Head of Mission

head of mission

Curriculum Vitae

H.E. Mr. Radko Todorov Vlaykov

 

Date and place of birth:

29/04/1956, Sofia

Marital status:

Married, with three children.

Education:

1981 - Master’s Degree in International Relations

University of National and World Economy, Sofia.

Personal diplomatic rank:

Career Ambassador

Professional experience:

1981 - 1991 - Academic research and journalism

Institute of International Relations and Socialist Integration; Center for Foreign Trade and International Market Developments ;"Sofia Press" Agency.

1991 - Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

August 1991 - March 1994

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Czechoslovakia, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Czech Republic (following Czechoslovakia’s split), Counsellor.

March 1994 - July 2001

Spokesperson, Head of “Information” and “Information and Public Relations” Departments, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Member of hundreds of delegations headed by the President, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.

September 2001 – May 2006 Extended sabbatical to conduct research for a doctoral thesis in the field of international relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

May 2006 – November 2015 Lecturing and consulting work, as well as management of a family-owned company „TED-Consult“ Ltd.

November 2015 – August 2016

 Special Coordinator for Public Diplomacy Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

August 2016 – 31 December 2020

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Serbia.

 

May 2021 – February 2022

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador-at-large

 

February 2022 - to present

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Romania

 

Languages:

Fluent in English, German, Czech and Russian.