Date of birth: 10 August 1968
Education
1994: International Relations, University of National and World Economy, Sofia
Qualifications
2003: Course in International Security at the Geneva Center for Security Policy, Geneva, Switzerland;
1996: Course in International Relations at the Diplomatic School in Madrid, Spain.
Career
3 May 2023 – Minister of Foreign Affairs as a member of the Caretaker Government appointed by decree of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Rumen Radev;
2021-2023: Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria;
2017-2021: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Kingdom of Spain;
2012-2016: Director of the Protocol Directorate at the Administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria;
2009-2012: Bulgaria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy;
2007-2009: Director of the State Protocol Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
2003-2007: First Secretary at the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to NATO in Brussels, Belgium;
2001-2003: Chief Expert at the NATO Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
1998-2001: Attaché (Political Affairs and Press) at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in London, United Kingdom;
1995-1998: Expert at the European Countries Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Languages
Fluent in: Spanish, English, French and Italian; working knowledge of Russian and Portuguese
