Отново наближава
Рождество Христово, с много вълнение и очаквания за малки и големи. За трети
пореден път по инициатива и под патронажа на президента на Република България
Георги Първанов и г-жа Зорка Първанова през декември 2005 г. ще се проведе
благотворителната инициатива „Българската Коледа. Подарете надежда на дете
в беда”.
Набраните от
дарения средства тази година ще бъдат предоставени на детските отделения на МБАЛ
– „Д-р Тота Венкова” АД – гр. Габрово и МБАЛ – „Христо Ботев” АД – гр. Враца,
отделението за новородени и недоносени деца на МБАЛ – Пловдив АД, на Клиниката
по неонатология на СБАЛАГ „Майчин дом” ЕАД – гр. София, отделенията по
неонатология и детско кърмаческо отделение на МБАЛ Бургас – АД, детското
отделение на МБАЛ „Св. Анна” гр. София, както и на отделни деца, които се
нуждаят от спешно лечение. Разпределението на средствата ще се осъществи
съвместно от съорганизаторите на инициативата, ще бъде оповестено публично, а
имената на дарителите ще бъдат обявени от медийните партньори.
В първия ден на
Коледа, 25 декември 2005 г., от 20:30 ч. в Националната опера ще се състои
благотворителен концерт с участието на известни български изпълнители.
Допълнителна информация можете да намерите на
www.bgkoleda.bg
Традиционната
вече проява се организира от администрацията на президента, БНТ и Нова
телевизия, с медийното партньорство на в. „Труд”, в. ”24 часа”, в. „Стандарт”,
БНР, Дарик радио. БНТ и Нова телевизия ще излъчат концерта на живо.
По време на
двете досегашни коледни благотворителни кампании бяха събрани по над един милион
лева. С тези средства бяха подпомогнати детски здравни заведения от страната и
много болни деца.
Парични средства могат да бъдат
превеждани по банкова сметка 1045397416, банков код 20080023, ОББ, клон „Света
София” с титуляр Нова телевизия, I-ви частен канал АД. /сметката
е открита и за валута, която се обменя от банката в лева по курса за деня/
Можете също така да изпращате чекове или
money orders на името и на адреса на посолството, като
посочите целта на дарението.
Embassy of Bulgaria, Washington D.C.
1621 22nd Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
За повече
информация можете да се обръщате към българското посолство във Вашингтон.
Драги родители,
майки и бащи,
Всеки от нас
чака някакъв дар от Коледната нощ. Най-много го очакват децата ни. Няма по-ценен
дар от детското здраве.Да
помогнем на дечица, чиито бъдещи Коледи зависят от нашето милосърдие.А ако здравето и живота на собственото ни дете зависи от това?
ЕЛЕНА
ПОПТОДОРОВА
Извънреден и пълномощен посланик
наРепублика
България в САЩ
[Congressional
Record: October 18, 2005]
WELCOMING PRESIDENT PARVANOV
TO THE UNITED STATES
(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, as we continue to wage a war against
terrorism, I am inspired when I look at a vibrant young democracy that only recently
started out on the road to freedom. The country of Bulgaria existed under an oppressive
Communist regime for nearly 50 years, but now it serves as a beacon of hope for people
throughout the world who seek liberty.
Today, I am honored to welcome Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov to Capitol Hill. He is a man of great accomplishment and a champion
of the Bulgarian Miracle promoting economic success and enhanced security. He has led his country to become a strategically located member
of NATO, and is now implementing the reforms to join the European Union.
We appreciate Bulgaria's strong friendship which President Parvanov and President Bush recognized yesterday at the White House as the warmest
ever in the history of our diplomatic relations.
Bulgarian Ambassador Elena Poptodorova to Washington has worked professionally with former U.S. Ambassador Jim Pardew and now
Ambassador John Beyrle for a mutually beneficial partnership.
In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget September 11.
Драги
Сънародници
Обръщала
съм се към Вас във всички важни за страната ни моменти и по повод най-важните
за нас, българите, големи цели.
Днес го правя отново във време на беда. Страната ни е ударена от тежко бедствие.
Потопът отнесе хора, животни, къщи, пътища, ниви и градини. Прекъснати са
най-големите транспортни артерии. Над 10 000 души са без покрив и покъщнина. Без
легла, без завивки, без съдове. Щетите се оценяват на над половин милиард лева.
И
както често става в живота, най-тежко ударени са най-нямащите.
България, никому неизвестни и скромни българи преживяват своето цунами и се
нуждаят от всеки грам помощ и подкрепа.
Едно от хубавите неща, на които учи държавата, в която работим и живеем е
солидарност и действително доброволство.
ПОМОГНЕТЕ!
Служителите от посолството и генералните консулства в САЩ дават своя скромен
принос. Отправила съм апел за помощ към почетните консули на България в САЩ и
към местни благотворителни организации. Вече е предоставена американска държавна
помощ.
Очаквам да се включите в тази спасителна акция според възможностите си. Нашият
принос ще е нищожна , но важна част от огромните нужди. Той ще ни даде личното
усещане за достойнство и съпричастие. А за децата ни би бил най-ценният урок по
взаимна подкрепа и доброволческа помощ.
Помощите в пари и натура се организират от Българския червен кръст.
Разплащателната сметка в долари е:
БУЛБАНК АД
Клон Калоян
Банкова сметка – USD 110 003 02 27
Банков код – 621 763 07
SWIFT: BFTBBGSF
ИЛИ
по сметка на посолството във Вашингтон: CITIBANK
1225 CONNECTICUT AVE NW
WASHINGTON DC 20036 банкова сметка - 15247481 - Embassy of
Bulgaria
routing # 254070116
Може също така да изпращате чекове или money orders
на адреса на посолството, като посочите целта на дарението.
Embassy of Bulgaria, Washington D.C
1621 22nd Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20008
За повече информация можете да се обръщате към българското посолство във
Вашингтон.
ЕЛЕНА ПОПТОДОРОВА
Извънреден и пълномощен посланик
на Р България в САЩ
25 април 2005 г. е денят на подписване на Договора за присъединяването на
България към Европейския съюз.
Тази дата ще остане в историята ни като равна по значимост със събитията по
Освобождението и началото на новата българска държава. Бих желала да честитя на
всички вас това забележително постижение на България, плод на упорити усилия и
ясна визия за принадлежност към единна Европа. Този акт е и признание на един
факт, в който ние никога не сме имали и най-малко съмнение – нашата европейска
идентичност.(пълен текст)
New Distribution of Consular regions
between the Four Bulgarian Consulates in USA !!!
WASHINGTON, DC
Consulate at the Embassy of Bulgaria 1621 22-nd St., NW
Washington DC 20008
Alabama
Arkansas,
Delaware,
Florida,
Georgia,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
West Virginia,
Washington DC
Connecticut,
Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Vermont
Colorado,
Iowa,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Kansas,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
South Dakota,
Wisconsin,
Wyoming
Alaska,
Arizona,
California,
Idaho,
Hawaii,
Montana,
New Mexico,
Nevada,
Oregon,
Utah,
Washington
A one minute speech by Congressman Joe WILSON, South Carolina,
Co-chairman of the Congressional Bulgaria Caucus
February 10, 2005, US House of Representatives
Mr.Speaker, I rise today in appreciation of the strong partnership between
the United States and Bulgaria. For over 100 years the United States has enjoyed
diplomatic relations with Bulgaria. With its new era of democracy, our two
countries now stand together in the war on terrorism and our friendship is
stronger than ever. Bulgaria is a new democracy which recognizes the importance
of furthering freedom throughout the world. By sending over 400 troops to
rebuild Iraq and train security forces, the country is playing an important role
in helping the Iraqi people. Also, with a contingent in Afghanistan, Bulgaria is
protecting the modern world by containing terrorists at the source.
Bulgaria is also a country of great accomplishment. Last year I was honored
to meet Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha and to attend the White House
ceremony honoring Bulgaria’s admission into NATO. Under his leadership, the
Bulgarian economy is being transformed and EU admission is planned in 2 years.
During my visits to Bulgaria, I have seen firsthand the Bulgarian miracle,
the establishment of a dynamic democracy and the restoration of economic
freedom. As the co-chair of the Congressional Bulgaria Caucus with the
gentlewoman from California (Mrs. TAUSCHER), it is also my privilege to work
with Ambassador Elena Poptodorova. In conclusion, may God bless our troops and
we will never forget September 11.
One of the first Bulgarian novels in past couple of decades to
be published by an American publisher, NATURAL NOVEL (Dalkey Archive
Press) is poet Georgi Gospodinov's first novel. Resembling the complex and
fragmented way a fly's eye works, the novel contains a myriad of storylines,
reflections, and digressions on everything from the relationship between bees
and language to the history of toilets. Incredibly funny at times, the novel is
also quite touching and personal, as the narrator tries to come to terms with
his dissolving marriage and his wife's infidelity with their close friend.
More information about NATURAL NOVEL
A criminal court in Benghazi convicted on May
6th, 2004 five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting with the deadly HIV virus
426 children at the local Al Fateh hospital and sentenced them to death by a
firing squad. Defense attorneys said they would appeal the verdict without delay
in accordance with Lybian legislation.
Bulgaria has described
the verdicts as “unfair and absurd.” The EU and the United States have said the
verdicts were unacceptable and unjust and urged Libya to scrap them, if it is
serious about mending ties with the West after years of international isolation. Full Text...
May
2, 2004
Bulgaria's Venerable Second City
By John Ash
We approached Plovdiv from Istanbul across the sad monotony of eastern Thrace.
Once across the Bulgarian border everything changed: the landscape became more
varied and interesting, and in the small towns and villages there were no raw,
concrete apartment blocks (the norm in Turkey), only low, red-brick houses with
red-tiled roofs and withering vines.
Full Text...
March 29,
2004 Bulgaria joined NATO
Remarks
by the US President on the Enlargement of NATO
THE PRESIDENT:
Thank you all. Good afternoon, and welcome to the White House
When NATO was founded, the
people of these seven nations were captives to an empire. They endured bitter
tyranny, they struggled for independence, they earned their freedom through
courage and perseverance. And today they stand with us as full and equal
partners in this great alliance.
It
has been my honor to host the Prime Ministers of each new NATO member in the
Oval Office. I want to
thank them for their friendship, I want to thank them for
their leadership. I
look forward to working with them to make the world more peaceful and more free.
Welcome to America.
The countries we welcome
today were friends before they were allies, and they were allies in action
before becoming allies by treaty. Today, all seven of these nations are helping
to bring lasting freedom to Afghanistan and Iraq. Bulgaria provided refueling
facilities during the early days of Operation Enduring Freedom, and has deployed
more than 400 soldiers to Iraq. (Applause.) ...
Full Text
With the benefits of both snowy mountains and sunny Black Sea resorts,
Bulgaria is on the short list of for adventurous travelers to Europe. Just a
handful of other Eastern European nations have the desirable geographical mix
of mountains and beaches, with Bulgaria the most prepared for tourism. For more tourism information visit
www.bulgariatravel.org or Links
Five Bulgarian soldiers died
after the attacks on their camps in Karbala.
Five Bulgarian soldiers were killed and 18 wounded in suicide bombings in the
southern Iraqi city of Karbala on 27 December, 2003. They are the first
Bulgarian troops to die in the country. On December 30, 2003 Bulgaria observes a
national day of mourning.
As the bombers drove explosives-laden vehicles towards the targets, other
insurgents pounded the sites with mortar and machine-gun fire. Major-General
Andrzej Tyszkiewicz, commander of the Polish-led multinational force in the area
around Karbala, about 100 kilometres south-west of Baghdad said: "It was a co-ordinated,
massive attack planned for a big scale and intended to do much harm,".
We
find no words to express our feelings after the barbaric attack that killed five
of our compatriots, Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov, Prime Minister
Simeon Saxe-Coburg and parliament speaker Ognyan Gerdzhikov said in a
special statement distributed to journalists.
US President George W. Bush phoned the Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg to
express his condolences to the families of the military who lost their lives in
Kerbala and to the Bulgarian people. He asked to know about the condition of the
men who were injured in today’s blast. The US President expressed his gratitude
for Bulgaria’s participation in the war on terrorism.
Taste
a Bulgarian Cuisine and traditions at the newly opened Bistro Bulgari Crystal City
509 South 23rd Street, Arlington, VA 22202
Tel:(703) 979-7676 MENU
60-th anniversary
of the rescue of the 50 000 Bulgarian Jews from the Nazi Holocaust
in 1943.The uniqueness and the beauty of this act was that the
entire nation – the people, the Parliament, the King and the Orthodox
Church – stood united and confronted the Nazi terror, thus saving
their Jewish compatriots from extermination - more...
Remarks of Richard Schifter on being awarded
the Bulgarian Order of “Stara Planina” First Class at the Rayburn
House Office Building in Washington, DC, March 26, 2003
- more...
On February 7, 2003 the Bulgarian Parliament voted with 165 in
favor, none against, and 48 abstentions on a Resolution to grant
the United States and future international coalition forces overflight,
temporary basing and transit rights in Bulgarian territory.
The
Parliament also authorized the deployment of Bulgarian nuclear,
biological and chemical protection unit (up to 150 troops) to Jordan,
Saudi Arabia or Kuwait in support of a possible coalition operation
for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1441. The
Resolution authorizes the Sarafovo air-base in Bourgas, Southeast
Bulgaria, to be used by the US Air Forces and coalition forces.
The same airbase was successfully used by the USAF during the first
phase of the Operation Enduring Freedom. The first two US aircraft,
accompanied by their respective personnel have already arrived in
Sarafovo – end of February. In his speech in the Parliament the
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha stressed that, although
Bulgaria continues to work for a peaceful resolution of the Iraq
crisis, it wishes to give a strong signal of its solidarity with
the community of freedom and democracy and that it is a responsible
member of the international counterterrorism coalition. In the latest
statement by the Bulgarian Ambassador to UN on Friday, March 7,
2003 he said that Bulgaria is prepared to support a next UN resolution
on Iraq as a means to accelerate the pressure on Sadam’s regime
to disarm. Statement
by The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Bulgaria
- Ministerial
meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations
- February 5, 2003). After
the UN Security Council meeting Minister
Passy met with US Secretary of State Colin
Powell. They discussed the current situation
in Iraq. STATEMENT OF THE VILNIUS GROUP COUNTRIES
In response to the presentation by the United States Secretary of
State to the United Nations Security Council concerning Iraq,
February 5, 2002
office@bulgaria-embassy.org
[Congressional
Record: October 18, 2005]
THE BULGARIAN MIRACLE
The Trial against
Bulgarian Medics in Libya
May
2, 2004 
March 29,
2004 Bulgaria joined NATO
The
Parliament also authorized the deployment of Bulgarian nuclear,
biological and chemical protection unit (up to 150 troops) to Jordan,
Saudi Arabia or Kuwait in support of a possible coalition operation
for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1441. The
Resolution authorizes the Sarafovo air-base in Bourgas, Southeast
Bulgaria, to be used by the US Air Forces and coalition forces.
The same airbase was successfully used by the USAF during the first
phase of the Operation Enduring Freedom. The first two US aircraft,
accompanied by their respective personnel have already arrived in
Sarafovo – end of February. In his speech in the Parliament the
Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha stressed that, although
Bulgaria continues to work for a peaceful resolution of the Iraq
crisis, it wishes to give a strong signal of its solidarity with
the community of freedom and democracy and that it is a responsible
member of the international counterterrorism coalition. In the latest
statement by the Bulgarian Ambassador to UN on Friday, March 7,
2003 he said that Bulgaria is prepared to support a next UN resolution
on Iraq as a means to accelerate the pressure on Sadam’s regime
to disarm. 