Milen Lyutskanov
Milen Lyutskanov
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Supervises the activities of:
- UN and Cooperation for Development Directorate
- Foreign Economic Relations Directorate
- International Law and EU Law Directorate
- Situation Centre Directorate
Professional Career
2018–2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Economic Relations Directorate, Senior diplomatic official
2013–2018
Consul General of Bulgaria to New York, USA
2010–2013
Special Coordinator for International Counter-terrorism Cooperation
2009–2010
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
2008–2009
National Coordinator for the Regional Cooperation Council
2006–2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the International Legal Information Department
2003–2006
Counselor and Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representation to NATO, Brussels
2001–2003
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the NATO and Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Department
1997–2000
First Secretary, Counselor and Deputy Ambassador, Embassy of Bulgaria to the United Kingdom
1994–1997
Expert in political and regional issues, Western Europe and North America Division
1994
Chief expert in political and regional issues, Western Europe and North America Division
1992–1994
First and Second Secretary, Embassy of Bulgaria to Portugal
1991–1992
Specialist, UN and Disarmament Department
1991
Third Secretary, State Protocol Department
1988–1991
Third Secretary, Embassy of Bulgaria to Berlin
1985–1988
Attaché, State Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Education
1980–1985
MGIMO, Moscow, International Law School, graduated cum laude
1979–1980
International Relations at the Higher Institute of Economics
1977
German Language School, Burgas
Foreign Languages
German, English, Russian, French. Working knowledge of Portuguese.
