Tag: 100 years British Residence in Sofia
29th December 2014
Sofia, Bulgaria
by His Excellency the British Ambassador to Bulgaria Jonathan Allen When we began this year with the intention to mark the centenary of the Ambassador’s Residence, we could not have imagined how successful and interesting our year would be. Amongst the many events that we planned, the most successful and most interesting has been our blog. Just […]
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24th September 2014
Sofia, Bulgaria
by Hilary Arthur Hilary Arthur lived in Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005 and worked at the British Embassy Sofia. She was the first custodian of the West Wing of the British Ambassador’s Residence in Sofia. The story she sent us for the #100UKBG series is about her happy time in the house. The announcement of the events to […]
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3rd September 2014
Sofia, Bulgaria
by Richard Thomas Richard Thomas was British Ambassador to Bulgaria from 1989 to 1994. “We were not sanctimonious, and we did our best to build on the goodwill and good practices that already existed. I have the happiest memories of days out at Vidrare […] seeing the children’s faces light up and sharing in the staffs’ […]
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3rd August 2014
Sofia, Bulgaria
by British Embassy Sofia The British Ambassador’s Residence in Sofia throughout the years. The FCO Historians have kindly provided us with the majority of the below images.
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10th July 2014
Sofia, Bulgaria
by Jane Burner Jane Burner lived in Bulgaria between 1970-1972 and 1984-1987 when her husband Alan Burner was 3rd Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission respectively at the British Embassy in Sofia. Many foreign diplomats and their families lived in the house on 69 Oborishte Street. During our second posting in Bulgaria, we lived in a house not […]
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