Ivanka Tasheva

Date and place of birth: Born on 1 May 1977 in Provadiya, Bulgaria.

Professional career:

2024 - 2026 - Director for Foreign Economic Relations and Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2020 - 2024 - Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EU, Brussels, Belgium;
2019 – 2020 - Head of EU Political and Institutional Issues Unit, Policies and Institutions of the EU Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2013 – 2019 - Mertens Diplomat, COREPER I coordination, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EU, Brussels, Belgium;
2012 – 2013 - Deputy Antici; representative in Mashreq/Maghreb Working Party (MaMa), Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the EU, Brussels, Belgium;
2009 – 2012 - Expert on development cooperation and sustainable development issues, UN Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, Bulgaria;
2007 – 2009 - Bulgarian delegate to the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly; representative of the East European Group in the Bureau of the UN Commission on Population and Development, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UN, New York, USA;
2004 - 2007 - Expert on development cooperation and sustainable development issues, UN Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Education:

2001 - Master’s degree in International Relations, Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria;
2003 - Master’s degree in European Political and Administrative Studies, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium;
2004 - Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Sofia University “Saint Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria, and University Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV, France.

Languages: Bulgarian (mother tongue); English and French (fluent); Russian and Italian (working knowledge).