[The following interview appeared in the May 2015 issue of Elle magazine. It is an abbreviated version of a longer conversation and Mrs. Kovesi's answers have been translated from Romanian.] Arguably the most powerful woman in Romania today, Laura Codruta Kovesi is...
[Originally published in the November 2013 issue of Elle magazine.] Some time ago, I was ruining my day trying to accomplish something simple at my bank when the manager, a very nice guy, came up to talk to me. As we concluded our conversation, he recommended I open a...
[Originally published in the May 2010 edition of Elle magazine.] There are two inevitable events when you move to Romania. One, you get lost. “Excuse me, where is this street? No, I can’t pronounce it.” Two, you’re asked what you think about your new country. “You...
[Originally published in the April 2009 issue of Elle magazine.] During last year’s US presidential campaign, the opposition portrayed Barack Obama as nothing more than a shallow celebrity, an empty pop star like Britney Spears or Paris Hilton, orating to throngs of...