for the GSM in EU (2010) Doctor Honoris Causa of the South-West University "Neofit Rilski" in Blagoevgrad (2005) Honorary citizen of the State of Texas (2004) and the State of Nebraska (2019) Honorary citizen of the town of Nedelino (2003) Event of the Year, awarded about the invitation for the accession of Bulgaria to NATO (2002) International State Awards Boardships Board of Directors, American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (2011–present) Board of Trustees, AUBG, American University in Bulgaria (2006-2015) Board of Trustees, Member of the Burgas Free University (2006–present) Personal life Solomon and Gergana Passy have four children from their three marriages. The Passys run a consulting business Passy Experience Ltd., serving governmental and corporate clients from various sectors of business: pharmaceuticals, agriculture, nuclear energy, heavy industries, defense. Solomon Passy is a partner in a start-up company developing iSOSu mobile application along with an Indian partner, ASADEL Technologies Pvt. Ltd., for the Indian and global markets and other innovations. See also List of foreign ministers in 2005 Foreign relations of Bulgaria List of Bulgarians References External links For personal and family details: Personal website For business and public activities: The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria Digital National Alliance Atlantic Digital Network 1956 births Living people Foreign ministers of Bulgaria Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria) National Movement for Stability and Progress politicians Bulgarian people of Jewish descent Bulgarian logicians Bulgarian activists Politicians from Plovdiv 20th-century Sephardi Jews 21st-century Sephardi Jews Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit Grand Crosses of the Order of Prince Henry Bulgarian philosophers