Head of Mission
Dr. Nikolay Yankov, PhD
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of India
Ambassador N. Yankov presented his credentials on 23 October 2023
From 02.09.2023 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to India |
2018-2022 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan (based in Baku) |
2012-2016 |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Afghanistan |
2007-2010 |
Defense, Military, Air and Naval Attaché in Rome, Italy |
2005-2007 |
Director of the Armaments and Equipment Policy Directorate, MoD |
2003-2005 |
Acting Director, Defense Planning and Programming Directorate, MoD |
1999-2003 |
Military and Air attaché in Washington D.C., USA |
1998-1999 |
Senior expert at the Euroatlantic Cooperation Directorate, MoD |
1990-1995 |
Chief of Staff of the 24th Transport Hellicopter Air Force Base |
1980-1988 |
Numerous staff positions at the Bulgarian Air Force’s combat units |
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Education: |
1975-1980 |
Air Force Academy “G. Benkovsky”, Dolna Mitropoliya, Bulgaria |
1988-1990 |
National Defense College “G.S. Rakovski”, Sofia, Bulgaria |
1996-1997 |
Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Alabama, USA |
1999-2001 |
Air War College (AWC), Alabama, USA (correspondence) |
2013-2015 |
PhD Doctorate, UNIBIT University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Languages: English, Russian, Bulgarian (native) |
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Married to Mrs. Viliana Yankova and they have two sons |