Aims

Our mission is to support, encourage and promote excellence in Education, Natural Sciences, Arts, Culture, and the Humanities.

Aims

The American Foundation for Bulgaria is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization for community assistance, registered in the state of Massachusetts, USA. The foundation functions on the territory of Bulgaria since 2004.

Founders of the foundation are PhD. Diko Mihov- president, and PhD. Teodor Vasilev- executive director: both of them are Bulgarians living and working in the USA.

Program Director and Project Manager of the Bulgarian branch is Mr. Aleksey Hristov.

Mission

Our mission is to support, encourage and promote excellence in Education, Natural Sciences, Arts, Culture, and the Humanities.

It is our belief that in a free and democratic society, individuals can aspire to and achieve their goals in all of these areas. With this innate understanding, we strive to support young people in their pursuit of excellence, and to provide the means with which they can develop their talent and expertise in their chosen fields.

The foundation is committed to the strong international spirit of cooperation that exists between Bulgaria and the United States; and, we endeavor to support that relationship through scientific, cultural, business and artistic exchanges between the two countries.

Founders

Diko Mihov has graduated from the Mathematics High School in Dobrich and from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” with a degree in Mathematics. He has been a member of the National Olympic Team in Mathematics and in 1983-1984 wins gold and a silver medal.
In 1990 receives a bachelor degree from Park University, Missouri, and in 1996 receives a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Since 1997 he works as a managing director of Hedge Fond D. Show, New York.

Teodor Vasilev has graduated from the German Language High School in Sofia and from the University for National and World Economics in Sofia with a bachelor degree in International Relations. He receives a master’s degree from Boston College and a PhD from Harvard, and attends lectures in Columbia College, New York. He continues his professional development as a consultant with auction houses and as a developing director of Arts Foundation “Elizabeth”, New York.

Interview - Spectrum/Winter 2007 - Diko Mihov