Larisa Miculeț

Larisa Miculeț (born 8 November 1957[citation needed]) is a Moldovan lawyer and diplomat, currently holding the position of the Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Ireland.

Previously, Mrs. Miculeț held the position of Ambassador at Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration being in charge of Multilateral diplomacy, and concurrently serving as the Head of National delegation to IHRA (International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance).

In 2003–2004, Larisa Miculeț was a Fulbright Program-in-residence at the American University within the School of International Service and within the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) in Washington D.C.

There, she conducted the research "Comparative analysis of the USA and Moldova legislation on fighting financial-economic crime" and thereafter published a book based on that study.

During this time, Ambassador Miculet also sought to increase trade ties and foreign investments in a number of strategic sectors including agriculture, infrastructure and telecommunications.

Among other notable achievements, she was also credited with the signing of the Treaty on avoiding double taxation and in fostering the bilateral humanitarian relations between the two states through the activities of the Association of Descendants from Moldova.

In April 2007, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Miculeț was awarded the State distinction “Meritul Civic” for strengthening Moldo-Israeli relations.

It was also noted that Miculet had a very strong support from Israeli citizens that originated from Moldova, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman.

Prior to her appointment as Ambassador, Miculeț was the highest-ranking woman in the Public Prosecutor's Office and headed the International Cooperation and European Integration Department.

Their son, Eugene, is a graduate of Columbia Business School and Clark University, and currently works at a quantitative hedge fund in London and New York.

Larisa Miculeț and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu