Professional experience
Previous positions
From 2005 to 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
1990 – 1991
Responsible for the development of the New Democratic Constitution
Professional experience between 1977 and 1997
- 1995 – 1997
Secretary of the Council of Ministers for European Integration, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, First Deputy Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs a.i. - 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) - 1991- 1992
Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia - 1984 – 1990
Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sofia - 1982 – 1984
Diplomat, Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the UN, New York