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New GDBOP Joint Task Force Headquarters Is a Symbol of Bulgarian-U.S. Cooperation

A US$1.9 million facility that houses a joint task force of Bulgaria’s General Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime (GDBOP) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will assist in countering drug trafficking activity in the Balkan region, according to U.S. and Bulgarian officials who participated in the building’s opening ceremony today. Citing the successful seizures ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 7 January, 2016 | Topics: Events, Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Helps Renovate Slantse Kindergarten in the Municipality of Levski

On Wednesday, December 9, Col. James Crowhurst, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria, and Levski Mayor Mrs. Lyubka Aleksandrova will inaugurate the recently renovated Levski Kindergarten in the Municipality of Levski. This renovation of the largest kindergarten in the municipality of Levski is the result of close cooperation between ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 8 December, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Travel Alert – Worldwide

The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to possible risks of travel due to increased terrorist threats. Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics, using conventional and non-conventional weapons and targeting both ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 24 November, 2015 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

Food Ingredients Europe and Natural Ingredients Trade Show

Dates: December 1-3, 2015 Location: Paris, France, Paris Nord Villepinte Profile and Attendance: Held once every two years in a major European city, Fi Europe brings together the world’s leading food and beverage buyers, R&D, business development and marketing specialists from all around the globe. It is one of the top 10 most important events ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 19 November, 2015 | Topics: Trade | Tags: Trade Shows 2015

Continued Security Awareness

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, the U.S. Embassy in Sofia reminds U.S. citizens in Bulgaria to review the Worldwide Caution , which provides information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world, including Europe. Recent terrorist attacks, whether by those affiliated ...

By U.S. Embassy Sofia | 16 November, 2015 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

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