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Plovdiv marks five years since the opening of the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis and 70 years since Bulgaria joined UNESCO

ABF Board Director Christina Lucas has been named to Private Company Director’s “Directors to Watch 2026.” It’s a recognition of the leaders shaping how modern companies are governed.

Melanie Kirkpatrick, a member of the Board of Directors of the America for Bulgaria Foundation, has been elected to the Dow Jones Special Committee. The committee is an independent body tasked with safeguarding the editorial independence of The Wall Street Journal.

The America for Bulgaria Foundation, Bulgarian technology company SiteGround, Prof. Ivan Mitev Children’s Hospital, and the Bulgarian Pediatric Association presented a new online professional training platform in the field of children’s healthcare—Fundamentals in Pediatric Excellence.

Why are leading American paediatricians from the world-renowned Weill Cornell Medicine hospital coming to Bulgaria? How does tourism contribute to the development of local communities? And how important is a

Between October 4 and 10, 2025, leading pediatricians from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York—one of the world’s top university hospitals—are visiting Bulgaria at the invitation of the America for Bulgaria Foundation, with the support of the Za Primer (Lead by Example) Foundation of Bulgarian technology company SiteGround.

The America for Bulgaria Foundation and the Association of Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs (ABLE) invite ambitious Bulgarians to apply for the next edition of the Leadership Education in America Program (LEAP).

The America for Bulgaria Foundation, this year collaborating with the Impact Drive Foundation, is announcing the launch of the fourth edition of its Digital Marketing for Worthy Causes fellowship. The

Bulgaria’s scientific community has marked yet another important milestone. The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology (INSAIT) at Sofia University has launched a joint program with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, one of the world’s leading centers for science and technology.