ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROMANIAN DIPLOMATIC AGENCY IN PARIS (1860)
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROMANIAN DIPLOMATIC AGENCY IN PARIS (1860)

Summary/Abstract: After the double election of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, on January 5 and 24, 1859, the Romanian political class was preoccupied with the international recognition of the new ruler and the perfection of administrative unity. All these efforts were supported by the activity of Romania's diplomatic agents in the French capital, the creation of the Agency itself representing a symbol of independence. The Agency of the United Principalities in Paris was officially recognized on August 26 / September 7, 1860, after Ioan Alecsandri (the first holder of the Agency) presented the letters of accreditation to the French Foreign Minister, Edouard Thouvenel, thus obtaining the right to use the cipher in his correspondence. Apart from Constantinople, where the existence of an Agency was provided for in the Paris Convention, during Cuza's reign, Agencies were established in Paris and Belgrade. In 1880, the Romanian Diplomatic Agency in Paris was transformed into the Romanian Legation in Paris, as a result of gaining state independence.

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