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FM Jeleva Travels to DC for Meetings
On Monday October 23, the Foreign Minister Rumiana Jeleva will be in Washington, DC for a meeting ...

FM Jeleva Travels to DC for Meetings

2010 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation
The United States Embassy in Sofia is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2010 competitive ...

2010 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation

Joint Bulgarian-U.S. Military Training Facilities
A recent article in the Stars and Stripes newspaper has created confusion and uncertainty over the use ...

Joint Bulgarian-U.S. Military Training Facilities

Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program, 2009/10
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports ...


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Health Centers Welcome U.S. Military Support

Health Centers Welcome U.S. Military Support
On Tuesday, November 10, military officers from the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) participated in two ribbon-cutting ceremonies which marked the completion to renovations to the health centers in the village of Zheravna and the town of Kermen.

A worker in Berlin puts up a banner in preparation for the December climate change conference in Copenhagen. (AP Photo)

Clinton Sees Copenhagen Climate Conference as Steppingstone
The U.N.-sponsored climate conference in December in Copenhagen can become the steppingstone to a full and binding legal climate agreement if it focuses on the right blend of practical approaches and principles, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says.

Berliners celebrate on top of the Berlin Wall November 12, 1989. (AP Images)

The Berlin Wall - 20 Years Later
Twenty years after the fall of communism, countries of the former Eastern Bloc face new challenges with independence and democracy building.

The Batonga Girls’ Education Program offers scholarships, tutors and mentors to help West African girls like these stay in school.

Helping Girls Stay in School
When puberty hits adolescents in poor countries, girls start disappearing from classrooms. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always bother adults as much as it should.

The White House

President Obama Nominates James B. Warlick, Jr., for Ambassador to Bulgaria
The White House has nominated James B. Warlick, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, as their choice for next U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria.

News from Consular Section

Serve Your Community: Become a Warden!
Wardens serve a vital role in the American citizen community by maintaining the lines of communication with local Americans and providing critical support for non-routine consular issues. The Embassy thanks its current wardens for their continued good work and welcomes interested U.S. citizens resident in Bulgaria to volunteer to become a warden.

Waiver of Personal Appearance for Qualified Visa Applicants
A nonimmigrant visa applicant who received his/her last visa after October 31, 2007 may not need to return to the embassy to be fingerprinted and interviewed.