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USAID Participant Training Program Honors Recent Trainees
24.May.2007
In a minute, Matt Brown, PTP Director will give the floor to the speakers: (left to right) Krasimir Stefanov from the National Revenue Agency, Panayot Genkov, Chair of the Court Administration Committee, Marina Dikova, Member of Parliament, Rumen Georgiev from the National Investigation Service , and Ambassador John BeyrleIn a minute, Matt Brown, PTP Director will give the floor to the speakers: (left to right) Krasimir Stefanov from the National Revenue Agency, Panayot Genkov, Chair of the Court Administration Committee, Marina Dikova, Member of Parliament, Rumen Georgiev from the National Investigation Service , and Ambassador John Beyrle.
On May 22, the USAID Participant Training Program held its final certificate award ceremony to recognize the achievements of participants in recent programs. The period in focus was June 2005 – May 2007, during which more than 900 people participated in 41 programs in 17 countries. Approximately 500 people attended the event at the Kempinski hotel in Sofia.

With PTP Director Matt Brown as moderator, U.S. Ambassador Beyrle opened the event. The other speakers were: Marina Dikova, Member of Parliament, Deputy Chair of the Local Government, Regional Policy and Public Works Committee; Panayot Genkov, Chair of the Court Administration Committee, Supreme Judicial Council; Rumen Georgiev, Deputy Director, National Investigation Service and Member of the National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings; and Krasimir Stefanov, Deputy Executive Director, National Revenue Agency. All of the speakers - recent PTP participants - described how PTP training programs and other involvement with USAID projects contributed to their work.

The USAID Participant Training Program has supported the portfolio of USAID technical assistance projects since 1993 with short-term training, study tours and conferences, as well as a small grants program. World Learning has implemented the program since its inception. Several final initiatives are in development for the next few months, and by the end of the program PTP will have trained more than 3,500 Bulgarians - a wide variety of public servants at all levels, as well as representatives of civil society and the private sector.

The Bulgarian Center for Development and Training, as a PTP legacy organization, will continue to offer training and educational programs in support of international and intercultural understanding, democracy, social justice and economic development.