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U.S. 'committed' to Bulgaria's security [Feb 07, 2012] SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The United States remains committed to the security of its "important NATO partner" Bulgaria, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hillary Clinton's Bulgaria Visit Was Routine - Foreign Minister [Feb 06, 2012] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit to Bulgaria was not urgent but routine, according to Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov. "The visit was planned a long time ago. It is a common practice of the US State Department to confirm such visits a week before they take place," Mladenov explained in an interview for the Btv private channel. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Clinton Doesn't Mention Shale Gas in Bulgaria, Vows to Send Energy Envoy [Feb 05, 2012] Bulgaria is a key country for the United States in terms of energy strategy, it transpired during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Sofia Sunday. Clinton vowed to pursue work with Bulgaria, especially in the field of nuclear energy and energy sources diversification. "Over next week, I will send US Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar to Bulgaria," stated the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Clinton: Bulgaria Is Democratic Example for Arab World [Feb 05, 2012] Bulgaria is a success story in the transition from an authoritarian regime to democracy and could help countries in the Arab World, stated US State Secretary Hillary Clinton in Sofia. Sunday Clinton is on an official visit to the Bulgarian capital, where she discussed key global and bilateral matters with local leaders. The US Secretary of State said that Bulgaria has effected its transition ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Welcomes 6th US State Secretary Visit [Feb 05, 2012] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit to Sofia is the sixth visit of a head of the American diplomatic service to Bulgaria. In February 1990, US Secretary of State James Baker made a trip to Romania and Bulgaria, where he met President Petar Mladenov and opposition representatives. The second visit was in November 1999 by Madeleine Albright, who prepared the imminent visit of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Asks Clinton to Keep Joint Military Grounds with US [Feb 04, 2012] Bulgaria is going to appeal to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to keep the joint Bulgarian-American military training grounds. The call will be made during Clinton's 5-hour visit to Bulgaria on Sunday, February 5, according to the Bulgarian "Standard" daily. The training grounds are important not only for the country, but on regional level as well, and Bulgaria wants to continue using them ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Clinton to visit Germany, Bulgaria [Jan 27, 2012] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel next week to a security conference in Germany before visiting Bulgaria to discuss their joint work in Afghanistan, a spokeswoman said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria-Descended Dilma Rousseff Said to Outshine Merkel, Clinton [Sep 27, 2010] The Brazilian ruling party's presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff, whose family came from Bulgaria, is expected to outrank Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, and Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, should she win the elections on October 3. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria with Notable Participation in Hillary Clinton's AJC Dinner [Apr 30, 2010] (L-R) AJC Director David Harris, Bulgarian MEP Antoniya Parvanova, and Maxim Behar, businessman, PR expert and member of the Supreme Jewish Council in Bulgaria, at the AJC dinner with Hillary Clinton in Washington, DC. [via YahooNews] More >>