About Irina Bokova
Irina Georgieva Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and a former Director-General of UNESCO (2009–2017). During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among others, two terms as a member of the National parliament, and deputy minister of foreign affairs and minister of foreign affairs ad interim under Prime Minister Zhan Videnov. She also served as Bulgaria's ambassador to France and to Monaco, and was Bulgaria's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. Bokova was also the personal representative of Bulgaria's president to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (2005–2009).
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Awards & Honors
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
Order of the Polar Star
honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh
Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Hilal-e-Pakistan
Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award
honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
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Dostyk Order of grade II
honorary doctor of Durham University
honorary doctorate of Haifa University
honorary doctorate at the Laval University
Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit
honorary doctor of the Tongji University
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honorary doctorate from CNAM
honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI
Order of Juan Mora Fernández
Order of Ouissam Alaouite
National Order of Quebec
Order of Cultural Merit
Order of the Sun of Peru
Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
Nishan-e-Pakistan
Order of Stara Planina
Commander of the National Order of Mali
National Order of Mali
Order of José Matías Delgado
Order of Valour
Order of Merit of Benin
Dank Medal
Order of Al-Fakhr
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Officer of the National Order of Quebec
National Order of Benin
National Order of Chad
Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
Dostyk Order of grade I
Magtymguly Pyragy medal
Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite
