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Join RE:TURN

If you are interested in new developments in Bulgaria or if you would like to invest in worthy initiatives – then join RE:TURN – a series of events on the U.S. West Coast featuring leading changemakers of the Bulgarian start-up and philanthropic scene. Meet former President Rossen Plevneliev, Vassil Terziev, Nancy Schiller, Evgeny Angelov, Bogomil Balkansky, Dafina ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 21 February, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: RE:TURN

A Ceremony for Awarding the Winners at the National Competition for Creative Writing in English

A ceremony for awarding the winners at the National Competition for Creative Writing in English took place on February 16, 2019 at the American University in Blagoevgrad. Over 4000 students from 173 schools across the country participated in the ninth National Creative Writing Competition in English held in late November 2018. The Creative Writing Competition ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 19 February, 2019 | Topics: Education, Embassy, News | Tags: National Creative Writing Competition in English

First J-1 Visas of the 2019 SWT Program

Ambassador Eric Rubin handed out the first four J-1 visas of the 2019 SWT program. “The Summer Work and Travel Program gives students from around the world the chance to live and work in the United States during their college and university summer breaks, to meet Americans, and learn about the American culture and way ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 15 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Consular Affairs, Education, News | Tags: SWT 2019

Demonstration/March Alert – February 16, 2019

Location: Downtown Sofia Lukov March Route: beginning at the National Palace of Culture and proceeding to Ulitsa Trakia 1. Anti-Lukov March Route: beginning at ‘Tsentralna Banya’ Park and proceeding to the Sofia Municipality building. Event: A march on Saturday, February 16, 2019 starting at 5:30 pm at the National Palace of Culture. Approximately 1,500 participants are expected. ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 15 February, 2019 | Topics: Alert, News | Tags: Messages for U.S. Citizen

Presidents’ Day: Honoring U.S. Presidents Washington and Lincoln

Washington’s Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Increasingly, the holiday has become an occasion to celebrate the birthdays of both President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. Many Americans call the holiday Presidents’ Day. George Washington ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 15 February, 2019 | Topics: Embassy, Events, News | Tags: Holidays, Presidents Day

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