U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN February 10, 2023 The United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is taking action to counter systemic corruption in Bulgaria by designating five former Bulgarian government officials as well as five entities for corrupt acts that resulted ... Read More»
Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Elites Across Bulgarian Political Spectrum
U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs Press Release: February 10, 2023 Contact: Treasury Public Affairs, Press@Treasury.gov WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five current or former Bulgarian government officials — Rumen Stoyanov Ovcharov (Ovcharov), Aleksandar Hristov Nikolov (Nikolov), Ivan Kirov Genov (Genov), Nikolay ... Read More»
Ambassador Mustafa Presented Summer Work and Travel Participants with Their American 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. Since 2000, more than 120,000 Bulgarian students have participated in the Summer Work and Travel program and by representing Bulgaria in the United States, have contributed to the strengthening of ... Read More»
Remarks of Ambassador Mustafa at “Rule of Law and the Business Environment in Bulgaria” Conference, January 20, 2023
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, my friends, Ambassadors from Italy, France, Chargé from Germany, Ambassadors Meyer and Zarra, Deputy Head of Mission Röken, Mr. Matthew Murray, and Olivier Marquette. I am honored to have you ... Read More»
The United States and Bulgaria Celebrate 120 Years of Diplomatic Relations
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 established in 1903, and on January 12, 1912, the United States opened our first U.S. Consular Agency in Bulgaria. To mark the occasion Ambassador Mustafa met with Foreign Minister Milkov ... Read More»