Organisational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Permanent Secretary

Elena Shekerletova

Tel.: +359 2 870 32 08; +359 2 948 2101
Fax: +359 2 870 34 28

Secretary General

Kalin Anastasov

Tel.: +359 2 971 2809
Fax: +359 2 948 3072

Internal Audit Directorate

Director: Ivanka Djateva

Tel.:  +359 2 948 2150
Fax: +359 2 948 2058
Е-mail: Ivanka.DJATEVA@mfa.bg

Inspectorate

Director: Chief Inspector Еvgueni Stoytchev

Tel.: +359 2 973 30 52
Fax: +359 2 873 40 75; +359 2 973 39 66
Е-mail: inspectorat@mfa.government.bg

General Administration

Budget and Finance Directorate

Director:  Zhasmina Ananieva

Tel.: +359 2 948 2731
Fax: +359 2 97123 77
E-mail: Finances@mfa.bg

Structure

• Diplomatic Representations Department;
• Budgeting Department;
• Accounting Department;

Property and Maintenance Directorate

Director: Maya Ivanova Andonova-Genova

Tel.: +359 2 948 2561
Fax: +359 2 870 44 38
E-mail: iis@mfa.bg

Structure

• State Property Department
• Public Procurement Department
• Maintenance Department

Administrative Directorate

Director: Rumiana Kolarova

Tel.:   +359 2 873 42 64
Fax:  +359 2 870 11 75
E-mail: Chancellery@mfa.bg

Structure:

• Registry and Secretariat Department
• Archives Department

IT Directorate

Director: Rumen Mutafchiev

Tel.: +359 2 948 3033

Security Directorate

Director: Dimiter Ivanov

Tel.: +359 2 948 2515
Fax: +359 2 987 90 26
E-mail: security@mfa.bg

Structure:

• Registers for Classified Information Department
• Technical Security Department
• Physical Security Department

Human Resources Directorate

Director: Lyubomir Todorov

Tel.: +359 2 948 2602
Fax: +359 2 873 43 45
E-mail: Human.Resources@mfa.bg

Structure:

• Career Planning and Development Department;
• Administrative Service Department;
• Attestation and Salary Department.

Specialised Administration

Political Affairs General Directorate

Director: Petko Draganov, director general

Fax: +359 2 971 03 21
E-mail: fpcp@mfa.bg

Global Affairs General Directorate

Director: Plamen Bonchev, director general

Tel.: +359 2 948 2980
Fax: +359 2 971 9100
E-mail: DG_GlobalAffairs@mfa.bg 

European Affairs General Directorate

Boyko Mirchev, director general

Tel.: + 359 2 948 2353
Fax: + 359 2 870 75 89

E-mail: european.affairs@mfa.bg

Bilateral Relations General Directorate

Director: Kostadin Kodzhabashev, director general

Tel.: + 359 2 948 30 00
Fax: + 359 2 870 21 06
E-mail: DG.Bilateral.Relations@mfa.bg

Asia, Australia and Oceania Directorate

Director: Angel Orbetsov

Tel.: +359 2 948 2236, +359 2 948 2411
Fax: +359 2 971 28 82

Structure:

• Eastern Asia, Australia and Oceania Department
• South and South-East Asia

America Directorate

Director: Chavdar Zhechev

Tel.: +359 2 948 24 05
Fax: +359 2 971 28 72

Structure:

• USA and Canada Department
• Latin America Department

Middle East and Africa Directorate

Director: Nikolay Nikolov

Tel.: +359 2 948 2391; +359 2 870 21 37
Fax: +359 2 948 25 30
E-mail: BIA@mfa.bg

UN and Cooperation for Development Directorate

Director: Boyan Belev, ai

Tel.:  +359 2 948 2368
Fax: +359 2 948 3066
E-mail: un@mfa.bg

Structure:

• UN Political Affairs Department
• UN Economic, Finance and Administrative Affairs
• International Cooperation for Development Department
• Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department

Human Rights Directorate

Director: Maria Spasova

Tel.: +359 2 948 2216
Fax:  +359 2 971 24 34
E-mail: Human.Rights@mfa.bg

Structure:

• Human Rights Department
• International Humanitarian Organisations Department
• UNESCO Department

European Union Policy and Institutions Directorate

Director: Genka Georgieva

Tel.: +359 2 948 23 77
Fax: +359 2 870 75 89
Е-mail: european.affairs@mfa.bg

Structure:

• EU Policy and Institutional Affairs Department
• EU Policy Finance and Economic Affairs Department
• EU Coordination and Policy Department

Bilateral European Cooperation Directorate

Director: Parisa Popnikolova

Tel.: +359 2 948 2228
Fax: +359 2 971 27 35

Structure:

• First European Department
• Second European Department
• Third European Department

Southeast Europe Directorate

Director: Angel Aleksandrov Angelov

Tel.: +359 2 948 23 25
Fax: +359 2 971 49 61

Structure:

• Bilateral Cooperation
• Regional Cooperation

Common Foreign and Security Policy Directorate

Director: Yordan Parvanov

Tel.: +359 2 948 2442
Fax: +359 2 948 2037

E-mail: cfsp@mfa.bg

Structure:

• Common Foreign and Security Policy Department
• Security and Defence General Policy Department

Security Policy Directorate  

Director: Dragomir Zakov

Tel.: +359 2 948 22 44
E-mail: Int.security@mfa.bg

Structure:

• NATO Department;
• OSCE and Regional Security Department;
• Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department.

Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate

Director: Gancho Ganev

Tel.: +359 2 948 23 11
Fax: „+359 2 948 30 07
E-mail: easterneurope@mfa.bg

International Law and EU Law Directorate

Director: Danail Chakarov

Tel.: +359 2 948 2831
Fax: +359 2 870 35 20
E-mail: ild@mfa.bg

Structure:

• International Law Department
• EU Law and Procedural Representation before the EU Legal Institutions Department

Legal and Regulatory Directorate

Director: Svetlana Stoyanova

Tel.: + 359 2 948 23 81

Consular Relations Directorate

Director: Dimitar Arnaudov

Tel.: +359 2 948 23 65
Fax: +359 2 948 30 94
E-mail: consular@mfa.bg

Structure:

• Bilateral Consular Relations and Consular Protection Department
• Legal and Regulatory Affairs, EU and Schengen Department
• Citizen Administrative Service Department
• National Visa Centre Department

Foreign Policy Planning, Information and Coordination Directorate

Director: Georgi Vasilev

Tel.:  +359 2 948 2700
Fax: +359 2 948 2487
E-mail: vpik@mfa.bg

Foreign Economic Relations Directorate

Director: Margarita Ganeva

Tel.: +359 2 948 20 88

Press Center Directorate

Director: Eleonora Dimitrova

Tel.:+359 2 948 2218
E-mail: info@mfa.bg

Situation Center Directorate

Director: Nikolay Tzatchev

Tel.: +359 2 948 30 49
Fax: +359 2 870 30 22
E-mail: crisis@mfa.bg

State Protocol Directorate

Director: Svetlan Stoev

Tel.: +359 2 948 2252
Fax: +359 2 971 31 72
E-mail: sp@mfa.bg

Structure:

• Diplomatic Protocol Department;
• State Etiquette Department.