Constantin G. Nanu (1859–1948): Tracing the Career of a Forgotten Diplomat
Constantin G. Nanu (1859–1948): Tracing the Career of a Forgotten Diplomat

Summary/Abstract: In Romanian historiography, this topic—the diplomats within the central administration of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs—has not elicited the interest of historians. Thus far, there are not even lists with the names of those who were general secretaries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1878 and 1918. Consequently, in this paper we present some information concerning Constantin G. Nanu’s activity as general secretary in the period 1913–1918, during both peace and war. He worked closely with several foreign ministers: Titu Maiorescu, Emanoil Porumbaru, Ion I. C. Brătianu, Alexandru Averescu, and Constantin C. Arion. He was a member of the commissions that selected aspiring diplomats and he took part in the discussions during which it was decided to send a part of the ministry’s archive to Russia in 1917.

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