{{Short description|Bulgarian diplomat and politician}} {{About|the diplomat|the professor|Nikolay Milkov (philosopher)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Nikolay Milkov | image = Nikolay_Milkov.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Nikolay Milkov | office = Minister of Foreign Affairs | term_start = 2 August 2022 | term_end = 3 May 2023 | prime_minister = Galab Donev | predecessor = Teodora Genchovska | successor = Ivan Kondov | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria | party = Non-partisan | profession = Diplomat, politician | education = <!-- Add educational details if available --> | alma_mater = <!-- Add alma mater if available --> | known_for = Former Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ambassador to France, Canada, and Romania }} '''Nikolay Milkov''' (born 10 December 1957) is a Bulgarian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 August 2022 to 3 May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikolay Milkov - Minister of Foreign Affairs |url=https://www.gov.bg/en/Cabinet/CABINET-MEMBERS/Nikolay-Milkov-Minister-of-Foreign-Affairs |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=www.gov.bg |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-04-27|title=Указ № 50 за освобождаване на Николай Милков Милков от длъжността служебен министър на външните работи и за назначаване на Иван Илиев Кондов за служебен министър на външните работи|url=https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=192181|access-date=2023-06-11|website=State Gazette|language=bg}}</ref> Prior to his appointment, he was the Bulgarian Ambassador to France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambassador Milkov presented his credentials to the Secretary General of IOF |url=https://www.mfa.bg/en/news/30520 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=www.mfa.bg |language=en}}</ref> He had also served as the Ambassador to Canada and Romania.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Who is Nikolaj Milkov, the new head of Bulgarian diplomacy, Genchovska's successor - Sloboden Pechat |url=https://www.slobodenpecat.mk/en/koj-e-nikolaj-milkov-noviot-shef-na-bugarskata-diplomatija-naslednikot-na-genchovska/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Слободен печат |language=en}}</ref>

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