Head of Mission

head of mission

Atanas Krastin

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation

Born on 13 June 1958 in Goze Delchev, Bulgaria

EDUCATION:

1979-1980 International Relations at the University of National and World Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria

1980-1986 International Relations at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (Master's Degree)

SPECIALISATIONS:
1994 Diplomatic course in Berlin, Germany

2009 Course for Senior Civil Servants at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Germany

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1987 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria

1987 MFA, Desk officer, Asian Department

1990-1993 Bulgarian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, Second Secretary

1993 UN Mission in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Civil Staff

1994-1995 MFA, Head of Sector, Directorate Human Resources

1995-1998 Bulgarian Embassy in Bonn, Germany, First Secretary, Press Section

1998-2001 MFA, State Expert, Directorate “Southeast Europe”

2001-2004 Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, Minister Counselor, Political
Section

2004-2006 MFA, Head of Department in Directorate „Europe“Co-Chair of the Permanent Intergovernmental Commission “Bulgaria – Bavaria”

2006-2010 Consulate General of Bulgaria in Munich, Germany, Consul General

2011 MFA. Senior Diplomatic Servant, Directorate “Southeast Europe”

2011-2016 Consulate General of Bulgaria in Nis, Serbia, Consul General

2016 MFA, Head of Department in Asian Directorate

2017-2018 Foreign Policy Secretary of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria

August 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Russian Federation

Honored with Bulgarian and Foreign Awards

Foreign Languages: English, German, Russian, Vietnamese

Personal Information:
Married
Children: Daughter and Son