Author: Rossen Vassilev

Rossen V. Vassilev was a diplomat with the Bulgarian Mission to the United Nations in New York City (1980-1988). He is currently a lecturer in political science at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

On February 13, 1998, Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov accepted on behalf of his ex-Communist nation the Courage to Care Award, which the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) had bestowed upon Bulgaria in recognition of the heroism of its people in saving Bulgarian Jews during World War II.