Sat, Feb 11 2012
Julia Hristova, Sheila Camerer
Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Petko Dimitrov
Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Ulrich Schubert
Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
June 1 saw the opening of South Africa Week at the Saints Cyril and Methodius National Library in Sofia, which runs until June 11, opening day of the 2010 Football World Cup.
During her visit to Sofia on February 5, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton was shown the Bulgarian capital city's historic Boyana Church.
On February 8, South African ambassador Sheila Camerer hosted a preview at the Arena cinema at The Mall of the South African/US film Safe House, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.
The British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce hosted a well-attended Burns Night at the Sofia Hilton on January 27.
Guests enjoyed a magnificent reception on January 19 at Sofia's Sheraton hotel courtesy of the Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria.
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov addressed an AmCham lunch at Sofia's Sheraton Hotel on January 12 under the theme Stimuli for Economic Growth, New Technologies and Research.