List of diplomatic missions in Bulgaria

This article lists diplomatic missions resident in Bulgaria. At present, the capital city of Sofia hosts 70 embassies.

This listing excludes honorary consulates.

Map of diplomatic missions in Bulgaria

Diplomatic missions in Sofia

Sending Country [1]	Mission	Photo
Afghanistan	Embassy
Albania	Embassy
Algeria	Embassy
Argentina	Embassy
Armenia	Embassy
Austria	Embassy
Azerbaijan	Embassy
Belarus	Embassy
Belgium	Embassy
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Embassy
Brazil	Embassy
Cambodia	Embassy
China	Embassy
Croatia	Embassy
Cuba	Embassy
Cyprus	Embassy
Czech Republic	Embassy
Denmark	Embassy
Egypt	Embassy
European Union	Delegation
Finland	Embassy
France	Embassy
Georgia	Embassy
Germany	Embassy
Greece	Embassy
Holy See	Apostolic Nunciature
Hungary	Embassy
India	Embassy
Indonesia	Embassy
Iran	Embassy
Iraq	Embassy
Ireland	Embassy
Israel	Embassy
Italy	Embassy
Japan	Embassy
Kazakhstan	Embassy
Kosovo	Embassy
Kuwait	Embassy
Lebanon	Embassy
Libya	Embassy
Moldova	Embassy
Mongolia	Embassy
Montenegro	Embassy
Morocco	Embassy
Netherlands	Embassy
Nigeria	Liaison office
North Korea	Embassy
North Macedonia	Embassy
Pakistan	Embassy
Palestine	Embassy
Poland	Embassy
Portugal	Embassy
Qatar	Embassy
Romania	Embassy
Russia	Embassy
Rwanda	Embassy
Saudi Arabia	Embassy
Serbia	Embassy
Slovakia	Embassy
Slovenia	Embassy
South Africa	Embassy
South Korea	Embassy
Sovereign Military Order of Malta	Embassy
Spain	Embassy
Switzerland	Embassy
Syria	Embassy
Turkey	Embassy
Ukraine	Embassy
United Arab Emirates	Embassy
United Kingdom	Embassy
United States	Embassy
Vietnam	Embassy
Yemen	Embassy

Consular missions

Burgas

1.   Turkey (Consulate-General) ^[1]

Plovdiv

1.   Turkey (Consulate-General) ^[1]

Varna

1.   Russia (Consulate-General) ^[1]

Non-resident embassies accredited to Bulgaria

Resident in Ankara, Turkey

1.   Chad ^[1]
2.   Dominican Republic ^[1]
3.   Ethiopia ^[1]
4.   Ghana ^[1]
5.   Kenya ^[2]
6.   Uzbekistan ^[1]

Resident in Athens, Greece

1.   Australia ^[1]
2.   Panama ^[1]
3.   Peru ^[1]

Resident in Belgrade, Serbia

1.   Angola ^[1]
2.   Guinea ^[1]
3.   Myanmar ^[1]
4.   Tunisia ^[1]
5.   Venezuela ^[3]

Resident in Berlin, Germany

1.   Bahrain ^[1]
2.   Congo-Brazzaville ^[1]
3.   Jamaica ^[1]
4.   Laos ^[1]
5.   Malawi ^[1]
6.   Mauritania ^[1]
7.   Mauritius ^[4]
8.     Nepal ^{[1] [5]}
9.   Niger ^[1]
10.   Tanzania ^[1]
11.   Togo ^[1]
12.   Uganda ^[1]
13.   Zimbabwe ^[1]

Resident in Brussels, Belgium

1.   Central African Republic ^[6]
2.   Grenada ^[7]
3.   New Zealand ^[1]
4.   Papua New Guinea ^[8]
5.   Seychelles ^[1]

Resident in Bucharest, Romania

1.   Bangladesh ^[1]
2.   Canada ^[1]
3.   Chile ^[1]
4.   Estonia ^[1]
5.   Jordan ^[1]
6.   Lithuania ^[1]
7.   Malaysia ^[1]
8.   Nigeria ^[1]
9.   Norway ^[1]
10.   Philippines ^[9]
11.   Sudan ^[1]
12.   Thailand ^[1]
13.   Uruguay ^[1]

Resident in Moscow, Russia

1.   Mozambique ^[10]
2.   Cameroon ^[1]
3.   Eritrea ^[1]
4.   Guinea-Bissau ^[1]
5.   Mozambique ^[11]
6.   Sierra Leone ^[12]
7.   Singapore ^[1]
8.   Somalia ^[1]
9.   Tajikistan ^[13]
10.   Turkmenistan ^[1]

Resident in Paris, France

1.   Benin ^[14]
2.   Comoros ^[15]
3.   Liberia ^[16]
4.   Zambia ^[1]

Resident in Rome, Italy

1.   Burkina Faso ^[1]
2.   Ivory Coast ^[1]
3.   Lesotho ^[1]
4.   Madagascar ^[17]
5.   Mali ^[1]
6.   Nicaragua ^[1]
7.   San Marino ^[18]
8.   Senegal ^[19]

Resident in Vienna, Austria

1.   El Salvador ^[1]
2.   Namibia ^[1]
3.   Oman ^[1]
4.   Paraguay ^[1]

Resident in Warsaw, Poland

1.   Colombia ^[1]
2.   Iceland ^{[1] [20]}
3.   Latvia ^[1]
4.   Sri Lanka ^[1]

Resident in other cities

1.   Andorra (Andorra la Vella) ^[1]
2.   Barbados (Geneva) ^[1]
3.   Congo-Kinshasa (Prague) ^[1]
4.   Ecuador (Budapest) ^[1]
5.   Eswatini (London) ^[21]
6.   Guyana (London) ^[1]
7.   Kyrgyzstan (Kyiv) ^[1]
8.   Luxembourg (Prague) ^[1]
9.   Malta (Valletta) ^[1]
10.   Mexico (Budapest) ^[1]
11.   Rwanda (Tel Aviv) ^[1]
12.   Sweden (Stockholm) ^[1]

Closed missions

Host city	Sending country	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Sofia	Colombia	Embassy [a]	1999	[22]
	Estonia	Embassy [b]	2012	[23]
	Laos	Embassy	1993	[24]
	Lithuania	Embassy [b]	Unknown	[25]
	Mexico	Embassy [c]	1989	[26]
	Norway	Embassy [b]	2016	[27]
	Peru	Embassy [d]	2003	[28]
	Sudan	Embassy [b]	2018	[29]
	Sweden	Embassy [e]	2010	[30]
	Uruguay	Embassy [b]	2002	[31]
	Venezuela	Embassy	2020	[32]
Plovdiv	Greece	Consulate-General	2016	[33]
Ruse	Russia	Consulate-General	2022	[34]
Varna	Poland	Consulate General	2008	[35]
	Ukraine	Consulate-General	2014	[36] [37]

See also

• Foreign relations of Bulgaria
• Visa requirements for Bulgarian citizens
• List of diplomatic missions of Bulgaria

Notes

1. Resident in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
2. Resident in Bucharest, Romania
3. Resident in Budapest, Hungary
4. Resident in Athens, Attica, Greece
5. Resident in Stockholm, Sweden

References

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28. "Perú cierra embajadas de Dinamarca, Bulgaria y Filipinas por austeridad". El Universo. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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30. "Sweden To Close Down Embassies in Bulgaria, Slovenia; To Boost Presence in Albania, Kosovo, Moldova". SeeNews. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
31. "Presidencia de la República Oriental del Uruguay - Secretaría de Prensa y Difusión".
32. "En el año del 45 aniversario de la relaciones diplomáticas búlgaro−venezolanas Venezuela cierra su Embajada en Sofía" (in Spanish). Radio Bulgaria. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
33. "Consulate General of Greece in Plovdiv Closes Down". Greek Reporter. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
34. "Russian "diplomats" took furniture and bathroom fittings from Consulate General in Bulgaria after its 2022 closure – photo". Ukrainska Pravda. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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37. "Ukraine closes its consulates 9, 4 of them - in the EU | Ukrainian Crisis". 2015-11-17. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

External links

• Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs