We are particularly pleased to note that the efforts taken by the staff of the Bulgarian embassy have been successful and additionally contribute to further enhancing the status of our country and the Bulgarian language in the United States.

The 25th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in Bulgaria was celebrated with a piano concert performed by Ms. Pavlina Dokovska, Fulbright alumnus and professor at Mannes College of Music, The New School, New York.

Mr. Burgess is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe in the US Department of Commerce.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the positive development of relations between the two countries and reconfirmed their strategic character.

We reaffirm the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the United States. Both sides share common values and interests and are committed to the preservation of peace and international order. Cooperation with the United States has an important place in our country's foreign policy, both bilaterally and multilaterally. This was stated by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York.

During its first Presidency of the EU Council, Bulgaria proved to be a stable partner for European countries, which has the political will to seek consensus. The European perspective for the countries of the Western Balkans is a guarantee for peace, security, and stability in the region. This was stated by Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during his meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York. The two spoke at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly.

On July 9th, 2018, American Consul General in Constantinople (Istanbul) Eugene Schuyler was presented (Posthumously) with the Golden Laurel Bough of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On June 18th, 2018, the exhibition “The Power of Civil Society: The Fate of the Jews in Bulgaria” was opened in the European Delegation on the occasion of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the 75th anniversary of the historic rescue of Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust.

On June 6th, 2018, Ambassador Tihomir Stoytchev took part in a discussion at the International Student House in Washington together with the Ambassador of Estonia Lauri Lepik and the Ambassador of Austria Wolfgang Waldner (representing the EU Troika).

On April 30th, 2018, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria hosted an event of the Washingtonian Foreign Law Society.