BULGARIA: BLUE LANTERN ACTION OFFICER

UNCLAS SOFIA 001196 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR PM/DTCC AND EUR/NCE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC KSEP BU SUBJECT: BULGARIA: BLUE LANTERN ACTION OFFICER REF: STATE 137409 ¶1. (U) Embassy Sofia's Blue Lantern action officer is: John Senior Political Officer 359 2 932 5270 (office) 359 2 937 5320 (fax) SeniorJM@state.gov (unclassified email) SeniorJM@state.sgov.gov (classified email) Estimated Departure Date: August 2007 ¶2. (SBU) After receiving a Blue Lantern action request, Embassy Sofia works immediately to schedule an appointment with the subject firm. Embassy POC works closely with DAO and other agencies at Post to vet the firm in question. Post recognizes the time sensitivity of the licensing process and reports its findings to PM/DTCC as soon as possible. KARAGIANNIS