ODC Programs
Offices
Office of Defense Cooperation
The U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Bulgaria is responsible to the U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria and the Commander, U.S. European Command for administering all Security Assistance and certain military to military programs in Bulgaria.
Security Assistance includes Foreign Military Sales of U.S. defense equipment, services, and training and the management of the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and International Military Education and Training (IMET) grant funding.
The Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) is responsible for promoting, developing, coordinating and executing the following programs with the Republic of Bulgaria:
- Joint Task Force-East
- Security Assistance
- Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
- Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
- International Military Education and Training (IMET)
- Counter Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP)
- George C. Marshall Center Programs
- Military-to-Military Program (M2M)
- State Partnership Program (SPP)
ODC Contacts
ODC Chief Eric Hartman
ODC Deputy LCDR Jake Daystar
LTC ODC Office Coordinator TSgtTodd Ellis
NCO Development
CTEP Program Manager and Budget Analyst Ms.Emilia Jelyazkova
ODC Assistant Mr.Vladimir Vassilev
Fax number:+359 2 939 5680
Phone number: +359 2 939 5662
Bilateral Affairs Office
BAO Chief MAJ Jacob Thompson
BAO Program manager for M2M/SPP/G.C.Marshall Center Ms. Teodora Koteva
BAO Program manager for M2M/SPP/HA Ms. Vesela Terzieva
BAO Admin Mr. Todor Matuski
Fax number: +359 2 988 86 18
Phone number:+359 2 988 87 25