Head of Mission

head of mission

 

Anton Markov

Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria to Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Republic

 

Date and place of birth:

28/10/1976, Sofia, Bulgaria

Marital status:

Married, two daughters

Education:

2010 - Master's Degree in International Relations, University of Blagoevgrad, Law and History

 Department

Diplomatic rank:

Minister Plenipotentiary

 

Professional experience:

01/01/2021 – 04/08/2022 - Director of the Crisis Center Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

01.08.2019 -31.12.2020

Head of State Ceremonial Department, State Protocol Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

07.05.2018-01.08.2019

Counsellor, Crisis Center Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

25/08/2014 - 28/08/2018

Chargé d'affaires a.i. and Counsellor - Consular and Political affairs, General Consulate of the Republic of Bulgaria in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation-

 

01/06/2012 -25/08/2014

First Secretary, State Protocol Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

01/06/2009 - 01/06/2012

Chargé d'affaires a.i. and First Secretary - Consular and Political Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan-

 

01/06/2008-01/06/2009

Second Secretary, State Protocol Directorate , Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

01/06/2005 - 01/06/2008

Third Secretary – Political Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Tirana, Republic of Albania

 

03/06/2003-01/06/2005

Expert, State Protocol Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

03/06/1997-03/06/2003

Programme manager, Bulgarian Association for Fair Elections and Civil Rights, Sofia

 

Languages:

Bulgarian - native

English, Albanian, Russian