The Republic of Bulgaria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

IVAN ANGELOV NAYDENOV
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

 
Born December 18 1960
 
EDUCATION:
1990 - 1991 Postgraduate studies at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna
1984 - 1987 Higher Education, an honorary degree in International Relations at
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
1981 - 1984 Institute of Economics, Faculty of International Economic Relations, Sofia
1974 -1979 German Language School, Sofia
 
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
 
On March 26 2012, Appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria
2006 - 2012 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Poland, Lithuania
2006 - 2007 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria in Latvia, with headquarters in Warsaw
2005 - 2006 Political Director at the MFA
Director of Foreign Policy Coordination and Planning directorate, MFA
2003 - 2005 Personal Representative of OSCE Chairman in charge of the Bulgarian OSCE Chairmanship in 2004 and the contribution of Bulgaria in the troika of the OSCE in 2003 and 2005
Director of Chairmanship of the OSCE, MFA
2002 - 2003 Director of UN Security Council directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for the activities of Bulgaria as a permanent member of UNSC
1998-2002 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the UN office in Vienna, the OSCE and other international organizations in Vienna
1997 - 1998 Deputy Director of NATO, WEU and security issues directorate, Foreign Ministry
1996 - 1997 Expert in the International Organizations directorate, MFA
1993 - 1996 First Secretary, Permanent Representation of Bulgaria to the UN office in Vienna, the OSCE and other international organizations in Vienna
1990 - 1992 Member of Bulgarian delegation to international conferences
1987 - 1992 Specialist in General International Issues administration and International Organizations administration, MFA
 
LANGUAGES:
Fluent in English, German, Russian
Speaks: French
 
MARITAL STATUS:
Married with a daughter and son