Irina Bokova

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Bulgarian diplomat

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Irina Georgieva Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and a former Director-General of UNESCO (2009-2017).

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Irina Bokova

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Every child and adult should have the skills and the tools to respond to the challenges of the world today and make the most of the opportunities that are available.

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People are more connected than ever before, but inequalities and misunderstandings remain deep within and among societies.

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Awards 40

2018honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI

2017Officer of the National Order of Quebec

2017Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise

2016Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award

2015Order of the Polar Star

2014Hilal-e-Pakistan

2014Order of Stara Planina

2014Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite

2014Order of Valour

2014Dostyk Order of grade I

2014Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

2014honorary doctorate from CNAM

2013honorary doctor of the Tongji University

2012honorary doctorate at the Laval University

Commander of the Legion of Honour

Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎

Order of Merit of Benin

Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit

Order of José Matías Delgado

Order of Juan Mora Fernández

Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

Order of Friendship of Peoples

honorary doctorate of Haifa University

honorary doctor of Durham University

Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva

honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh

honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Dank Medal

Commander of the National Order of Mali

Magtymguly Pyragy medal

National Order of Chad

Order of Al-Fakhr

Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise

Order of the Sun of Peru

Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

National Order of Benin

Order of Ouissam Alaouite

Nishan-e-Pakistan

National Order of Mali

National Order of Quebec

Connected to Irina 6

Muammar GaddafiAlso won Order of Merit of Benin

I. M. PeiAlso won honorary doctor of the Tongji University

Ismail SerageldinAlso won honorary doctorate from CNAM

Khorloogiin ChoibalsanAlso won Order of the Polar Star

Polad BulbuloghluAlso won Magtymguly Pyragy medal

Jean-Yves Le DrianAlso won Order of Valour

About this person

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).