The resolution reaffirms the strategic relations between Bulgaria and the United States and marks the 20th anniversary of the ratification by the US Senate of the protocol for Bulgaria's accession to NATO, the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews during World War II, 120 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, as well as 145 years since the Liberation of Bulgaria.
The role of the Bulgarian people, who in 1943 resisted Nazi pressure and prevented the deportation of 50 000 Bulgarian Jews to the death camps, is recognised.
For the first time, a U.S. legislature considered the old and new Bulgarian emigration in its entirety, recognizing its achievements as part of America's cultural and historical heritage. Among the Bulgarians recognized are John Atanasov, as the creator of the first electronic computer; the aviators Stoyan Yurukov and Assen Yordanov, the latter considered the "father of American civil aviation"; the writer Aleko Konstantinov and his novel "To Chicago and Back," which inspired generations of Bulgarians to emigrate to the Windy City.