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On December 11, USAID sponsored a working breakfast for the members of the new Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). Former staff of the USAID Judicial Strengthening Initiative presented the accomplishments of U.S. assistance programs in the areas of judicial administration and court improvement in the last seven years. The Bulgarian professionals who worked on these programs have formed a non-governmental organization of their own, the Program for the Development of the Judicial System (PDJS), and are determined to build on USAID accomplishments and further improve the justice system in Bulgaria. SJC members who attended the event had a number of practical questions and expressed a strong interest in working with the new NGO. The event was organized by the Bulgarian Center for Development and Training (BCDT), another USAID legacy formed by the team of the USAID Participant Training Program. The working breakfast was followed by an informal and lively meeting with journalists.