a role model as a leader, she revealed her admiration for former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright. Currently Nadezhda Neynski is the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Turkey. Outside politics She was chairman of the Board of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises in Bulgaria in 2007. She was also a member of the Advisory Group of the Southern Leaders' Round Tables (SLRT) to the Special Branch Cooperation among Developing Countries (Special Unit for South-South Cooperation) in 2006. She is a member of the International Advisory Committee to the "Democracy Coalition Project", in partnership with the Foundation "Bertelsmann", organization "Freedom House" and the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (2006). President of the Institute for Democracy and Stability in Southeast Europe (2004). She became a member of the National Union of Civil Society UNITY of 8 December 2012. Awards She received the Golden Plate award of the Academy of Achievement, Order of Denmark, first degree awarded Medal of the Republic of Malta, Venice Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honor, France Cross of the Order of public office by the King of Spain, awarded the Medal of tolerance organization B'nai B'rith. Mihaylova was also chosen as the woman politician of the year in Bulgaria for 2008. Family In 1983 Nadezhda married Kamen Mikhailov and they have two daughters - Violeta and Nina. In 2006, Nadezhda and Kamen divorced. On 3 October 2009,Nadezhda Mihaylova married Svetlin Neynski at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Madrid. See also Operation Horseshoe List of foreign ministers in 2001 Foreign relations of Bulgaria List of Bulgarians Notes References Bibliography External links Nadezhda Mihaylova - breaching the Schengen Wall, esiweb.org 1962 births Living people Women government ministers of Bulgaria Women MEPs for Bulgaria Foreign ministers of Bulgaria Government ministers of Bulgaria Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria) MEPs for Bulgaria 2009–2014 Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) MEPs Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) politicians Sofia University alumni Female foreign ministers Bulgarian women diplomats