Dumitru Radu Popa is a Romanian-born writer, essayist, translator and literary critic who lives in the United States of America.
Education
Master of Arts (excellence degree in Romance Languages and Literature, University of Bucharest, Romania, 1972)
Master of Science (Library and Information Science with emphasis on Reference in Foreign and International Law), Columbia University, New York, 1989.
Career
In 1985, he defected to the United States of America, asking for political asylum. New York University Law School Library, 1986 – present. Director of Law Library/Assistant Dean for Library Services, February 2005 to present Acting Director, July 2003 to January 2005.
Associate Director for Research & Online Services, September 1996 — June 2003 Acting Company-Director for the Law Library, January — June 1994 Associate Director for Global Library Services, September 1994 — August 1996 International Law Librarian/Head of Special Collections, January 1993 — August 1994 International and Foreign Law Reference Librarian, September — December 1992 Reference Librarian for Special Collections, September 1989—November 1992 International and Foreign Law Specialist, September 1988 — August 1989 Library Assistant, July 1986 August 1988 Editorial Director, Tribuna Romaniei (monthly cultural publication in Bucharest, Romania) (October 1974 – October 1985) Editor, Albatross Publishing House (Bucharest, Romania) (October 1972—September 1974) Master of Arts (excellence degree in Romance Languages and Literature, University of Bucharest, Romania, 1972) Memberships and
Membership
Member of the American Association of Law Libraries (since 1989) Member of the American Society of International Law (since 1989)
Member of the International Association of Law Libraries (since 1989) Member of the Romanian Writers Association (since 1990).