Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Susan Falatko will assume the role of Chargé d’Affaires at US Embassy in Sofia

Susan Falatko
Photo: U.S. Embassy Sofia

Career Foreign Service Officer Susan Falatko has arrived in Sofia on February 18 to assume the role of Chargé d’Affaires.

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Falatko’s service includes assignments as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia; Director of the Office of South Central Europe (Western Balkans) at the State Department in Washington, D.C.; Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Port Louis, Mauritius; and Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. 

She has also served in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Geneva, Switzerland; Havana, Cuba; and Bamako, Mali.

Ms. Falatko holds Masters’ degrees from the National Defense University and the George Washington University and a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Iowa.

With Ms. Falatko’s appointment as Chargé d’Affaires, H. Martin McDowell has resumed his duties as Deputy Chief of the Mission at the Embassy.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Zhecho Stankov: Bulgaria has a key role in energy connectivity in the region

In a few weeks, another ship with pipes for the Vertical Gas Corridor will arrive at the port of Burgas, announced Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov at the Burgas 2025 Connectivity Forum . The event brought together diplomats, ministers and leading..

published on 6/19/25 4:56 PM

New medical equipment manufacturing center opened in Plovdiv

A new medical equipment manufacturing center of the Czech company BTL Industries has opened in Plovdiv. The event was attended by President Rumen Radev, who emphasized that "the excellent relations between Bulgaria and the Czech Republic at the highest..

published on 6/19/25 2:58 PM

The Consular Service in Tel Aviv will operate only in emergencies on June 19 and 20

In connection with the state of emergency in Israel and the instructions of the Civil Defense, on Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 20, the Consular Service at the diplomatic mission in Tel Aviv will only process urgent inquiries, mainly related to..

published on 6/19/25 1:32 PM