Svetlan Stoev
Svetlan Stoev (born 30 August 1960) is a Bulgarian diplomat. Since 12 May 2021, he is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the interim government of Stefan Yanev.[1]
Biography
Svetlan Stoev was born on 30 August 1960 in Sofia. In 1985, he graduated with a degree in "International Relations" at the University of National and World Economy (UNSE). Later, he obtained a master's degree, as well as specializations in international economic relations (in Moscow in 1990-1992) and "European institutions and policies" at the Diplomatic Academy "Gustav Stresemann" (In Bonn in 1998).[2]
Until 1987, he was a trainee attache in the "Printing" department. From 1987 to 1990, he was an attaché in the "Unified State Protocol" Directorate. Between 1992 and 1993 he was the Referent for Turkey in the "International Law and Consular Relations" department, then until 1997 he was the First Secretary at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Lagos , Nigeria . From 1997 to 1999, he held the position of Head of Sector "Scandinavian Countries" in the Directorate "Western Europe and North America".
As well as his native Bulgarian, he speaks English, German and Russian.[3]
References
- ^ "МВнР :: Ръководител на мисията". mfa.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "МВнР :: Ръководител на мисията". mfa.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Президентът Радев обяви служебното правителство - вижте кои са министрите - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини". bntnews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.