Elena Shekerletova

Permanent Secretary

Professional career

1990–1992
Law expert at the Administration of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria

1992
Joins the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria

1992–1993
Head of Cabinet of the Foreign Minister

1993–1996
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Bulgarian Embassy in Vienna

1996–1997
Expert at the Office for Consular Relations

1997–1999
Advisor and Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Foreign Minister

1999–2002
Head of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Bureau in Bonn

2002–2004
State expert and Head of Division at Directorate “Europe II”

2004–2008
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin

2008–2011
Head of Division at Directorate “European Countries”

2012–2016
Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Bulgaria in Austria 

Education

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Master in Law;

Specialization in Constitutional and International Public Law at the Max-Planck-Institute, Heidelberg;

Course in European Studies at the European Academy, Berlin;

German language high school “B. Brecht”, Pazardzhik.

Foreign Languages

German, Spanish, English, Russian, Chinese 

Honours

Silver Honor Badge of MFA (2007)

Golden Honor Badge of MFA (2015)

Golden Cross of St. Leopold (2016)

Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (2017)