Bulgaria Consulate New Orleans

Before your visit

• Location: The honorary consulate is in New Orleans, Louisiana, less than 1 km in a straight line from the centre of New Orleans; the nearest large airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 20 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in New Orleans

The honorary consul is David Korn, according to the Bulgarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers the State of Louisiana. It is one of 7 honorary consulates of Bulgaria in the United States listed by the Bulgarian foreign ministry. Bulgaria also has 3 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In Bulgaria, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Sofia (bg.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Bulgaria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Bulgarian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates in New Orleans

19 other countries are represented in New Orleans: Austria (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Cyprus (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Finland (honorary), France (consulate general), Germany (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Mexico (consulate), Monaco (honorary), Norway (honorary), Panama (consulate), Serbia (honorary), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary).

Closing days

Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Bulgaria.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Bulgarian citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 504-584-9374. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Bulgaria can contact the U.S. Embassy in Sofia.

Diplomatic missions of Bulgaria in the United States

Bulgaria in the United States

Measured in a straight line from New Orleans, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Honorary Consulate (South Carolina) in Columbia (about 960 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Consulate General (Illinois) in Chicago (about 1,340 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from New Orleans.

• Washington, D.C. (1,550 km) – Embassy of Bulgaria in the United States
• Chicago (1,340 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• New York (1,880 km) – Consulate General (New York)
• Boston (2,180 km) – Honorary Consulate (Massachusetts)
• Columbia (960 km) – Honorary Consulate (South Carolina)
• Las Vegas (2,430 km) – Honorary Consulate (Nevada)
• New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (this page)
• Pittsburgh (1,480 km) – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
• Provo (2,260 km) – Honorary Consulate (Utah)
• Sacramento – Honorary Consulate (California)