2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 2 ), ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁Harvard ▁University ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study , ▁Berlin ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁external ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁has ▁been ▁assistant ▁professor ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁university ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁College ▁of ▁Liberal ▁Arts ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Roman ia ' s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Den mark ▁and ▁I cel and ; ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁office ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁successful ▁parliament ary ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Political ▁activity ▁In ▁the ▁Chamber , ▁he ▁sat ▁on ▁the ▁Arts , ▁Culture ▁and ▁Mass ▁Media ▁Committee . ▁As ▁minister , ▁his ▁top ▁priority ▁was ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁Roman ia ' s ▁historic ▁monuments . ▁His ▁minister ial ▁term ▁ended ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁re app oint ed ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁cabinet ▁under ▁B oc ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁local ▁election , ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Buch ar est ' s ▁S ector ▁ 1 , ▁finishing ▁second ▁with ▁ 1 4 . 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Running ▁in