House, Ms. Nancy Pelosi, during a private dinner in New York City. It was agreed that Romania needs to make a concerted effort in order to attract investments, improve its visibility and establish a better identity...

On March 9, 2010, MIC & Associates President Stefan Minovici met with the Mayor of Chisinau, Hon. Dorin Chirtoaca, during an official visit to the Republic of Moldova. During the meeting, significant infrastructure projects were discussed, such as medical services, affordable housing for low-income individuals in the capital, including the creation...

We are pleased to announce that MIC & Associates has signed a strategic partnership contract with The Mega Company, a specialized home building from the United States, to operate in the Romanian real estate market. MIC views its partner’s offer as a milestone step in affordable housing efforts in Romania. With...

During the visit of H.E. Laszlo Borbely, Minister of the Environment and Forest of Romania to Washington DC, Mr. Minovici met with Ms. Jackson at the EPA Headquarters where topics such as flood prevention, US investments in the rehabilitation of water resources technologies and the decontamination of the polluted and...

MILIPOL Trade Show was held from 17-20 November at Parc d’Expositions de Paris Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, celebrating its 25 anniversary.MILIPOL is an international trade show, organized as the privileged information and public-relations tool, open widely to professionals in the field of security, including manufacturers, end-users, buyers and...

www.romaniabroadway.com MIC & Associates and the largest Romania-American weekly, ZIUA USA, organized the Tenth Edition of the Romania Day Festival on legendary Broadway. On Saturday, May 2 2009, the financial heart of the City of New York celebrated the best of Romanian culture, history and traditions. The program included a parade...

Organized by Stefan Minovici, President & CEO of MIC & Associates, the Romanian American Strategic Partnership Forum took place on April 30, 2009, in the financial district of Manhattan. The guest speakers of the RASPF forum were Mr. Rudolph Giuliani, former Mayor of New York and presidential candidate, and Professor Robert...

Romania’s proud Army can trace its roots back to the days of the Russian-Turkish War of 1877, yet its first documented establishment of an army General Staff was recorded in 1862. Romanian battalions played a key role during the 1912-1913 Balkan War, and then came the days when the Romanian Army...

The 6 edition of EXPOMIL was held from 11-14 of November 2009 at ROMEXPO Exhibition Center in Bucharest, Romania. The military technology exhibition is organized every two years. The following ministries and governmental agencies participated in this international event: the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of...

The North – Atlantic Alliance Summit is the most important political event of the year, which will draw the attention of the entire world upon Romania. Moreover, it is the most important event ever to be organized in Romania. Approximately 3,000 delegates – the most powerful people on earth, Heads...

The second edition of the Black Sea Defense & Aerospace Exhibition and Conference took place between September 24 – 26 in Bucharest. The exhibition was dedicated to aerospace, defense, homeland security and safety. BSDA 2008 was officially supported by the Romanian Government and is the only exhibition in Romania certified...

Stefan Minovici, President of MIC & Associates, participated at the Farnborough International Airshow 2008, between July 14-19 in Great Britain.The 46 edition of the Airshow celebrated its 60 Anniversary that commemorates its first show in 1948 held for the very first time at the Farnborough Aerodrome. First established as a way...

www.romaniabroadway.com The Ninth Edition of the Festival was made possible with financial support from the Romanian Ministers of Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce, Tourism and Liberal Professions, the National Tourism Office of Romania, and with the New York assistance of Mr. Simion Alb. The festival took place on May 3, 2008, in...

“Law & Order”, the longest running TV series in the history of television has filmed one of its episodes in the offices of MIC & Associates in Manhattan, New York. After 17 years from its debut, the producer team lead by legendary Dick Wolf descended upon the MIC headquarters at...

MIC & Associates, through its association with Raytheon has sold the Romanian Ministry of Defense (MoD) eight X Band radars used for Coastal Surveillance System operations as well as two HFSWR – High Frequency Surface Wave Radar. This is the first time such high performance radars have been sold anywhere in...

To further push the threshold of its small but increasing footprint in the arena of global oil trading, MIC & Associates has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Corporacion Brisas Del Pacifico S.A. Through this venture, MIC & Associates has supplied the financial backbone and global clientele to Brisas, who...

www.romaniabroadway.com The eight edition of the Romania Day Festival in New York took place on Saturday, May 5, 2007. For just as many times in a row, the Financial Center of the world vibrated with sounds and lyrics of the Romanian music and language for a day. A display of traditional...

Stefan Minovici, President of MIC & Associates, opened the Raytheon stand at the “Black Sea Defense Aerospace 2007″ event, that took place between April 24-27 in Bucharest, Romania. He received Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu as well as Romanian Defense Minister, Theodor Melescanu.  

Andriy Veselovskiy, the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister has made an official visit to the MIC & Associates headquarters on Monday, June 26, to discuss the current crisis in the Transniester area, regional security within the neighboring countries, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine, NATO expansion in the region and foreign policies issues...

Stefan Minovici and Traian Basescu, the President of Romania, met again at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington during his three-day visit to the United States in July 2006. Among the issues discussed during the meetings were national security (border and coastal surveillance), visa waiver programs for the Romanian...

www.romaniabroadway.com The 2006 edition was most likely the most successful yet, as the event was also televised live to an audience of over 14 million people, not only in the United States, but all over the world from Tel Aviv to Montreal. People from the New York metropolitan region, tourists, diplomats, businessmen,...

Stefan Minovici (CEO MIC & Associates) and Republican presidential candidate, Senator Jack Kemp met at a March 2006 fund raising gala in New York.

On February 16, 2006, a most unique and extraordinary event took place in the Versailles Room of the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, New York. Four of the quintessential wine producers from Romania will present some of the best wines that the country has to offer, in a unique display...

Last September, the Romanian President Traian Basescu represented Romania during the opening session of the 60 General Assembly of the United Nations. On Tuesday September 13, he met with members of the Romanian-American media and leaders of the New York Diaspora. During his visit at the Mission of Romania to the...

Last September, at the residence of the Romanian ambassador to Washington, DC, Mr. Sorin Ducaru, Stefan Minovici, President of MIC & Associates met with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on the occasion of the appointment of the new US ambassador to Romania, Mr. James D. Crouch II. During this meeting, Mr. Minovici...

MIC & Associates, in partnership with Furniture/Today magazine organized the first Furniture Business & Trade Forum in New York City, September 26 through 30. The event was designed to offer the East Central European manufacturers a unique opportunity to establish ties and develop business ventures in North America. The forum...

www.romaniabroadway.com On Saturday, May 8, 2004 the biggest Romanian Festival outside this country’s border took place in Lower Manhattan on Broadway, between Fulton Street and Battery Place. Organized by MIC & Associates and The Union and League of Romanian Societies of America in partnership with the Romanian National Television, this event...

The Romanian-Wall Street Economic Forum (RWSEF), the prominent economic conference in the United States promoting bilateral trade, generating opportunities and driving investment to Romania, is a weeklong event that brings together principals of well-established Romanian companies seeking strategic partners and investors in the US. The mission of the Forum is to...

www.romaniabroadway.com The third edition of the Romania Day Festival took place on Water Street, and was honored by the presence of Ion Iliescu, President of Romania, Daniela Bartos, Romanian Minister of Health, Ecaterina Andronescu, Romanian Minister of Education, Sorin Ducaru and Alexandru Niculescu, the Ambassadors of Romania to Washington, DC, and...

In May 2002, the President of Romania Ion Iliescu has visited the headquarters of MIC & Associates on Wall Street, New York. His Excellency, Mr. Iliescu conducted an hour-long meeting with the president of MIC, Stefan Minovici reviewing topics related to direct US foreign investment to Romania, trade barriers, country...

H.R.H. King Michael and Queen Ann of Romania. Mr. Mugur Isarescu, former Prime Minister and current Governor of the Central Bank of Romania. Mr. Emil Constantinescu, former President of Romania with Stefan Minovici, President & CEO, at the MIC & Associates headquarters on Wall Street in New York City. During the week of...

www.romaniabroadway.com Between May 1 and May 8, the Romanian Festival of 2001 and the economic mission, organized by MIC & Associates, and ZIUA USA opened its doors for all New Yorkers and its business community. The Festival was a unique opportunity for business people, politicians, diplomats as well as for friends...

On Friday September 8, H.E. Emil Constantinescu, the President of Romania, has visited the offices of MIC & Associates together with Romanian Ambassador to Washington Mircea Geoana, UN Ambassador Sorin Ducaru, Presidential adviser Simona Vrabiescu Klepner, and over 15 journalists from the Romanian press core. The Romanian Head of State had...

www.romaniabroadway.com On May 5, 2000 on Wall Street, the financial capital of the world, Romania came alive with its culture, history, music and food. With generous support from various sponsors and the approval of New York City’s Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, a portion of Wall Street was closed to traffic on that day...