On Wednesday, April 15, U.S. Amb. Marcie Ries, Kyustendil Mayor Petar Paunov and Cedar Foundation Director Lindsay Saltzgiver will inaugurate the Social Rehabilitation and Integration Center. The U.S. Government invested a total of 492,000 lv. to assist the joint efforts of the Cedar Foundation and the Municipality of Kyustendil in constructing and outfitting the Center. ... Read More»
Anti-Terrorism Measures Workshop
On March 24, 2015, the OSAC Bulgaria Country Council held its first workshop for 2015 on Anti-Terrorism Measures at Business Park Sofia. The Council’s interest for the workshop topic came from the increased number of terrorist incidents globally, recent events in Europe over the past year, and by continued interest in the results of the ... Read More»
The Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission appoints new members to its Board of Directors
The Bulgarian Ministry of Education, the Embassy of the United States in Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission are pleased to announce the appointment of three new members of the bilateral Board of Directors of the Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission. The new members are Professor Kostadin Kostadinov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science; Victoria Melamed, Minister ... Read More»
FBI Director Comey Pays His First Visit to Bulgaria
On March 4, 2015, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey visited Sofia for meetings with counterparts in the Bulgarian government. The visit was hosted by the State Agency for National Security (DANS) and included meetings with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov and DANS Chairman Vladimir Pisanchev. Director Comey was in ... Read More»
The Bulgarian Fulbright Commission Appoints Ms. Angela Rodel as New Executive Director
The Bulgarian Fulbright Commission is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Angela Rodel as the next Executive Director of the Bulgarian-American Commission for Educational Exchange, or Bulgarian Fulbright Commission. Ms. Rodel was appointed to the role of Executive Director after a thorough process that attracted a large number of qualified candidates. Ms. Rodel is ... Read More»