Dr. Copsey has extensive diplomatic experience as the former Head of Future of Europe Department in the UK Foreign Office and will be starting his diplomatic posting as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria this August 2024. Dr. Copsey has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Helsinki, MGIMO in Moscow and Sciences-Po (Lille and Rennes). Dr. Copsey holds a BA (Hons) in Modern History from the University of Oxford, a Masters from the College of Europe and a DPhil from the University of Sussex.