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