Министерство на външните работи | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Sofia |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1879 |
Jurisdiction | Bulgaria |
Headquarters | Aleksandar Zhendov 2, Sofia |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Council of Ministers |
Website | http://www.mfa.bg |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgarian: Министерство на външните работи, Ministerstvo na vanshnite raboti, abbreviated МВнР, or MVnR) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with overseeing the foreign relations of Bulgaria. It has been in existence since shortly after the Liberation of Bulgaria, with the first minister stepping into office on 17 July 1879. Until 1947, it was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations.
Since 2014 the Minister of Foreign Affairs is Daniel Mitov.