 Complete the following phrase:  Nicolăescu was born in Grădiștea village, Comana Commune, Giurgiu County. Between 1976 and 1985, he was successively technologist, sales clerk, commodities economist and economist at various Bucharest hotels, including Athénée Palace. He took a hiatus in 19761977 in order to fulfill his mandatory military service, and in 1982 graduated from the Commerce Faculty of the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies ASE, earning a doctorate in Economics from the same institution in 2007. From 1985 to 1987, Nicolăescu was a computer analyst dealing with supplies at the special equipment factory of the Ministry of Industry and Resources. From 1987 to 1990, he was an economist in the supplies division of the same factory. Following the 