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Soldiers from Six Countries as Participate in Beyond Horizon Military Police Exercise in Bulgaria

Six nations are currently participating in Beyond Horizon military police exercises at Bulgaria’s Novo Selo Training Area near Sliven. Bulgaria’s Deputy Chief of Defense Vice-Admiral Emil Eftimov, Bulgarian Military Police Director Brigadier General Borislav Sertov, and U.S. Defense Attaché Colonel Shannon Johnson attended today’s exercise in support of military service members and their hard work ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Beyond Horizon, Novo Selo Training Area

A Street in Sofia Named after Dimi Panitza

The U.S. Embassy joined in honoring Bulgarian Dimi Panitza at a ceremony renaming a city street after him. Ulitsa Dimi Panitza now runs in front of the home in which Dimi was born, between National Assembly Square and Vasil Levski Boulevard, and parallel to Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. Dimi Panitza, born in Sofia in 1930, spent ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 16 May, 2019 | Topics: Events, News | Tags: Dimi Panitza, Embassy

Opening Remarks by Ambassador Rubin at Tourism Conference

Dear Madam Minister Angelkova, Dear Deputy Minister Georgieva, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning, Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak here today. I am very happy to see many tourism experts, professionals and distinguished hospitality industry representatives at this event. Bulgaria’s tourism industry plays a critical role in the country’s economy, prosperity ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 14 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News, Speeches | Tags: Speech, Tourism

Ambassador Eric Rubin Visits the Newly-Relaunched Free Europe – Bulgaria

U.S. Ambassador Eric Rubin, U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer Drake Weisert, U.S. Embassy Press Attaché Samantha Smith, and other embassy colleagues met with the staff of newly-relaunched Free Europe- Bulgaria. Since January 2019, Free Europe-Bulgaria has produced objective multi-media reporting and analysis in Bulgarian, and partnered with local media to amplify existing projects that promote ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 14 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News | Tags: Free Europe- Bulgaria

U.S Army Soldiers Compete in Bulgarian ‘Strong Man’ Competition

Story by Spc. Ethan Valetski 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment SLIVEN, Bulgaria – Without a trail to follow, and a 95-pound jug of water on each of their backs, five U.S. Soldiers hiked up the steep Bulgarian mountain. Soldiers on rotation at the Novo Selo Training Area followed in the footsteps of Hadji Dimitar, a Bulgarian revolutionary who scaled a mountain with ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 13 May, 2019 | Topics: News | Tags: Novo Selo Training Area

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