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        • Amb. Mustafa AmCham Remarks 01-20-2023Remarks of Ambassador Mustafa at “Rule of Law and the Business Environment in Bulgaria” Conference, January 20, 2023
        • Amb Mustafa and FM Milkov at Asen Kermekchiev MemorialThe United States and Bulgaria Celebrate 120 Years of Diplomatic Relations
        • U.S. Embassy Sofia SealOpening Statement of Kenneth Merten Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Senate Foreign Relations Committee, November 29, 2022
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        • Amb Mustafa - SWT 2023 LaunchAmbassador Mustafa Presented Summer Work and Travel Participants with Their American Visas
        • Amb. Mustafa AmCham Remarks 01-20-2023Remarks of Ambassador Mustafa at “Rule of Law and the Business Environment in Bulgaria” Conference, January 20, 2023
        • Amb Mustafa and FM Milkov at Asen Kermekchiev MemorialThe United States and Bulgaria Celebrate 120 Years of Diplomatic Relations
        • Amb. Mustafa Opens New Am. Corner in BurgasAmbassador Mustafa Opens American Corner in Burgas
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Apply for the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship!

Apply for the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship!

We are looking for one high school student to represent #AmazingBulgaria.

120 Years of U.S. – Bulgaria Diplomatic Relations

120 Years of U.S. – Bulgaria Diplomatic Relations

In 1903, the USA and Bulgaria established diplomatic relations! Ambassador Mustafa and Minister Milkov marked the 120-year anniversary at a memorial to Asen Kermekchiev, known as Ace Kermek. He opened U.S.’s first Consular Agency in Bulgaria on this day in 1912. Celebrate #USBG120 with us all year!

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Bulgaria Small Grants Program 2023

Bulgaria Small Grants Program 2023

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Amb Mustafa - SWT 2023 Launch

Ambassador Mustafa Presented Summer Work and Travel Participants with Their American Visas

3 February, 2023 | Ambassador, Consul General, Consular Affairs, Embassy, Temporary Employment Visas, U.S. & Bulgaria, Visas

Ambassador Herro Mustafa today had the pleasure to give visas to students, who are going to participate in this year’s Summer Work and Travel Program.…

Amb. Mustafa AmCham Remarks 01-20-2023

Remarks of Ambassador Mustafa at “Rule of Law and the Business Environment in Bulgaria” Conference, January...

20 January, 2023 | Ambassador, Embassy, News, Speeches, U.S. & Bulgaria

Remarks of Ambassador Mustafa “Rule of Law and the Business Environment in Bulgaria” Conference January 20, 2023 Sofia Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, Minister Zarkov,…

Amb Mustafa and FM Milkov at Asen Kermekchiev Memorial

The United States and Bulgaria Celebrate 120 Years of Diplomatic Relations

12 January, 2023 | Ambassador, Embassy, News, U.S. & Bulgaria

Join us in celebrating the 120th anniversary of U.S. – Bulgarian diplomatic relations this year! Relations between Bulgaria and the United States were first formally…

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Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstration Activity at U.S. Embassy – Tuesday, January 10, 2023

9 January, 2023 | Alert

Event:  From 1100 to 1800 hours on Tuesday, January 10, Ataka, a Bulgarian nationalist political party, plans to protest the anniversary of allied forces bombings in…

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Opening Statement of Kenneth Merten Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Senate Foreign Relations...

8 December, 2022 | Embassy, News

Opening Statement of Kenneth Merten Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Senate Foreign Relations Committee   November 29, 2022 Thank you, Chairwoman Shaheen, Ranking Member…

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Foreign National Student Intern Program # PAS1 – 2022

6 December, 2022 | Embassy, Job Opportunities, News

December 6, 2022 The Public Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia is looking to recruit a student intern to support office day-to-day activities.…

Job Opporrtunities

Request for Architect/Engineer Design Services – Parking Lot Expansion

5 December, 2022 | Embassy, Job Opportunities, News

December 5, 2022 Architect/engineering design services for expansion of the inside parking lot of the Embassy compound located in Lozenets district, Sofia, Bulgaria. For more…

Job Opporrtunities

Request for Architect/Engineer Design Services

5 December, 2022 | Embassy, Job Opportunities, News

December 5, 2022 Landscape design services to review and provide recommendations for some of the areas of the Embassy compound located in Lozenets district, Sofia,…

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Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstration Activity in Sofia – Saturday, December 3, 2022

2 December, 2022 | Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens

Event: Demonstration Activity in Sofia – Saturday, December 3, 2022 From 1200 to 1800 hours on Saturday, December 3, 2022, Vazrazhdane, a Bulgarian nationalist political party, will be protesting Bulgaria’s proposed adoption of the Euro.  Authorities…

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Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstration Activity in Sofia

18 November, 2022 | Alert

Event: A demonstration is expected to occur in front of the National Assembly beginning at 06:30 p.m. on Friday evening, November 18, 2022. Three to…

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U.S. Security Cooperation With Bulgaria

18 November, 2022 | Embassy, Fact Sheets, Government Offices, News, U.S. & Bulgaria

FACT SHEET BUREAU OF POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS OCTOBER 31, 2022 For more than 15 years, the United States and the Republic of Bulgaria have enjoyed a…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

17 November, 2022 | Alert, Embassy, Health Issues, News, Notification

Last updated:  [11/17/22] COVID-19 Information The CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-U.S. citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in…

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AFCP 2023 Program Grant Application Announcement

15 November, 2022 | Embassy, News

The U.S. Embassy in Sofia is pleased to announce the start of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) 2023 Grants Program. The application process…

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Alert: Demonstration Activity in Sofia – Friday, November 11, 2022

10 November, 2022 | Alert

Event: A demonstration is expected to occur in front of the National Assembly beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022. Current reporting suggests…

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The Academy of Women Entrepreneurs Empowers Bulgarian Women

10 November, 2022 | Alumni, Education, Embassy, News, Success Stories, U.S. & Bulgaria

November 10, 2022 In honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022, the Embassy is proud to highlight the amazing work being done by alumni of the…

Amb. Mustafa Opens New Am. Corner in Burgas

Ambassador Mustafa Opens American Corner in Burgas

24 October, 2022 | Ambassador, American Spaces, Embassy, Events, News

October 24, 2022 Last week at the Peyo Yavorov Regional Library in Burgas, Ambassador Mustafa, Burgas Regional Governor Prof. Maria Neikov, Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov,…

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Russia’s War on Ukraine: Almost a Year of Lies, Implemented

24 October, 2022 | Embassy, Europe & Eurasia, Fact Sheets, News, Regions

October 24, 2022   “Every day we fight so that everyone on the planet finally understands: we are not a colony, not an enclave, not…

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Free Concerts on the Black Sea Coast

17 October, 2022 | Events, News, Press Releases

October 17, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE During U.S. Embassy Sofia’s Black Sea Month, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s Band, “Five Star Brass” ensemble will…

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