of European states in which Romania would be included. He participated at the founding of the Free Europe Committee and organized each Tuesday evening in his apartment on Park Avenue, New York City, a series of meetings called Tuesday Panels in which current events were discussed. He was a member of the Romanian National Committee (1949–1952) and was one of the founders of the Free Romanian League. Gafencu was awarded Order of the White Eagle and other decorations. He died in 1957 of a heart attack at his home in Paris. A street in Sector 1 of Bucharest is named after him. Patrick Leigh Fermor described him as "one of the best-looking men I've ever seen, a person of enormous charm and courage". Writings References External links 1892 births 1957 deaths People from Bârlad University of Bucharest alumni Romanian military personnel of World War I Romanian people of World War II National Peasants' Party politicians 20th-century Romanian politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Recipients of the Order of Michael the Brave Politicians from Bucharest Diplomats from Bucharest Romanian Ministers of Foreign Affairs Romanian newspaper editors Romanian newspaper founders Romanian exiles Camarilla (Carol II of Romania)