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Council of Ministers proposes 24 Bulgarian candidate ambassadors

25 January 2012 News

The Council of Ministers decided at its meeting today to propose to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria 24 candidate ambassadors, to occupy positions in some of the most important foreign capitals.

 

“The names proposed are those of people who have proven track records and professionalism. Through them, I want to show how the Diplomatic Service should look. This is the beginning of a process that the Government has the will to follow through to the end, to achieve one of its main priorities - quality diplomacy that works for Bulgarian business and citizens,” Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov said.

 

“Most of the group of candidates are for EU Member States, countries in South East Europe and in the Middle East. This is an indication of the priorities of our foreign policy and the regions in which we should be most active,” the Foreign Minister said, speaking after the Government meeting

 

Minister Mladenov expressed his satisfaction that the number of women ambassadors was growing – five of the proposed diplomats are women, representing about 20 per cent of places in the diplomatic rotation.

 

The procedure for appointment of plenipotentiaries includes a proposal by the Government to the President of the Republic (according to Art. 98 Item 6 of the Constitution) and a request to the host country for consent. Following such agreement, the President of the Republic issues a decree on the appointment. The process ends with the presentation of the credentials of the newly-appointed ambassador to the head of state of the host country.

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