Career diplomat in the US Department of State Susan Falatko arrived in Sofia on February 18 to assume the function of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the United States Embassy in Sofia.
This was announced by the diplomatic mission.
Prior to this appointment, her professional experience includes positions as Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the US Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia; Director of the Bureau of Southeast Europe (Western Balkans) at the State Department in Washington, D.C.; Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Port Louis, Mauritius; and Chief of the “Public Affairs“ at the US Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. She has also served in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Geneva, Switzerland; Havana, Cuba; and Bamako, Mali.
Susan Falatko holds master's degrees from the National Defense University and George Washington University, as well as a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa.
With the appointment of Susan Falatko as Chargé d'Affaires, H. Martin McDowell resumes his duties as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy.