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- 2005-2007: Vice-President of the National Movement Simeon II (NMSS)
- 2002-2005: Member of Political Council of NMSS
- 1996-1999: Vice-Chairman of the Atlantic Treaty Association, Paris
- 1999: Co-chairman of the Host Committee for the visit of United States President Bill Clinton to Bulgaria
- 1994: Leader of the Bulgarian delegation for the Audience with H.H. Pope John Paul II
- 1991: Chairman of the Host Committee for the Dalai Lama’s visit to Sofia
- 1993-2005: Member of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 13th Bulgarian Antarctic Expeditions to Livingston Island, Antarctic. He was the first Bulgarian Cabinet Member to visit the Bulgarian Antarctic Base. As a result of the efforts of the Bulgarian Antarctic community and of Dr. Passy in particular, in 1998 Bulgaria was accepted as the 28th consultative member to the Antarctic Treaty. In recognition of his contribution to the Bulgarian Antarctic program, a peak on *Livingston Island was named after Passy.
- 1989: Founder and Spokesman of the Green Party of Bulgaria
- 1990-1991: Co-founder and member of the Coordinating Council of UDF
- 1989-1990: Participant in the National Round Table for transition to democracy
- 1989: Activist of the Ecoglasnost opposition movement
- 1985-1989: In opposition to anti-Muslim repressive policy of the Communist regime
He is currently a Member of Parliament of the 40th National Assembly of Bulgaria, and Chairperson of the Foreign Policy Committee.
Solomon Passy took part in several Antarctic expeditions to Livingston Island.
Passy is also well known for his muddy-grey Trabant. The car became an ironic symbol of Bulgaria's aspirations to join NATO and the EU when Passy gave rides in the car to several NATO Secretaries-General, including Manfred Wörner and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Pope John Paul II, on a visit to Sofia in 2002, blessed Passy's Trabant. Passy transported numerous dignitaries in his Trabant, beginning with an impromptu lift he provided late NATO Secretary General Manfred Wörner to the Queen's Birthday celebration at the British Embassy in Sofia in summer 1991. The car, which was parked in front of the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry during Passy's tenure as minister, is now on display at the Bulgarian National Historical Museum.
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