Embassy of Bulgaria, Washington, D.C.
| Embassy of Bulgaria in Washington, D.C. | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 1621 22nd Street, N.W. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′44″N 77°2′54″W / 38.91222°N 77.04833°WCoordinates: 38°54′44″N 77°2′54″W / 38.91222°N 77.04833°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Ambassador | Tihomir Stortchev |
| Website | http://www.bulgaria-embassy.org/ |
The Embassy of Bulgaria in Washington, D.C. is the Republic of Bulgaria's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 1621 22nd Street N.W. in Washington, D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood.[1]
The current Bulgarian Ambassador to the United States is Tihomir Stoytchev.[2]
History[edit]
The initiative for establishing diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and USA belongs to the Bulgarian side. In 1892, the representative of Bulgaria in Constantinople held the first talks with associates of the US Legation there. The drilling was successfully completed in 1901, when an agreement was reached between the two countries for the US Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople to be accredited in Sofia as well.[3]
The Principality of Bulgaria and the United States established diplomatic relations in 1903. The then US Minister Plenipotentiary for Greece, Romania and Serbia was also authorized for Bulgaria. He presented his credentials to Prince Ferdinand in Sofia on September 19, 1903. On September 22, 1908, Bulgaria declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire. On May 3, 1909, the US Secretary of State sent a telegram to Hutcheson, acting diplomatic representative for Bulgaria, informing him of the order of the US President to convey his congratulations to King Ferdinand on Bulgaria's admission to the community of sovereign and independent countries. With this act, the United States recognizes the independence of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.[4]
On December 10, 1914, Stefan Panaretov was appointed Bulgarian Minister Plenipotentiary in the United States. The Bulgarian legation in Washington was officially opened on January 16, 1915.
Under pressure from Germany, Bulgaria declared war on the United States on December 13, 1941. Bulgaria's ambassador to the United States, Dimitar Naumov, learned about the war from the newspapers. Convinced that this was a mistake, Naumov in an open telegram demanded a rebuttal from Sofia and said that "rumors of a war are more than incredible and comical" and that in the United States it is considered incredible for Bulgaria to declare war on the States. Minister Plenipotentiary George H. Earl III left Sofia at the end of December. The United States declared war on Bulgaria only on June 5, 1942.[4]
In 1945, by virtue of an agreement to establish an Allied Control Commission in Bulgaria, on October 17, 1945, General Vladimir Stoychev was sent to Washington as a political representative of Bulgaria. After the entry into force of the Paris Peace Treaty in September 1947, diplomatic relations were restored, but only three years later the State Department froze diplomatic relations with Bulgaria. The reason is that in the early 1950s, the Bulgarian Government accused U.S. Minister Donald Heath of espionage and declared him persona non grata.[3]
The United States and Bulgaria agreed to resume diplomatic relations on March 24, 1959[4] after the Bulgarian authorities had issued a formal apology in the Heath case.[3]
At the initiative of the President of Bulgaria Zhelyu Zhelev in 1996 a monument to Vasil Levski was erected in front of the embassy in Washington.
In 2003, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States, as well as the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, adopted resolutions on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Ambassadors and Heads of Mission[edit]
- Stefan Hadjiiliev Panaretov (1914-1925)
- Simeon Traichev Radev (1925–1933)
- Stoyan Vladimirov Petrov-Chomakov (1933-1936)
- Dimitar Anastasov Naumov (1936-1941)
- No diplomatic relations (1941-1947)
- Nisim Judah Mevorah (1945-1947)
- Petar Georgiev Vutov - Head of Mission (1948-1950)
- No diplomatic relations (1950-1959)
- Petar Georgiev Vutov (1960-1962)
- Kiril Gospodinov Shterev - Head of Mission (1962-1963)
- Lyubomir Dimitrov Popov - Minister Plenipotentiary (1963-1965).
- Dr. Lyuben Nikolov Gerasimov (1966-1973)
- Lubomir Dimitrov Popov (1974-1977)
- Konstantin Nikolov Grigorov (1978-1980)
- Stoyan Iliev Zhulev (1980-1988)
- Velichko Filipov Velichkov (1988-1990)
- Ognyan Raichev Pishev (1991-1994)
- Snezhana Damyanova Botusharova (1994-1998)
- Filip Dimitrov Dimitrov (1998 - 2001)
- Elena Borislavova Poptodorova (2002-2008)
- Latchezar Yordanov Petkov (2008-2009)
- Tihomir Angelov Stoychev - Head of Mission (2009-2010)
- Elena Borislavova Poptodorova (2010 - 2016)
- Tihomir Angelov Stoychev (2016-)
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.embassy.org/embassies/bg.html
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Български дипломатически представителства в Америка
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 History of the U.S. and Bulgaria's Relations
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