Distinctions
State Distinctions
- Polar Star Order, Mongolia, November 2015
- Title of Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor, Mali, July 2015
- Title of Commander of the Legion of Honor, France, April 2015
- Grand Officer of the Order of Valour of Cameroon, September 2014
- Title of Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, Rabat, Morocco, July 2014
- Title of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, France, May 2014
- Magtymguly Pyragy State Medal, Turkmenistan, May 2014
- Order of "Stara Planina with ribbon", Bulgaria, April 2014
- Order of "Friendship", Kazakhstan, April 2014
- Hilal-i-Pakistan Award, Pakistan, February 2014
- Order of Diplomatic Service Merit "Gwanghwa medal", Republic of Korea, February 2014
- National Order "Juan Mora Fernández", Costa Rica, November 2013
- Order of the People’s Friendship of the Republic of Bashkortostan, October 2013
- “Condecoracion de la Orden Jose Matias Delgado” at the grade of Grand Officer, El Salvador, May 2013
- Officer in the Order of Cultural Merit, Monaco, March 2013
- Title of Commander of the National Order of Benin, June 2012
- Grand Chancellor of the National Order of Chad, March 2012
- Grand Cross of the Order of The Sun of Peru, the highest state distinction bestowed by Peru, February 2011
- Many distinctions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria for contributing to the development of Bulgarian foreign policy
Academic Distinctions
- Doctor honoris causa from the University of Economics, Varna, Bulgaria, May 2016
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy, February 2016
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russian Federation, December 2015
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, October 2015
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, January 2015
- KOÇ-KAM Semahat Arsel Distinguished Fellow at Koç University, Turkey, January 2015
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts, Cnam, France, October 2014
- Title of Honourable Graduate from Poggio Imperiale, Italy, October 2014
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon, September 2014
- Honourable Medal and Diploma, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine, April 2014
- Doctor Honoris Causa in Humanities from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 2013
- Doctor Honoris Causa from Eurasian National University, Astana, Kazakhstan, August 2013
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, Ha Noi, June 2013
- Doctor Honoris Causa from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, May 2013
- Doctor Honoris Causa from Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, February 2013
- Doctor Honoris Causa of Letters from Durham University, United Kingdom, June 2012
- Doctor Honoris Causa from Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, June 2012
- Honorary Distinction from the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 2012
- Honorary Distinction from the Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 2012
- Honorary Professor from the Tongji University, Shanghai, China, May 2012
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 2012
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Algiers 1, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, April 2012
- Honorary Professor from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation, September 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, June 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center at Haifa University, Israel, May 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration Studies of Bucharest, Romania, April 2011
- Quadricentennial Golden Cross Award from University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, March 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa from Philippine Normal University, Manila, Philippines, March 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, February 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the National University of San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2010
- Doctor Honoris Causa from St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Republic of Bulgaria, October 2010
- Laurea Honoris Causa in European and International Politics from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy, October 2010
- Doctor Honoris Causa from Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Russian Federation, September 2010
- Doctor Honoris Causa in Philosophy and Political Science from Ewha Womеn's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 2010
Prizes and Other Distinctions
- Global Women's Leadership award - Global Summit of Women - Warsaw, Poland, June 2016
- Marisa Bellisario Prize for women’s leadership. Paris, June 2016
- “Yellow rose” – Zonta Club – Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 2016
- Honorary sign of the Slavic Literary and Artistic Academy, Varna, Bulgaria, May 2016
- Honorary sign of the European Association of Folklore Festivals (EAFF), Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, May 2016
- Honorary (gold) Medal of the Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2016
- Chydenius Medal, Anders Chydenius Foundation and Association for Chydenius Institute, Finland, December 2015
- Simon Wiesenthal Centre International Distinguished Service Award, November 2015
- Mostar Peace Connection Award for 2015, Peace and Multi-Ethnic Cooperation Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 2015
- Honorary Member of the Council of Women in Business, Bulgaria, June 2015
- Honorary Citizen of Sofia, Bulgaria, January 2015
- Al-Fakhr Decoration, Council of Muslim Leaders of the Russian Federation, December 2014
- Cultural Merit Recognition in the Category "Marina Nunez del Prado", Minister of Culture, Bolivia, June 2014
- Honorary Medal of TURKSOY, the International Organization of Turkic Cultures, Turkey, April 2014
- Taras Shevchenko Medal in recognition of her contribution to culture and to science, Junior Academy of Sciences, Ukraine, April 2014
- Freedom Award, International Peace Center, Sarajevo, December 2012
- Etoile de l’Europe Distinction of the Robert Schuman Foundation, France, April 2012
- Honorary Award, Ladies First International association, April 2011
- Laureate of the Golden Lyre, Distinction of the Union of Bulgarian Musicians and Dancers for the promotion of Bulgarian music and performance art in France