Teodor Baconschi was proposed to be the Foreign Affairs minister in the latest Boc Cabinet. He was approved by the parliamentary commissions with 33 votes in favour, 15 against and one abstention. But the hearing was not a walk in the park: Baconschi faced tough issues raised by PSD parliamentarians, who reminded him of the dubious elections organised at the embassy in Paris and of a possible anti-Semite orientation of the new minister.

Teodor Baconschi started his discourse by presenting his career. Among several things, he mentioned having been ambassador to Vatican and having "a modest contribution" in Pope John Paul second visit to Romania. During his time as Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) state secretary, he was chief of the Romanian delegation in the agreement sealed for granting Americans military facilities in Romania. "This allied presence was able to send a message addressing Romania's firm presence in the North-Atlantic security structures", he said. As ambassador to Paris, he took part in the set-up and selling the Romanian-French strategic partnership, marking Romania's joining the EU.

Teodor Baconschi was ambassador under three Romanian presidents. He believes that the partnership with France helped Romania obtain an important portfolio in the Barroso II EC. According to him, he wants to give the Romanian diplomatic staff back its prestige. He wants Romania to be more active in the EU and NATO and he also considers that Romania needs to look with a fresh perspective at all its neighbours. "Together with them, we share a regional destiny, where we have the right to play a visible role"."I'm thinking of taking advantage of the new political context in the Republic of Moldova as well, to encourage this neighbouring state's European vocation and to become a democratic ideas supplier for the new executive in Chisinau, just like Poland