Speaker

Marie Dumoulin Ambassador of France to Bulgaria PhD in Political science (Paris School of Political Science) Degree in Russian language and civilization, INALCO, Paris Postgraduate degree in Comparative Politics with a specialization in “Post-communist Europe”, Paris School of Political Science Franco-German MSc in Political and Social Sciences, Free University of Berlin BSc in Political Science, Paris School of Political Science Positions held: Ambassador of France to Bulgaria since September 2025;Wider Europe Programme Director, European Council on Foreign Relations (November 2021 – August 2025);Deputy Director for Russia and Eastern Europe, Directorate for Continental Europe (2018-2021) Analyst at the Centre for Strategy, Analysis and Policy Planning, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (2016-2018);Seconded to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an exchange diplomat (2015-2016) Political Counsellor at the French Embassy in Berlin (2013-2015) Second counsellor at the French Embassy in Algiers (2009–2013);Desk officer, Directorate for Continental Europe (2004–2007) Languages : German, English, Russian