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North Atlantic Treaty: Accession of Bulgaria

Protocol signed at Brussels March 26, 2003; transmitted by the President of the United States of America to the Senate April 10, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-4, 108th Congress, 1st Session); reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations April 30, 2003 (Senate Executive Report No. 108-6, 108th Congress, 1st Session); Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate May 8, 2003; ratified by the President February 25, 2004; Ratification of the United States of America deposited February 27, 2004; entered into force February 27, 2004.

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U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future