Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Министерство на външните работи Ministerstvo na Vanšnite Raboti
Ministerial insignia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Sofia
Agency overview
Formed	5 July 1879 (1879-07-05)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bulgaria
Headquarters	Sofia, 2 Alexander Zhendov Str
Agency executive	Ivan Kondov, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Website	www.mfa.bg

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgarian: Министерство на външните работи, romanized: Ministerstvo na Vanšnite raboti, abbreviated МВнР, or MVnR^[1]) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with overseeing the foreign relations of Bulgaria. The seat of the ministry is located at 2 Alexander Zhendov Str in the capital Sofia. It has been in existence since shortly after the Liberation of Bulgaria, with the first minister stepping into office on 17 July 1879. The institution was among the first six ministries of the reestablished Bulgarian state. Until 1947, it was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is a member of the Government of Bulgaria, also known as the Council of Ministers. The current officeholder Ivan Kondov was appointed in August 2024.^[2]

The ministry maintains the diplomatic and consular relations of Bulgaria with other countries and international organisations, operates the diplomatic missions of Bulgaria and supervises the implementation of the international legal obligations of the country. It protects the rights and interests of the Bulgarian state and citizens oversees and undertakes diplomatic actions to protect the Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage abroad.^[3] It also guides the Bulgarian international development aid programme.^[4]