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The Counselor for Public Affairs Ken Moskowitz with Spelling Bee Champions (Photo: U.S. Embassy)

    Spelling Bee Champions Visit Embassy

    On May 11, 2012, the twenty champions of the annual Bulgarian National English Spelling Bee visited the Embassy along with their teachers for a “youth briefing.”

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  • Ambassador Warlick with students (Photo: U.S. Embassy)

    U.S. Ambassador Meets NASA Contest Winners

    On May 8, 2012, Ambassador James Warlick met with Bulgarian high school students who won second prize in a contest sponsored by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for their design for a space colony on Mars.

  • Ambassador Warlick and Svetlana Bachevanova (Photo: U.S. Embassy)

    Ambassador Warlick Opens Photo Exhibition

    On May 3, 2012, in honor of World Press Freedom Day, Ambassador Warlick opened an exhibition featuring photos from award-winning photojournalist Svetlana Bachevanova’s project “No Man’s Land.”

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    Ambassador Warlick Flies in F-16 Jet

    On May 3, 2012, Ambassador Warlick visited Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base outside of Plovdiv to ride in an F-16 fighter jet. Two squadrons of F-16s were brought to Bulgaria from the U.S. Air Base in Aviano, Italy as part of the U.S.-Bulgarian joint exercise Thracian Star.

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  • Program to Streamline Visa Renewal Process

    The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce a new program which will make the visa renewal process even more efficient and hassle-free, in efforts to promote tourism and business travel to the United States.

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  • Ambassador Warlick and Dimitar Dimitrov (Photo: U.S. Embassy)
    Ambassador Warlick Presents Plaque to NPS Director

    On May 4, 2012, Ambassador Warlick presented General Dimitar Dimitrov, Director of the Bulgarian National Protective Service (NPS), a plaque from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  

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Ambassador Warlick with students from the German Language School in Sofia (Photo: U.S. Embassy)
    Embassy Helps to Beautify South Park

    On Friday, April 20, 2012, Ambassador James Warlick joined U.S. Embassy Sofia staff, the U.S. Girl Scouts, and students from the German Language School in Sofia for a gardening and beautification project in the South Park in Sofia in celebration of Earth Day.  

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Maj. Metodi Orlov, (left), a Bulgarian air force MiG-29 pilot, welcomes Maj. Matthew Brockhaus, (right), an F-16 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katherine Windish)
    U.S., Bulgarian Air Forces Kick Off Thracian Star 2012

    U.S. and Bulgarian Airmen launched Thracian Star 2012, a joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability, during a ceremony there April 18. 

  • Symposium Participants - Group Photo (Photo U.S. Embassy)
    First U.S.-Bulgarian Non-Commissioned Officer Symposium Held in Sofia

    Ambassador Warlick, alongside the Deputy Chief of Defense Vice Admiral Plamen Manushev opened the first joint U.S.-Bulgarian non-commissioned officer symposium, which took place at the Bulgarian Land Forces headquarters from April 10-11, 2012.  

  • The President of the Bulgarian Red Cross Hristo Grigorov and Ambassador Warlick (Photo: U.S. Embassy)
    Bulgarian Red Cross Thanks U.S. Government for Donation

    On April 12, 2012, the President of the Bulgarian Red Cross, Hristo Grigorov, presented Ambassador Warlick with a certificate in recognition of a $50,000 donation from the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 

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Ambassador Warlick, Michele Leonhart and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov (Photo: U.S. Embassy)
    DEA Administrator Visits Bulgaria

    The head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele Leonhart, visited Sofia from April 3 to April 4, 2012 to open a DEA country office. 

  • President Barack Obama announces Dr. Jim Yong Kim, second from left, as his nominee to head the World Bank, during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 23, 2012. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner also attended the announcement. (Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Herbert)
    President Obama Nominates Dr. Jim Yong Kim to Head World Bank

    On March 23, 2012 President Obama announced that the United States will nominate Dr. Jim Yong Kim to be President of the World Bank. 

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  • Application Fee Change

    Effective April 13, 2012 the main nonimmigrant visa application fee becomes $160. If the you paid your application fee before April 13, you may apply for a visa without having to pay an additional fee untill July 12, 2012.  

  • New IRS Form for Overseas Taxpayers

    The Form 8938 (Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets) should be filed by taxpayers with specific types and amounts of foreign financial assets or foreign accounts. It is important for taxpayers to determine whether they are subject to this new requirement because the law imposes significant penalties for failing to comply. 

  • Worldwide Travel Alert

    The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. 

  • Message for U.S. Citizens: 2012 Election Cycle – Begins Now

    Start thinking about your participation in the U.S. 2012 elections today! 

  • Change to Alien Non-Payment Provision for Non-US Citizen Social Security Benefit

    Effective with January 1, 2000, certain non United States citizens who are residents of Bulgaria will no longer have their benefits suspended when they are outside the U.S., living in Bulgaria, for over 6 months. To receive past due benefits or to start your payments, you must schedule an appointment at the Embassy by telephone at (02) 937 5100. 

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