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Ирина Бокова Ирина Георгиева Бокова е български политик и дипломат, генерален директор на ЮНЕСКО. Тя е бивш заместник-министър (1996) и министър (1996-1997) на външните работи от БСП в правителството на Жан Виденов, посланик във Франция и Монако и постоянен представител в ЮНЕСКО. Съдържание Биография[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Ирина Георгиева Бокова е родена на 12 юли 1952 г. в София, България. Бокова е дъщеря на Георги Боков и сестра на Филип Боков. Образование[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Завършва Гимназията с преподаване на английски език, София (1971) и „Международни отношения“ в МГИМО, Москва през 1976 г.[1] Награди и титли[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Професионална кариера[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - 1977 – 1982: стажант аташе и трети секретар в отдел „ООН и разоръжаване“ на МВнР[1]. - 1982 – 1984: трети секретар в Постоянното представителство на България в ООН, Ню Йорк[1]. - 1984 – 1990: втори и първи секретар в отдел „ООН и разоръжаване“ на МВнР[1]. - 2005: извънреден и пълномощен посланик на Република България във Франция и Монако. - 2005: постоянен представител на Република България в ЮНЕСКО. - 2009: генерален директор на ЮНЕСКО, преизбрана за втори мандат през 2013. Политическа кариера[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - 1990: участник в Националната кръгла маса за преход на България към демокрация в качеството си на съучредител на Демократичния съюз на жените заедно с Нора Ананиева и Емилия Масларова[3] - 1990 – 1991: народен представител в 7 Велико народно събрание. Подписва новата Конституция на Република България. - 1995: заместник-министър на външните работи в правителството на Жан Виденов[1] - 1995: секретар на правителствения Комитет по европейска интеграция в правителството на Жан Виденов - 1996: кандидат за вицепрезидент в двойка с Иван Маразов, (БСП)[1] - 1996: първи заместник-министър на външните работи в правителството на Жан Виденов - 1996 – 1997: и.д.министър на външните работи в правителството на Жан Виденов - 2001 – 2005: народен представител в 39 Народно събрание от „Коалиция за България“: - Парламентарна група на „Коалиция за България“: член (05.07.2001 – 05.07.2001) - Парламентарна група на „Коалиция за България“: секретар на ПГ (05.07.2001 – 18.05.2005) - Комисия по европейска интеграция: член (20.07.2001 – 18.05.2005) - Комисия по външна политика, отбрана и сигурност: заместник-председател (20.07.2001 – 18.05.2005) - Делегация в Съвместния парламентарен комитет България – Европейски съюз: заместник-председател (03.08.2001 – 18.05.2005) ЮНЕСКО[редактиране | редактиране на кода] На 22 септември 2009 Ирина Бокова е номинирана[4] за генерален директор на ЮНЕСКО от Изпълнителния съвет (ИС) на организацията. Бокова получи 31 гласа в 58-членния Изпълнителен съвет на организацията при петия, последен тур на гласуването. Кандидатурата ѝ бе утвърдена от Общото събрание (ОС) на всички 193 страни-членки на ЮНЕСКО на 15 октомври 2009 г. Бокова бе утвърдена с 166 гласа „за“, 7 „против“ и 2 „въздържали се“. На 23 октомври 2009 Ирина Бокова положи клетва като генерален директор на ЮНЕСКО. На 15 ноември 2009 Бокова оглави поста Генерален директор на ЮНЕСКО. На 24 септември 2012 г. президентът Росен Плевнелиев заявява на генералния секретар на ООН, че г-жа Бокова е предложена официално за втори мандат на поста си, с решение на Министерския съвет от м. юли 2012 г. В седмиците преди номинирането на Бокова от Изпълнителния съвет на ЮНЕСКО за втори мандат на 4-и октомври 2013 г., се появиха няколко публикации, критикуващи я за начина, по който е управлявала организацията. Поводът е одит на Сметната палата на Франция[7] [8], върху дейността на ЮНЕСКО. Френското издание на „Хъфингтън пост“, в-к „Монд дипломатик“ и икономическият всекидневник „Лез Еко“ коментират доклада с критичен тон. Според публикациите, критиките са основно в липсата на реформи и несправяне с финансовите предизвикателства, свързани с решението на САЩ да не плащат членския си внос в организацията (сума, равна на 22 % от бюджета), както и със структурните и кадрови промени. От трите издания, само в статията на Ан-Сесил Робер в „Монд дипломатик“[9] се дава думата и на представител на ЮНЕСКО, при това в последваща публикация[10]. Авторите в „Хъфингтън пост“, които не са журналисти, са по-едностраничви: Мартин Дюмон твърди, че Бокова се е затворила „в кула от слонова кост“[11], а Джули Вицзек критикува кадровата политика на Бокова [12]. В коментар под статията, председателят на Международния институт за планиране на образованието (IIEP) към ЮНЕСКО Реймънд Уонър дава отговор на някои от твърденията [1]. Друг автор, политоложката от Свободния университет в Брюксел Джулия Гриер, също цитира в „Лез Еко“ одита, като твърди, че Бокова не е организирала контрол върху мерките за излизане от кризата и посочва грешки в кадровата ѝ политика [13]. Коментарите в световните медии по повод повторното номиниране на Бокова за генерален директор дават косвен отговор на обвиненията, появили се в цитираните френски издания. Така например френското Министерство на външните работи казва „През първия си мандат Бокова водеше оргнизацията в трудна финансова и политическа обстановка — с кураж и имайки предвид реформите, които ще трябва да бъдат реализирани през втория ѝ мандат“. Агенция „Асошиейтид прес“ пък изтъква, че Бокова е успяла да води ЮНЕСКО през „един от най-тежките ѝ периоди, дошли в резултат от загубата на 220 млн. щатски долара“ и уточнява, че „Вашингтон е спрял плащането на членския си внос след като генералната конференция е гласувала да приеме Палестина за държава-член преди две години“. Агенцията по-специално изтъква, че „независимо от недостига на средства, Бокова е успяла да балансира бюджета на ЮНЕСКО, докато е провеждала инициативи като например подпомагане на грамотността сред момичетата в Афганистан“. На 4-и октомври 2013 г. Изпълнителният съвет на ЮНЕСКО номинира Бокова за втори мандат начело на организацията.[16] Кандидатура за генерален секретар на ООН[редактиране | редактиране на кода] На 18 юни 2014 г. българските медии съобщават новината, че правителството издига кандидатурата на Ирина Бокова за генерален секретар на ООН. Вестник „Капитал“ публикува статия, посветена на кандидатурата на Бокова, в която се казва [18]: На 9-и януари 2015 г. и премиерът Бойко Борисов обявява, че кабинетът подкрепя кандидатурата ѝ за генерален секретар.[19] Семейство[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Ирина Бокова има два брака. Първият брак е с Любомир Коларов, с когото имат дъщеря Ная и син Павел. Вторият брак е с Калин Митрев. Бокова запазва бащината си фамилия и при двата брака. Източници[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - ↑ а б в г д е Ташев, Ташо. Министрите на България 1879-1999. София, АИ „Проф. Марин Дринов“ / Изд. на МО, 1999. - ↑ Указ № 211 Обн. ДВ. бр.98 от 12 ноември 2013 г. - ↑ Кръглата маса (3.01.1990 - 14.05.1990) – Пълна стенограма - ↑ Министерство на външните работи. Номинирането на посланик Ирина Бокова за генерален директор на ЮНЕСКО е огромно признание за България и голям успех за дипломацията ни. - ↑ Ирина Бокова — официално генерален директор на ЮНЕСКО. - ↑ Президентът официално предложи Ирина Бокова за втори мандат в ЮНЕСКО. - ↑ RAPPORT D’AUDIT SUR LE PROGRAMME DE PARTICIPATION DE L’UNESCO, 10 април 2013, Cour des comptes : UNESCO-2012-11 - ↑ NEW AUDITS BY THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR, 16 април 2013, на английски - ↑ Anne-Cécile Robert. L’Unesco en danger. // Monde diplomatique, 4 септември 2013. Посетен на 17 септември 2013. - ↑ Anne-Cécile Robert. L’Unesco en danger (suite). // Monde diplomatique, 24 септември 2013. Посетен на 7 октомври 2013. - ↑ Martin Dumont. L'Unesco en phase terminale?. // huffingtonpost.ca, 2 август 2013. Посетен на 17 септември 2013. - ↑ Julie Wiczeck. Unesco: Irina Bokova doit-elle être reconduite?. // 13 септември 2013. Посетен на 17 септември 2013. - ↑ Julia Griere. Unesco : le lourd passif d’Irina Bokova. // Monde diplomatique, 27 август 2013. Посетен на 17 септември 2013. - ↑ KUNA. France congratulates UNESCO chief Bokovas on reelection. // KUNA, 5 октомври 2013. Посетен на 7 октомври 2013. - ↑ AP. Bokova Set to Win New Term as UNESCO Chief on reelection. // AP, 5 октомври 2013. Посетен на 7 октомври 2013. - ↑ ((en)) UNESCO. Irina Bokova nominated by UNESCO Executive Board for the post of Director-General. - ↑ Кабинетът издига кандидатурата на Ирина Бокова за генерален секретар на ООН. - ↑ По пътя към върха на ООН. - ↑ Борисов: Kабинетът подкрепя Бокова за шеф на ООН. Външни връзки[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - Български политици след 1989 - Външни министри на България - Кръгла маса в България - България в ООН - ЮНЕСКО - Посланици на България във Франция - Посланици на България в Монако - Възпитаници на Първа английска езикова гимназия - Випускници на МГИМО - Доктор хонорис кауза на ВТУ - Носители на орден „Стара планина“ - Почетни доктори на МГИМО - Родени в София - Кандидати за вицепрезидент на България - Български политици от Македония
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Irina Bokova Irina Georgieva Bokova (Bulgarian: ИpиHa ГeoprиeBa БokoBa) (born 12 July 1952) is a Bulgarian politician and the Director-General of UNESCO. As Director-General of UNESCO, Bokova is actively supportive of international efforts to advance gender equality, improve education and cutoff funding for terrorism by increasing efforts to fight piracy of intellectual goods. A firm opponent of racism and anti-Semitism, Bokova has led UNESCO's activities on Holocaust remembrance. She was member of the Bulgarian parliament from the Bulgarian Socialist Party for two terms, minister and deputy minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Zhan Videnov, and was Bulgaria's ambassador to France and to Monaco, Permanent Delegate of Bulgaria to UNESCO and personal representative of the Bulgaria's president to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (2005–2009). On 22 September 2009, Bokova's candidacy was proposed for the post of Director-General of UNESCO. On 15 October 2009, the 35th session of the General Conference elected Irina Bokova of Bulgaria as the tenth Director-General of UNESCO. Bokova is the first female and Eastern European to head UNESCO. In addition to her mother tongue, she speaks English, French, Spanish and Russian. She is married with two grown children who live and work in the United States.[1][2] Contents - 1 Childhood and early years - 2 Education - 3 Career - 4 United Nations Secretary-General Candidacy - 5 In the media - 6 Awards and decorations - 7 References - 8 External links Childhood and early years[edit] Irina Bokova is the daughter of the communist-era politician Georgi Bokov, editor-in-chief of Rabotnichesko Delo, the official newspaper and organ of the Bulgarian Communist Party.[3] By descent Bokova is Bulgarian from Macedonia.[4] Bokova is a graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Subsequently, she worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, eventually becoming Minister in the winter of 1996–1997. She was a member of the Bulgarian communist party until 1990. Education[edit] - 1971: First English Language School, Sofia. - 1976: Moscow State Institute of International Relations, MSc in international relations. - Jan. – Aug. 1989: University of Maryland, School of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C., Program on US foreign policy decision-making process. - 1992 – 1994: NATO fellow, Program for Central and Eastern Europe on democratic institutions focusing on the national and legal mechanism for the protection of minorities. - Nov. – Dec. 1999: Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Program in Leadership and Economic Development.[5] Career[edit] Current positions[edit] - Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to France. - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Principality of Monaco. - Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Bulgaria to UNESCO. - Representative of the Bulgarian Government to the Executive Board of UNESCO (since the election of Bulgaria in October 2007). - Personal Representative of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). - Deputy Chairperson, Group of Francophone Countries at UNESCO. - Chairperson of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (February 2008, Sofia). - Member of the Literary group Prix des Ambassadeur. Parliamentary experience[edit] - Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Policy, Defense and Security Committee. - Member of the European Integration Committee. - Deputy Chairperson of the Joint Parliamentary Committee Bulgaria – European Union. Civil society experience[edit] - Founder and Chairperson of the European Policy Forum (since its inception in Sofia in 1997), a non-profit, non-governmental organization. Ministry of Foreign Affairs[edit] November 1996 – February 1997: - Minister of Foreign Affairs, cabinet of Zhan Videnov, Bulgarian Socialist Party June 1995 – February 1997, other positions held in the cabinet of Zhan Videnov, Bulgarian Socialist Party: - First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of UN, OSCE, EU and NATO. - Chief co-ordinator of Bulgaria–EU relations.[5] - Co-Chairperson, Bulgaria – EU Association Committee.[5] - National PHARE Co-ordinator.[5] - Chairperson, Inter-Agency Co-ordination Commission on European Integration (at deputy ministerial level). - Took part as head of delegation or keynote speaker in a number of international fora. - Member of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for European Studies. UNESCO[edit] On 22 September 2009, Bokova was elected Director-General of UNESCO.[2] She defeated nine candidates at the election in Paris, with Farouk Hosny ultimately being defeated by 31–27 in the fifth and last round of voting.[2] Hosny had been expected to win but attracted criticism from figures such as Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel over his anti-Israel statements.[2][6] She took over the position from Koïchiro Matsuura of Japan.[2] She entered the office of the Director-General as both the first woman, and the first Eastern European to take this role.[2] On 15 October 2009, the 35th session of the General Conference elected Irina Bokova of Bulgaria as the tenth Director-General of UNESCO. The investiture took place in a ceremony in Room I in the afternoon of Friday 23 October 2009. On 4 October 2013, the Executive Board of UNESCO nominated her for second term as Director-General.[7] She was re-elected by the UNESCO General Conference on 12 November 2013.[8] In 2009, while most of the Bulgarian media was supportive[9] of Ms. Bokova's future role at the helm of UNESCO, some raised questions about her past as a daughter of a member of the totalitarian communist elite.[10] Bulgarian-born German writer Iliya Troyanov criticised Bokova's election as Director-General of UNESCO in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, calling it "a scandal," in light of Bokova's father's communist past.[11] On the other hand, The New York Times not only published an article, explaining who Mrs. Bokova is,[12] but also officially supported her nomination on the grounds that "[s]he played an active role in Bulgaria's political transformation from Soviet satellite to European Union member. That should be a strong asset in leading an organization badly buffeted in the past by ideological storms."[13] On 16 January 2014, Irina Bokova yielded to pressure from the Arab League and postponed[14] for five months an exhibit entitled "The People, the Book, the Land – 3,500 years of ties between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel" following protest from the Arab states in UNESCO, arguing it would harm the peace process. Invitations had already gone out and the exhibit was scheduled to run from 21 January through 30 January at UNESCO's Paris headquarters with fully prepared exhibition material already in place. In a letter to Bokova, Abdulla al Neaimi, an official from the United Arab Emirates, expressed "deep worry and great disapproval" over the program showing the age old connection between Israel and the Jewish people.[15] The US State Department said it was outraged at the move, "UNESCO's decision is wrong and should be reversed."[16] Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs said "is no appropriate rationale to delay the exhibition and deeply disappointed by the decision made to postpone it".[17] The Wiesenthal Center called the move an "Absolute outrage, the Arabs don't want the world to know that the Jews have a 3,500-year relationship to the Land of Israel".[18] The exhibition was opened on 11 June 2014 in Paris, in a ceremony with participation by Mrs. Bokova and the Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Rabbi Marvin Hier.[19] The exhibit was co-sponsored by Israel, Canada, and Montenegro, and was called "a breakthrough" by its author, professor Robert Wistrich.[20] On 28 March 2015, she launched Unite4Heritage, a campaign aiming to create a global movement "to protect and safeguard heritage in areas where it is threatened by extremists".[21] The campaign was triggered by the programmatic destruction of cultural heritage conducted in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) since 2014, in particular after the circulation of videos of looting at Mosul Museum, destruction in the city of Nimrud and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hatra. As Director-General of UNESCO, Bokova led efforts to block the trade in Syrian and Iraqi cultural artifacts to fund ISIS and other radical Islamist groups. These efforts led to the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2199 on 12 February 2015. This resolution officially recognized the link between illicit traffic and security, outlawed all trade in cultural goods from Iraq and Syria and requested that UNESCO coordinate efforts in this area with Interpol.[22] In response to the threat to Iraq's antiquities from increased violence and instability, Bokova implemented an emergency plan to safeguard artifacts of Iraq's cultural heritage.[23] United Nations Secretary-General Candidacy[edit] In June 2014 the Bulgarian government nominated[24] Irina Bokova to be the official candidate of the country for the United Nations top job. In January 2015 the new Bulgarian government confirmed[25] the candidacy. That same month former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski wrote in an article at the Wall Street Journal, that her work at UNESCO is "highly regarded", and that the Bulgarian government has "nominated her to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next U.N. Secretary-General, and she is widely believed to be the frontrunner for that position".[26] In July 2015 The Guardian published an article,[27] titled Will the next UN secretary general be a woman? with a picture of Irina Bokova and a description The head of Unesco, Irina Bokova from Bulgaria, is a favourite to become the UN's new secretary general in 2017. Bulgarian weekly Capital wrote a page[28] about her candidacy, which states, among other, Bokova demonstrates diplomatic and governance skills in a big international organization – UNESCO, which she heads for a second term. She has good reputation to the permanent five members of the UN Security Council. She speaks fluently English, French, Spanish and Russian – four of the six official UN languages (the requirement is for two). She has a clear vision about the mission and activity of the organization. In July 2015 EurActiv published an article[29] by former Irish Minister for European Affairs and Minister for the Environment Dick Roche, titled The next UN Secretary-General? Bokova ticks all the boxes, arguing in favor of Irina Bokova's candidacy. Responding to a Parliamentary question, on 18 May 2015 the Bulgarian foreign minister Daniel Mitov explained[30] the process, undertaken by the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to support Irina Bokova's candidacy. He informed the Bulgarian Parliament that the campaign consists of three stages – information-consultative one – until September 2015, the essential stage – between September 2015 and April 2016, and the last stage – from May 2016 until October–December 2016. On 29 September 2015 David Clark, chairman of the Russia Foundation, published an article[31] in the Financial Times' beyondbrics forum. In it the author says, "Of the women from Eastern Europe being discussed is Irina Bokova, the current head of UNESCO and former Bulgarian foreign minister. She is considered to be a front-runner. Bulgaria’s prime minister officially nominated and endorsed her this summer." On 2 October 2015 governor Bill Richardson wrote an opinion for the Washington Post, The next U.N. secretary general should be a woman. There he describes women, who are considered as potential candidates. About Bokova, he writes, "several leading candidates are beginning to emerge. Irina Bokova, director general of UNESCO and Bulgaria’s official candidate, fulfills many of the required criteria and is seen by many as the front-runner. She has taken a strong stance on the fight against extremism and terror financing and is actively championing women empowerment and girls’ education."[32] On 9 October 2015 an article in the Forbes magazine featured Irina Bokova under the title This Woman Will Likely Be The Next UN General Secretary,[33] and says, among other, In person, she’s intensely attentive and soft-voiced. Deceptively driven, in fact, and a seriously good listener, a virtue she will need in abundance as General Secretary. Above all, she comes across as a passionate idealist. You get her talking about the depredations to Palmyra and her eyes flash with determination. In the media[edit] Bokova features as a main character in three plays by Paris-based UK playwright Nick Awde – Bruges (The Europeans Part 1; Edinburgh Festival 2014), Antwerp (The Europeans Part 2; Edinburgh Festival 2015), and Tervuren (The Europeans Part 3; 2016).[citation needed] Awards and decorations[edit] On 6 April 2015, the French Embassy in Bulgaria announced that Mrs. Bokova has been awarded the French Order of the Legion of Honour.[36] On 31 March 2014, Bokova was officially awarded Bulgaria's highest national honour – the Order of Stara Planina (1st class) by president Rosen Plevneliev for her extremely significant merits to Bulgaria, bringing about an improvement in world peace and security indicators, and the development of political and cultural exchanges at the highest levels.[37][38] References[edit] - ^ Irina Bokova, directrice générale de l’UNESCO, nommée commandeur de la Légion d’honneur French Embassy in Sofia - ^ a b c d e f "Bokova wins Unesco leadership vote". Al Jazeera. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009. - ^ "A Glance at UNESCO's Next Leader". The New York Times. 22 September 2009.[dead link] - ^ "CTaHдapT", Бpoй 5860, 8 Maй 2009. (Bulgarian) - ^ a b c d Biography on Irina Bokova's personal web site - ^ STEVEN ERLANGER (22 September 2009). "Bulgarian Defeats Egyptian in Unesco Vote". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2009. - ^ "Irina Bokova nominated by UNESCO Executive Board for the post of Director-General". UNESCO. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. - ^ UNESCO General Conference elects Irina Bokova for second term as Director-General "Don't Envy, Rejoice, Bulgarians" (In Bulgarian), an editorial in "Trud", Bulgaria's best-selling newspaper - ^ "Is Bokova's Win a Win for the Entire Nation" a blog posting by Ivo Indzhev, a prominent Bulgarian journalist and blogger (In Bulgarian) - ^ Warum die Unesco-Wahl ein Skandal ist (German), Summary in English, In Bulgarian - ^ Bulgarian Who Is to Lead Unesco Advocates Political Pluralism, The New York Times, 24 September 2009. - ^ The Right Head for Unesco, The New York Times, 28 September 2009. - ^ Information regarding the planned exhibition, “People, Book, Land – The 3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People to the Holy Land” (information from UNESCO) - ^ "UN cancels Jewish exhibit at last minute on Arab complaints". Fox News Channel. - ^ "U.S. chides UNESCO for putting Jewish exhibit on hold". Reuters. - ^ "US, Canada urge UNESCO not to postpone exhibit on Land of Israel". The Jerusalem Post. - ^ "UN cancels Jewish exhibit at last minute on Arab complaints". Fox News Channel. - ^ “People, Book, Land: The 3500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People with the Holy Land” exhibition opens at UNESCO (information from UNESCO web site) - ^ UNESCO deletes ‘Israel’ from title of its exhibit on Jewish ties to Israel (article in The Times of Israel) - ^ "#Unite4Heritage campaign launched by UNESCO Director-General in Baghdad". UNESCO. Retrieved 15 May 2015. - ^ "We stand together to protect Iraq's cultural heritage, says French President with UNESCO Director-General". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 August 2015. - ^ Web Site, UNESCO. "Emergency Response Action Plan to safeguard Iraqi heritage". Retrieved 13 August 2015. - ^ Bulgaria nominates Bokova for UN Secretary General (EurActive) - ^ Bulgaria puts forward Bokova's candidacy for UN Secretary-General(EurActive) - ^ Aleksander Kwasniewski (1 January 2015). "Leaders Among Equals". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 August 2015. - ^ Salima Yacoubi Soussane (9 July 2015). "Will the next UN secretary general be a woman?". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2015. - ^ Nikola Nikolov (16 August 2014). "On the road to the top of the UN". Capital Weekly. Retrieved 13 August 2015. - ^ The next UN Secretary-General? Bokova ticks all the boxes (article by Dick Roche, published at EurActiv) - ^ Response by minister Mitov to a question by MP Kristian Vigenin (in Bulgarian, from the official site of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry) - ^ "Eastern Europe must grab its chance to name the next UN Secretary General". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 October 2015. - ^ "The next U.N. secretary general should be a woman". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 October 2015. - ^ "This Woman Will Likely Be The Next UN General Secretary". Forbes. Retrieved 10 October 2015. - ^ Alsina. "TypkMeHиcTaH ceroдHя – Beб-caйT rocyдapcTBeHHoro иHфopMaциoHHoro areHTcTBa TypkMeHиcTaHa – ykaзы ПpeзидeHTa TypkMeHиcTaHa и XpoHиka 15-ro Maя". Turkmenistan state news agency. - ^ UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova awarded Order of the Legion of Honour - ^ Irina Bokova, directrice générale de l’UNESCO, nommée commandeur de la Légion d’honneur (from the site of the French Embassy in Sofia) - ^ ykaз № 211 OбH. ДB. бp. 98 oT 12 HoeMBpи 2013 r. - ^ "БokoBa пoлyчи opдeH "CTapa плaHиHa" c лeHTa и ce BъpHa B дeTcTBoTo". mediapool.bg. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014. External links[edit] Articles and Interviews[edit] - Education on the Frontline (Published on 30 January 2013, in Global Education Magazine) - UNESCO Chief: ISIS trying to erase world history (Christiane Amanpour speaks with Irina Bokova about ISIS' wanton destruction of the ancient sites in Iraq) - UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova also took part in the celebrations the Russian Victory Day parade in Moscow - 1952 births - Bulgarian diplomats - Ambassadors of Bulgaria to Monaco - Ambassadors of Bulgaria to France - Bulgarian women in politics - Foreign ministers of Bulgaria - Living people - Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni - People from Sofia - Macedonian Bulgarians - Permanent Delegates of Bulgaria to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie - Permanent Delegates of Bulgaria to UNESCO - UNESCO Directors-General - John F. Kennedy School of Government alumni