Elena Shekerletova
ELENA RADKOVA SHEKERLETOVA
Date and place of birth: 06.11.1964, city of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Education: Master’s degree in Law at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Specialization in Constitutional and International Public Law at Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg
European Studies Course at the European Academy, Berlin "Bertolt Brecht" High school for intensive study of German Language, Pazardzhik
Personal Diplomatic rank: Ambassador
Professional career:
1990–1992 Expert in Legal Affairs at the Administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria
1992 Starts working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
1992–2011
Works as Advisor and Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister Plenipotentiary at the Bulgarian Embassy in Vienna, Austria; Expert at Consular Affairs Directorate, MFA; Advisor and Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Chief of mission, Bulgarian Diplomatic Bureau in Bonn, Germany; State expert and Head of Unit at Europe II Directorate, MFA; Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Head of Mission at the Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin, Germany; Head of Unit at European countries Directorate, MFA
2012–2016 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Austria
2017-2019 Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2019-2023 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Federal Republic of Germany
July 2023 – April 2024 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
May 2024 - July 2024 Ambassador at Large at Southeast Europe Directorate, MFA
Since September 2024 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Awards:
Silver Badge of Honor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria /2007/; Golden Badge of Honor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria /2015/; Order of Leopold, Golden Cross /2016/; Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria /2017/; Golden Badge of Honor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria /2018/; Grand Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany /2023/
Foreign Languages: German, Spanish, English, Russian, Chinese
Marital status: Married, one son, born 1988