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UNCLAS SOFIA 001375 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
SUBJECT: GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACADEMY (GIPA), GENERAL 
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, FEBRUARY 11-14, 2008 
 
REF: A) STATE 161326 
 
¶1. (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mr. Georgi Georgiev and 
Mr. Svetlan Savov, of the National Customs Agency, for USPTO 
training on February 11-14, 2008.  Georgiev has been with the 
National Customs Agency since 1999.  He is currently working as a 
state expert in the Customs Intelligence Department, Customs 
Intelligence and Investigation Directorate in Sofia.  Georgiev is 
responsible for combating the commercial fraud and smuggling in 
excise and counterfeited goods, and facilitating co-operation with 
relevant foreign customs authorities.  He is also a national contact 
point officer for RIF (Risk Information Form) Risk Management 
System, administered by European Commission's DG TAXUD, and OLAF's 
Joint Customs Operation.  Georgiev is a joint customs operation 
liaison officer for Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus and Slovenia.  He has 
also sat as a member of several sessions of the Administrative 
Committee of the World Customs Organization on the Improvement of 
Container Customs Convention. 
 
¶2. (U) Mr. Svetlan Savov has been Head of Customs Intelligence 
Department, National Customs Agency, Varna (Northeast Bulgaria) 
since 2002.  Savov's duties include the fight against commercial 
fraud and smuggling in excise and counterfeited goods, and 
facilitating cooperation with relevant foreign customs authorities. 
Savov is a regional contact point officer for RIF Risk Management 
System of EC's DG TAXUD.  He is also a regional contact point 
officer for providing information to OLAF on border movements of 
tobacco and tobacco products. 
 
¶3. (U) Post believes that this training is a key part in maintaining 
the current momentum in reforming Bulgaria's IPR regime.  The 
Bulgarian candidate(s), however, are unlikely to travel without 
funding assistance.  Post respectfully requests USPTO funding for 
per diem, ground transportation and visa fee.  We greatly appreciate 
USPTO's efforts with this program. 
 
¶3. (U) Nominees' contact information: 
 
--Mr. Georgi Kaloferov Georgiev 
Customs Intelligence Department, 
Customs Intelligence and Investigation 
Directorate, National Customs Agency 
Sofia, Bulgaria 
47 G.S. Rakovski St. 
Tel. (359-2) 9859-4466 
Fax. (359-2) 9859-4083 
E-mail: Gueorgui.Gueorguiev@customs.bg 
 
Work Experience: 
1999 - 2007, National Customs Agency; 
1990 - 1999, GK Trading and Investment, Sales Manager; 
1987 - 1990, Army Officer; 
 
Education: 
1996 - 1999, University for National and World Economy, Sofia, 
Bachelor's Degree in Financial Management; 
1983 - 1987, Veliko Tarnovo Higher Military University, Master's 
Degree; 
 
Seminars and Workshops: 
November 2007, European Commission and Austrian Federal Ministry of 
Finance, Combating Fake Medicines, Seminar, Innsbruck, Austria; 
July 2007, European Commission, Risk Management of Intellectual 
Property Rights, a study visit, Milan, Italy; 
May 2007, DG TAXUD, RIF Risk Management System Training, Brussels, 
Belgium; 
October 2006, OLAF and Austrian Customs Administration, 
International Anti-Fraud Meeting on Customs Audit, Seminar, 
Klagenfurt, Austria; 
February 2005, European Commission, Risk Analysis Training, Brno, 
the Czech Republic; 
May 2004, European Commission, Anti-smuggling and Risk Management, a 
study visit, Greece; 
November 2001, European Commission, Risk Analysis, a study visit, 
Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 
December 2000, European Commission, Risk Analysis, a study visit, 
Gothenburg, Sweden; 
 
--Mr. Svetlan Petrov Savov 
Customs Intelligence Department, Customs Office Varna, 
Head of Customs Intelligence 
2 Slaveikov Sq., Varna, Bulgaria 
Tel. (359-52) 689-544 
Fax. (359-52) 689-546 
E-mail: svetlan1976@abv.bg 
 
Work Experience: 
2002 - Present, National Customs Agency, Customs Intelligence and 
Investigation Directorate, Customs Intelligence Department, Varna; 
 
Education: 
1995-2000, Economic University, Varna, Master's Degree in 
Accounting; 
 
 
Seminars and Trainings: 
February 2007, DG TAXUD RIF Risk Management System Training, 
Brussels, Belgium; 
December 2006, DG TAXUD RIF Risk Management System Training, 
Brussels, Belgium; 
June 2006, OLAF Customs Fraud with Excise Goods, Seminar, Sofia, 
Bulgaria; 
October 2005, DG TAXUD, Training in Customs Intelligence for IPR, 
Dublin, Republic of Ireland; 
April 2005, DG TAXUD, Seminar in Intellectual Property Rights, 
Budapest, Hungary; 
June 2004, IGS Academy, Montreal, Canada; 
September 2002, Bulgarian Association against Illegal Use of 
Copyrighted Products, Fight against Piracy of Audiovisual Works and 
Entertaining Software, Sofia, Bulgaria; 
 
--Embassy Sofia Point of Contact (POC) will be Economic Specialist 
Danko Tonev.  Contact information for Mr. Tonev follows: (Office) 
359-2-937-5212, (Fax) 359-2-937-5320, and (E-mail) 
tonevdt@state.gov. 
 
BEYRLE