The Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in Pittsburgh is an honorary consular post of Bulgaria in West Homestead, Pennsylvania (serving the Pittsburgh area). It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps Bulgarian citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Embassy of Bulgaria in the United States or one of the career consulates listed below.
Contact Details
| Address | 449-451 West Eighth Avenue, West Homestead, PA 15120, United States |
| Telephone | +1 412-461-6188 |
| ppfrench@verizon.net | |
| Honorary Consul | Patricia Penka French |
| Consular district | the region of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published by the Bulgarian foreign ministry. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a visit.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- The office is in West Homestead, south-east of Pittsburgh.
About the Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in Pittsburgh
The honorary consul is Patricia Penka French, according to the Bulgarian foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers the region of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. 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 Pittsburgh
8 other countries are represented in Pittsburgh: Austria (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Germany (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Poland (honorary), Slovakia (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 +1 412-461-6188. 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 Pittsburgh, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Embassy in Washington, D.C. (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Pittsburgh.
- Washington, D.C. (310 km) – Embassy of Bulgaria in the United States
- Chicago (660 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- New York (510 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- Boston (780 km) – Honorary Consulate (Massachusetts)
- Columbia (720 km) – Honorary Consulate (South Carolina)
- Las Vegas – Honorary Consulate (Nevada)
- New Orleans (1,480 km) – Honorary Consulate (Louisiana)
- Pittsburgh – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Provo – Honorary Consulate (Utah)
- Sacramento – Honorary Consulate (California)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria – Embassy in Washington, Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Bulgaria in the United States (mfa.bg) (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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