Evening star., 1923-10-07
Bisserofs Among
Latest Additions
To Diplomat Corps
Secretary of Bulgarian Lega-
ton and Family Estab-
lished in Apartment, 18th
and K Streets.

Mr.. Stephan Bisseroff, secretary Of
the royal Bulgarian legation, and
Nine. Bisseroff are among the latest
additions to the diplomatic corps, and
for the present, are established in a
pleasant apartment on the corner Of
17th and K streets. Mr.. Bisseroff is
the secretary of the legation and sue
ceeds DR.. p. Lesinoff. who has been
recalled to Sofia, but who will remain
for some months travelling in this
country before assuming his duties in
the foreign office there. NJ. and Nine.
Bisseroff came to. Washington direct
from the Bulgarian capital, and as
this is their first journey to the west
ern; world they are filling every
leisure moment with sightseeing and
with special study Of the outstanding
points OF historic and social interest.
NJ. Bisseron is what would be called
a career" man in the foreign service
Of Bulgaria and for the past twelve
years has been in Sofia in charge Of
important work. He Is a graduate OF
Robert College. in Constantinople, and
it is with great delight that he comes
to serve under his former professor
and: valued friend, DR.. Stephan Pana-
retoff. The Bulgarian secretary after
completing his studies at Robert Col
lege, and where, among other very
useful things, he learned to speak
the most perfect English, studied law
and jurisprudence at the fllustrious
old University of Grenoble. in southern
France. He then entered the diplo-
matte service, but has all these years
been at the state department at Sofia.
He Is a native Of the most ancient
city OF north Bulgaria, Roustchouck.
commercial depot and shipping point
OF the kingdom and still a very i'm
portant point in the Slavic countries.
Before the war the Danube was a
vast artery OF trade and great boats
and barges were loaded at Roust-
Black sea. But in the troubled times
since the war this old city has lost
much of its trade and business life,
though 1t still remains the chief town
of the agricultural and manufactur-
ing section of Bulgaria.
Nine. Bisseroff, who is distinctly
Partisan In appearance and has spent
many years studying and visiting
the French capital. Is a native OF
Sofia and was before her marriage
began in the Bulgarian city soon
after the young student had entered
on his duties with the minister of
foreign AFFAIRS, and the marriage oc-
Cured almost simultaneously with
Austria's declaration OF war against
Serbia The young couple almost at
once were plunged into the trouble
and anxiety in which all the Balkan
countries shared and for the next
four years they were kept in the city:
NJ. Bisseroff busy with affairs OF state
and Nine. aiding in relief work and
In sending bandages and medical
stores to the front. Though he chafed
at the inactive role assigned and
would have preferred some martial
service, NJ. Bisserofr spent all the
period Of the war In the ministry of
foreign affairs and. as he tells now.
though this part Of the world heard
little Of IL, Sofia was cold and hun.
cry and almost destitute OF clothing.
When the -four and food fats arr
rived from the American relief ex-
pedition to that part of Europe they
1Ceptinued, On E4sth HAgaA :lss-,.s-