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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

Country-Specific Information: Last updated: [09/24/20] Bulgaria has 19,573 reported cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Bulgaria has 785 reported fatalities from COVID-19 within its borders. Bulgaria is following WHO and ECDC guidance on threat mitigation. Grocery stores, restaurants, pharmacies, and stores remain open. Supplies including food and medicine remain plentiful. Masks: All persons must cover their ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 25 September, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Embassy, Health Issues, News, Notification | Tags: alert, Health Issues, security message

Thracian Viper Military Training

Ambassador Mustafa is so proud to stand with our allies Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Canada for the Thracian Viper training. Aside from air policing, we brought F-16’s to Bulgaria to build interoperability, to share tactics, and to learn to fight together. When we train together, we are stronger together.

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags: Ambassador, Thracian Viper

Training on Proactive Online Investigations

On September 23rd, Resident Legal Advisor Jessica Kim, in partnership with Embassy Sofia’s FBI Legal Attaché Office, delivered a training on proactive online investigations, electronic evidence, and cybercrimes for investigating magistrates of the National Investigative Service of Bulgaria. FBI Assistant Legal Attaché Dustin Overby initiated the training with an overview of cybercrime trends. RLA Kim ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: Embassy, Events, News | Tags: Jessica Kim, Legal Advisor

OPEN Program

Deadline: October 6, 2020 The Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program offers 8-week, online university-level courses in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) developed by U.S. educational institutions. What courses are available during the winter semester of 2021? Using Educational Technology Critical Thinking in the Classroom Teaching Grammar Communicatively Teaching English to Young ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: Education, News | Tags: Education

U.S. Citizens Voting Assistance

Voting Message for 2020 General Election (released on August 18, 2020) The Federal Voting Assistance Program and the Department of State’s page on Absentee Voting Information are the most up-to-date voting information resources for Americans living abroad. Please visit these websites to learn about deadlines and procedures for registering and voting. Overseas U.S. citizens usually need to register every year, which means mailing in your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) so that you’re ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 24 September, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News | Tags: Voting

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