Diplomatic missions

Africa

Asia

Australia and Oceania

Europe

North America

South America

Permanent Secretary

 

Ivan Kondov

Born on 10 August 1968

Education

1994: International Relations, University of National and World Economy, Sofia;

Qualifications

2003: Course in International Security at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Geneva, Switzerland;

1996: Course in International Relations at the Diplomatic School in Madrid, Spain;

Career

6 June 2023: Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria

3 May 2023 – 6 June 2023: Appointed to the position of Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs by decree of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev;

2021-2023: Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria;

2017-2021: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Kingdom of Spain;

2012-2016: Director of the Protocol Directorate at the Administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria;

2009-2012: Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy;

2007-2009: Director of the State Protocol Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

2003-2007: First Secretary at the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to NATO in Brussels, Belgium;

2001-2003: Chief Expert at the NATO Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

1998-2001: Attaché (Political Affairs and Press) at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in London, UK;

1995-1998: Expert at the European Countries Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Languages

Speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian; working knowledge of Russian and Portuguese

 

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