Radi Naidenov

Radi Naidenov

Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 27 January 2017 – 4 May 2017
Prime Minister	Boyko Borissov
Preceded by	Daniel Mitov
Succeeded by	Ekaterina Zakharieva
Personal details
Born	1962 (age 54–55) Sofia, Bulgaria
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of National and World Economy

Radi Naidenov (Bulgarian: Ради Найденов) (born 1962) is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat. He joined the Bulgarian diplomatic service in 1992, and in 2002 he was Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister of Defense. From 2002 until 2005, he was Head of Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria,Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He then served as Bulgaria’s ambassador to Germany, and was the Foreign Minister of Bulgaria between 27 January 2017 and 4 May 2017.

Radi Naidenov was born in 1962 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He speaks in German, English, and Russian. In 1989, he graduated with an M.A. degree in international relations from the University of National and World Economy in Sofia.

He joined the Bulgarian diplomatic service in 1992. He took part in a number of “specialization programs” at foreign ministries, including Germany, France, and the United States. In 2002, he was Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister of Defense. From 2002 until 2005, he was Head of Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria,Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. In 2005, Bulgaria appointed him Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria, a role he held until 2012. He then held the same role as ambassador to the Republic of Germany starting in 2012. From 2011 until 2012, he was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As Chief Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, he worked in the first Boyko Borisov-led cabinet. In 2017 he received the Silbernes Komturkreuz mit dem Stern des .