Head of Mission
VERA SHATILOVA – MICAROVA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the
Kingdom of Norway
/Letters of Credence presented to King Harald V on 29 August 2019/
Date and place of birth: 15 April 1977, Sofia
Work Experience:
January 2019 – June 2019
Acting Director of the State Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria
May 2017-December 2018
Counsellor, Head of State Ceremonial Unit at the State protocol Directorate, MFA
September 2016 – May 2017
Counsellor, Head of Diplomatic Protocol Unit at the State Protocol Directorate, MFA
July 2012- June 2016
First Secretary, Deputy Head of Mission and Consul at the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles, USA
October 2010 – June 2012
Second Secretary at the Press center Directorate, MFA
September 2007 – September 2010
Third Secretary at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Moscow, Russian Federation, Press attaché and Political affairs section
May 2002-January 2007
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate, Attaché, Desk officer for Southern Caucasus
Education and training:
January- August 2007
Internship at the European Commission in Brussels, DG RELEX
January - March 2006
Course for Young diplomats at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, The Hague, Netherlands
1997-2002
Master’s degree in Political science, Sofia University
1994-1999
Master’s degree in Russian Linguistics, Sofia University
Foreign languages
Proficiency in Russian and English
Working level in French
Marital status:
Married. One daughter.