Dr. Lavinia OCHEA is a Romanian career diplomat with work and experience in the Middle East region and on Eastern European Affairs and Black Sea Region for the past 22 years.
She previously served at the Embassies of Romania in Ankara, Tel Aviv and Washington D.C., as well as in the Policy and Planning Division of the Romanian MFA.
Lavinia holds a Ph.D. in International Economic Relations from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies with a focus on energy security and sustainable economic development in the Wider Black Sea Region, a MALS in foreign policy from Georgetown University in Washington D.C., a MS in Public Administration Management, and a BS in Law from the University of Bucharest. She is a fellow of Aspen Institute USA, an AJC Project Interchange fellow, a Bastiat Fellow of the CATO Institute USA and an alumna of the George C. Marshal Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
