Head of mission
Head of mission
H.E. Vassil Petkov
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Slovak Republic
Born on December 30, 1961 in Sofia
1975 - 1980 - German Language High School, Sofia
1980 - 1982 - Military service
1982 - 1987 - graduated with honors, State Institute of International Relations, Moscow, Russian Federation
1987 - 1989 - Western Europe, USA and Canada Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1989 - 1992 - Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rome, Italian Republic, Attaché
1994 - 1995 – State Protocol Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Expert
1995 - 1996 - Commonwealth of Independent States Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Expert
1996 - Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1997 - 2000 - Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
2000 - 2002 - Head of the Diplomatic Officers Department, Human Resources Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002 - 2005 - Deputy Head of the Diplomatic Bureau of the Republic of Bulgaria, Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany
2008 - 2011 - Deputy Head of Mission and Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rome, Italian Republic
2012 - 2013 - Head of International Development Cooperation Department and Head of Economic, Financial and Administrative Affairs Department, UN and Development Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2014 – 2015 - Director of UN and Development Cooperation Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2015 - 2019 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Kazakhstan
2019 - 2021 - Head of the Inspectorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since 27th of February 2021 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Slovak Republic
Personal diplomatic rank: Ambassador
Languages - German, Italian, English, Russian
Married, with one son
