Professional experience
Previous positions
From June 2005 to November 2009
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to France and Monaco
- Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Bulgaria to UNESCO
- Representative of the Bulgarian Government to the Executive Board of UNESCO (2007 – 2009)
- Personal Representative of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to the "Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie" (OIF)
- Deputy Chairperson, Group of Francophone Countries at UNESCO
- Chairperson of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (February 2008, Sofia)
- Member of the literary group "Prix des Ambassadeurs"
Parliamentary experience
Member of Bulgarian Parliament
2001-2005
- Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Committee
- Member of the European Integration Committee
- Deputy Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee
Member of the Constituent National Assembly
June 1990 – Oct. 1991
Responsible for the development of the New Democratic Constitution
Professional experience between 1977 and 1997
- August 1996 – March 1997
Minister of Foreign Affairs - 1977 – 1990
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia - Member of several Bulgarian Delegations to the United Nations, particularly the Delegations to the World Conferences on Women held in Copenhagen (1980) and Nairobi (1985). Vice-President of the Bulgarian Delegation to the World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995)
- June 1995 – February 1997
State Secretary on European Integration - October 1991- March 1992
Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia - August 1984 – January 1990
Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sofia - September 1982 – January 1984
Diplomat, Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the UN, New York