Nikola Dimitrov
Nikola Dimitrov (born 30 September 1972) is a Macedonian politician and diplomat, who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for North Macedonia from 31 May 2017 to 30 August 2020. He also served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2000 and Macedonian ambassador to the United States and then the Netherlands. In 2014, he turned down an appointment as Macedonia's new ambassador to Russia.
Nikola Dimitrov Никола Димитров | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration (North Macedonia) | |
| In office 30 August 2020 – 17 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Zaev |
| Preceded by | Bujar Osmani |
| Succeeded by | Bojan Maricik |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 31 May 2017 – 30 August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Zaev Oliver Spasovski |
| Preceded by | Nikola Poposki |
| Succeeded by | Bujar Osmani |
| 2nd Macedonian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1 December 2002 – 6 July 2006 | |
| President | Boris Trajkovski Branko Crvenkovski |
| Premier | Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski |
| Preceded by | Ljubica Acevska |
| Succeeded by | Ljupčo Jordanovski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1972 Skopje, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) |
| Political party | Independent (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations | SDSM (2020–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Skopje King's College, Cambridge |
Dimitrov, together with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias, signed the Prespa agreement in 2018 in efforts of resolving the Macedonia naming dispute. As a result of this agreement, his country changed its name to North Macedonia.
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