| Nicolae Chirtoacă | |
| Office: | Moldovan Ambassador to the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico |
| Termstart: | 4 August 2006 |
| Termend: | 17 December 2009 |
| President: | Vladimir Voronin Mihai Ghimpu (acting) |
| Primeminister: | Vasile Tarlev Zinaida Greceanîi Vitalie Pîrlog (acting) Vladimir Filat |
| Predecessor: | Mihail Manoli |
| Successor: | Igor Munteanu |
| Birth Place: | Glodeni, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union |
Nicolae Chirtoacă (born 22 March 1953) is a Moldovan political analyst and diplomat. He served as the Moldovan Ambassador to the United States from 2006 to 2009.[1] [2] During the Transnistria War, Chirtoacă led the State Department for Military Problems,[3] and he was involved in the elaboration of a ceasefire agreement that put an end to the war.[4]