'{{Short description|Bulgarian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Daniel Mitov | native_name = {{Nobold|Даниел Митов}} | native_name_lang = bg | image = Daniel Mitov (cropped).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2021 | office = [[National Assembly of Bulgaria|Member of the National Assembly]] | term_start = 15 April 2021 | term_end = | constituency = [[24th Multi-member Constituency|24th MMC - Sofia]]<br>(2021-2022)<br>[[3rd MMC - Varna]]<br>(2022-present) | office1 = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] | primeminister1 = [[Georgi Bliznashki]]<br>[[Boyko Borissov]] | term_start1 = 6 August 2014 | term_end1 = 27 January 2017 | predecessor1 = [[Kristian Vigenin]] | successor1 = [[Radi Naidenov]] | birth_name = Daniel Pavlov Mitov | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|4|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sofia]], [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|PR Bulgaria]] | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[GERB]] (since 2021) | otherparty = [[Democrats for Strong Bulgaria|DSB]] (2006-2012)<br>[[Bulgaria for Citizens Movement|DBG]] (2012-2021) | alma_mater = [[Sofia University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[New Bulgarian University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]]) | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|diplomat}} }} '''Daniel Pavlov Mitov''' ({{lang-bg|Даниел Павлов Митов}}; born 4 December 1977) is a [[Bulgaria]]n politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria from 2014 to 2017. He became Minister of Foreign Affairs on August 6, 2014 in the cabinet of [[Georgi Bliznashki]] and remained in that post in the cabinet of [[Boyko Borisov]] from October 7, 2014. ==Early life and education== Born in [[Sofia]], Mitov received his higher education at the [[Sofia University]].<ref name=novinite>{{cite news|url=http://www.novinite.com/articles/162503/Daniel+Mitov+to+lead+Bulgarian+Diplomacy|title=Daniel Mitov to lead Bulgarian Diplomacy|website=[[Novinite]]|date=5 August 2014|accessdate=13 September 2019}}</ref> In addition to his native [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]], he is fluent in [[English language|English]], [[Italian language|Italian]], and [[Russian language|Russian]]. ==Political career== [[File:Secretary Kerry Poses With Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mitov Before Bilateral Meeting at NATO Headquarters in Belgium (15930177235).jpg|thumb|Mitov with U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] in Brussels, 2 December 2014]] In 2002, Mitov worked at the Political Academy for Central and Southeast Europe and in 2006 became a member of Bulgaria's Democracy Foundation. Following his succession there, he became a deputy chairman of the [[Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria]] party and since 2010 works at the [[National Democratic Institute]] with the delegates of [[North Africa]] and the [[Middle East]].<ref name=novinite/> ==Fight against terrorism== In a speech at the [[Israel Council on Foreign Relations]] in 2016, Mitov begins by calling terrorism the biggest issue of the Middle East.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23739770.2016.1180750|doi=10.1080/23739770.2016.1180750|title=Tectonic Changes in the Middle East and How They Resonate in Europe: A View from Sofia|year=2016|last1=Mitov|first1=Daniel|journal=Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs|volume=10|pages=29–34|s2cid=148113201|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In his words, terrorism “regardless of how many resources we allocate to assisting the countries of origin and transit, the refugee flow and terrorist channels will not disappear as long as ISIS and similar actors exist on the ground". On that occasion, he noted that "the teachings of Islam could be directed toward civil activity instead of toward politicization, and consequently, radicalization". In order to help the Middle East with this dilemma, he suggested the importance of European support by explaining that aid should be given to countries that take in refugees and policies should be reinforced in quelling terrorism worldwide. ==Honours== *{{flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}: **[[File:OPMM-gcs.svg|70px]] Grand Cross of the [[Order pro Merito Melitensi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sofiaglobe.com/2015/10/09/sovereign-order-of-malta-awards-bulgarian-foreign-minister-mitov-grand-cross-of-the-order/|title = Sovereign Order of Malta awards Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mitov Grand Cross of the Order|date = 9 October 2015}}</ref> ==See also== *[[2014 Wales summit]] *[[List of foreign ministers in 2017]] *[[Foreign relations of Bulgaria]] *[[List of Bulgarians]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[Kristian Vigenin]]}} {{s-ttl|title=64th [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]|years=6 August 2014 – 27 January 2017}} {{s-aft|after=[[Radi Naidenov]]}} {{s-end}} {{Second Borisov Cabinet}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitov, Daniel}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Sofia University alumni]] [[Category:Foreign ministers of Bulgaria]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Politicians from Sofia]] {{Bulgaria-politician-stub}}'