Cornel Nistorescu (born December 15, 1948) is a Romanian journalist, known for his editorial "Ode to America" regarding the American response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Nistorescu graduated from the University of Cluj in 1974 with a degree in Philology, Romanian and Italian Languages and Literatures. Nistorescu speaks Romanian, English, French and Italian.
Nistorescu is a former editor and founder of several publications, and was the General Manager of the "Evenimentul" zilei daily and head of the "Expres" ltd. co. He has written three books and is a contributor to cultural publications or newspapers and weeklies in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and the United States.