Ivan Naydenov

Professional career:

Since 1 August 2013 : Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to NATO in Brussels

2012 - 2013 : Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria

2006 - 2012 : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania

2006 - 2007 : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Latvia, seated in Warsaw

2005 - 2006 : Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Director of the Foreign Policy Coordination and Planning Directorate, MFA

2003 - 2005 : Personal Representative of OSCE Chairman in charge of the Bulgarian OSCE Chairmanship in 2004 and Bulgaria’s contribution to the OSCE Troika in 2003 and 2005

Director of the OSCE Chairmanship Directorate, MFA

2002 - 2003 : Director of the UN and UNSC Directorate, MFA, responsible for the activities of the Republic of Bulgaria as a non-permanent member of UNSC

1998-2002 : Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic 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, MFA

1996 - 1997 : Expert at the International Organizations Directorate, MFA

1993 - 1996 : First Secretary, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UN office in Vienna, the OSCE and other international organizations in Vienna

1990 - 1992 : Member of Bulgarian delegations in international conferences

1987 - 1992 : Officer at the General International Issues Directorate and International Organizations Directorate, MFA

Education:

1990 - 1991 : Postgraduate studies at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna

1984 - 1987 : Higher Education, honours degree in International Relations at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations

1981 - 1984 : Institute of Economics, Faculty of International Economic Relations, Sofia

1974 -1979 : German Language School, Sofia

Languages:

Fluent in English, German and Russian.

Speaks French.

Marital status:

Married, with a daughter and a son.