Bulgaria
Independent Consultant (PhD) at RAD Consulting
International Affairs
Education
Institute for Balkan Studies (PhD), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1984 — 1986
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), History & Political Science (doctoral thesis on international security)
Other internationally recognized specialisations / training courses
Post-graduate studies, Communication, planning, leadership & management (1993 - 2013), Certificates of successful completion
United Nations' International Security & Disarmament Fellowships Programme (Geneva, Vienna, New York) 1979 — 1979
UN Secretary-General's Diploma, Multilateral Diplomacy Affairs
Language Tuition Center & Embassy of Bulgaria, London, UK 1977 — 1977
Training Programme for Junior Diplomats (BG MFA), English language & bilateral diplomacy practice, Certificate of successful completion
Diplomatic School, Academy of Social Management & Political Sciences, Sofia 1974 — 1975
Post-Graduate Academic Degree, International Relations, Law & Diplomacy, Master's
University of Sofia, Nuclear Physics Faculty (Master's) 1965 — 1971
Master's Degree, Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Ninth French Language Secondary School, Sofia, Bulgaria 1962 — 1965
High School, General secondary education done in French, High school diploma
Experience
RAD CONSULTING November 2012 - Present
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) September 2006 - October 2012
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria 1975 - 2006
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) February 1997 - January 2005
Nuclear Research & Nuclear Energy Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences September 1972 - August 1974
Skills
International Relations, Crisis Management, Military, Policy, Public Affairs, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Government Relations, Arms Control, Political Risk Analysis, Disarmament, Capacity Building, Conflict Analysis, Nuclear Proliferation, Report Writing, Human Rights, Foreign Policy, Lobbying, Conflict, International..., Foreign Affairs, Political Science, Politics, Project Management, Weapons of Mass..., Public Diplomacy, Humanitarian Assistance, International Law, International Public..., International Security, Diplomacy, Editing, Emergency Management, Administration, Government, Public International Law, Peacebuilding, Strategic Communications, NGOs, Rule Of Law, Civil Society, Security Policy, International..., Project Planning, European Union, NATO, Intercultural...