U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria (The West Wing — S1E21)
Detailed Involvements
Events with rich location context
The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria is invoked as Ken Cochran's likely physical location and the origin point for the scandal; it provides the logistical locus for Charlie's task to find and repatriate Cochran.
Offstage but charged — diplomatic corridors imagined as tense and reactive to scandal.
Source/origin of the personnel problem and the location from which Cochran must be extracted or reassigned.
Represents the international nodes where private misconduct collides with diplomacy.
Not directly accessible to the Oval participants; requires State Department coordination.
The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria is named as Cochran's physical locus — the origin point for the personnel extraction and the site of the alleged affair. It functions as the remote node that the White House will pull an implicated ambassador from.
Not depicted on screen but implied as tense and potentially scandalized; diplomatic corridors under pressure.
Source location for Ambassador Cochran; the place from which the administration will extract the individual and reassign him.
Represents the international consequences of personal misconduct and the reach of Washington's personnel maneuvers.
Typical embassy access constraints; under the purview of State Department officials.
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