Skip Links
U.S. Department of State
Secretary Rice Visits Tunisia  |  Daily Press Briefing | What's NewU.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
SEARCHU.S. Department of State
Subject IndexBookmark and Share
U.S. Department of State
HomeHot Topics, press releases, publications, info for journalists, and morepassports, visas, hotline, business support, trade, and morecountry names, regions, embassies, and morestudy abroad, Fulbright, students, teachers, history, and moreforeign service, civil servants, interns, exammission, contact us, the Secretary, org chart, biographies, and more
Video
 You are in: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs > Bureau of Public Affairs: Electronic Information and Publications Office > Photo Gallery > Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice > 2008 Secretary Rice's Photos > July 2008 Secretary Rice's Photos 

Secretary Rice Travels to Bulgaria


Sofia, Bulgaria
July 9, 2008

In Sofia, Secretary Rice received the Stara Planina First Class Medal, Bulgaria’s highest award, for her role in obtaining the release last July of Bulgarian medics and a Palestinian doctor held in Libya.
Click on images for larger versions.

--07/07/08 Secretary Rice: Travel to Prague, Sofia, and Tbilisi, July 7-10

After a brief meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia in which they thanked Secretary Rice for her efforts in freeing them from more than eight years of detention in a Libyan prison, Secretary Rice poses with Snezhana Dimitrova, while Dr. Ashraf al-Hajuj and Nasya Nenova look on. Earlier in the day, Secretary Rice was awarded Bulgaria’s highest honor, the Stara Planina Order – First Class, in appreciation for her assistance in this cause. Photo credit: Victor Keremedchiev 
Secretary Rice poses with nurse Snezhana Dimitrova.		 After greeting Secretary Rice upon her arrival at the Presidency, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov [left] explains about the history of some of the neighboring buildings. Also pictured, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin [right] and President Parvanov’s interpreter, Boyan Damyanov
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov with Secretary Rice and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin. 		Secretary Rice and Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev shake hands outside his office before beginning a meeting. Photo credit: Simeon Todorov
Secretary Rice with Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev.		 Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov explains how Secretary Rice made vital contributions toward the release of six Bulgarian medics detained in Libya for more than eight years. His remarks came after he bestowed Bulgaria’s highest honor, the Order of Stara Planina – First Class, on Secretary Rice and presented her with a medal in a brief ceremony.
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov with Secretary Rice
Secretary Rice and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin listen to a reporter’s question during their joint press availability at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo credit: Simeon Todorov
Secretary Rice with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin.


Released on July 9, 2008

  Back to top

U.S. Department of State
USA.govU.S. Department of StateUpdates  |  Frequent Questions  |  Contact Us  |  Email this Page  |  Subject Index  |  Search
The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.
About state.gov  |  Privacy Notice  |  FOIA  |  Copyright Information  |  Other U.S. Government Information

Published by the U.S. Department of State Website at http://www.state.gov maintained by the Bureau of Public Affairs.