A PRESENTATION ON THE BULGARIAN DIPLOMATIC SOCIETY |
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Автор Експерт | |||
Петък, 17 Май 2013 14:24 | |||
A PRESENTATION ON THE BULGARIAN DIPLOMATIC SOCIETY Short history: The Bulgarian Diplomatic Society (BDS) was registered by Sofia City Court in March 1998 as a non-profit non-governmental organization. As of today the BDS encompasses 300 career diplomats and experts in the fields of international relations, Bulgarian foreign policy and international security. It does represent in a way the institutional memory of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Service for the last more than 40 years. Aside from the realm of diplomacy quite a few BDS members today apply their knowledge and skills to different other areas of Bulgaria’s economic, cultural and academic life. Some are being employed by international organizations. Others are teaching in universities and other institutions of higher learning. The BDS was proud to welcome the election of Mme Irina Bokova, a founding member of the BDS to the prestigious position of UNESCO Director General – the highest international office ever taken by a Bulgarian national. The Bulgarian Diplomatic Society is open for membership to any current or former member of the Bulgarian Diplomatic Service.
Structure: In accordance with its Charter the BDS is run by the following main bodies: b) Governing Board and its Chairman c) Executive Director
Current Composition of the Governing Board: At the annual election session of the General Assembly on November 15, a new Governing Board was elected:
At the same session Filip Bokov was elected Chairman of the Governing Board and Stefan Dimitrov as Executive Director. The Control Board is chaired by Andrey Karaslavov, Bulgarian Ambassador to Greece until the spring of 2012.
Media presence of the BDS In March 2001 the BDS established an online digital publication for analysis “еxpert–bdd.com”. Gradually the publication asserted itself as a source of serious responsible analysis on foreign policy and international and national security matters and grew popular among teachers and students, journalists and analysts, as well as among a broader circle of compatriots abroad. Its Editor-in-chief since its establishment continues to be Mr. Simeon Nikolov, Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies in Security and International Relations.
Contact points
Address: 9 Tzvetan Minkov str., 1202 Sofia, Bulgaria TLF/Fax: +359-931 2188 E-mail: bddbul@abv.bg
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