Ivan Kondov
Ivan Kondov | |
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Иван Кондов | |
Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 27 August 2024 – 16 January 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Dimitar Glavchev |
| Preceded by | Dimitar Glavchev |
| Succeeded by | Georg Georgiev |
| In office 3 May 2023 – 6 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Galab Donev |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Milkov |
| Succeeded by | Mariya Gabriel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1968 PR Bulgaria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of National and World Economy |
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Ivan Kondov (Bulgarian: Иван Кондов) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from August 2024 to January 2025 and briefly in 2023.[1] A political independent, he previously served as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023 and Bulgarian Ambassador to Spain from 2017 to 2021.[2]
Early life
Kondov was born on 10 August 1968.[3] In 1994 he graduated from the University of National and World Economy with a degree in international relations, later also acquiring courses in international relations at the Diplomatic School of Spain and the Center for Security Policy Studies.[4] He started working in international relations in 1995, a year after graduating, as an expert in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5] He then worked in political affairs at the Embassy of Bulgaria, London, and afterward worked as an expert and member of the delegation of Bulgaria to NATO from 2001 to 2007.[3]
Career
Starting in 2017, he was the Bulgarian Ambassador to Spain.[2] During his ambassadorship, he worked to represent Bulgaria in the country when it had the presidency of the Council of the European Union.[6] He left Madrid in mid-December and officially announced his departure in January 2021.[6]
Views
Kondov has been a supporter of Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying that NATO will be secure when Ukraine becomes a full member of the organization as it would strengthen NATO's eastern flank, specifically in the Black Sea.[7]
Personal life
He speaks fluently in other languages like Spanish, English, French, and Italian, and sometimes uses Russian and Portuguese.[8]
References
- ^ "Иван Кондов е новият служебен министър на външните работи - По света и у нас - БНТ Новини". BNT (in Bulgarian). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b "MFA :: Permanent Secretary". www.mfa.bg. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Кой е Иван Кондов, номиниран за служебен министър на външните работи". Darik News (in Bulgarian). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Възелът се разплита: Иван Кондов поема МВнР". Lupa. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Атанас Илков, Иван Кондов, Красимира Стоянова. Кои са новите министри на Главчев". Свободна Европа (in Bulgarian). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Ivan Kondov ends his mission in Spain as ambassador of Bulgaria". The Diplomat. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Ivan Kondov: NATO countries will be assured when Ukraine becomes a full member of the Alliance". Radio Bulgaria. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Yes, I have received an invitation and I have accepted it: this is who will be the new foreign minister". Fakti (in Bulgarian). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.