Head of Mission
head of mission
H.E. Konstantin Dimitrov
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Date and place of birth:
28/01/1957, Sofia
Education:
1983 - Master's Degree in English and German languages and literature, University of Sofia, Classical and New Languages Department
Professional experience:
01/06/2019 – 14/02/2021
Director General for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
21/03/2012 - 31/01/2019
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Kingdom
08/12/2009 - 19/03/2012
Deputy Foreign Minister for European Affairs
25/06/2005 - 25/06/2009
Member of Parliament, 40th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Member of the European Affairs Committee and of the Subcommittee for Control Over EU Funds Management
01/01/2007 - 22/05/2007
Member of the European Parliament, EPP-ED Group, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament
15/06/2002 - 15/07/2009
Director of the Institute of Euro-Atlantic Security in Sofia
01/01/2000 - 21/04/2002
Head of the Bulgarian Mission to NATO and WEU (NATO & WEU Ambassador)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
15/01/1998 - 21/02/2000
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
02/06/1997 - 15/01/1998
Head of NATO, WEU & Security Issues Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
04/03/1997 - 02/06/1997
Head of the Policy Planning and Coordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
12/09/1995 - 04/03/1997
Information Department, Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
08/08/1994 - 12/09/1995
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Washington D. C., USA, Third Secretary
31/08/1992 - 08/08/1994
Western Europe & North America Department, Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
15/04/1988 - 01/05/1992
Lecturer in English Language, Anglo-American Studies, Technical University, Sofia
Languages:
Bulgarian - native
English, German, French, Russian
Marital status:
Married, one daughter