Yesterday I published Part 2 of 3 very basic tools for businesses wanting to benefit from the presence of the foreign consulates in their communities. This is Part 3 and it shows how international corporate executives can benefit from reaching out to a local … Continue reading →
When is an honorary consul also an ambassador? The simple answer is when he serves as a goodwill ambassador, and that would be always. Career and honorary consuls represent a foreign nation in an official consular role but, unofficially, all … Continue reading →
Tampa Bay (Florida) is increasing industry leaders’ awareness of the benefits of locating to the area. The Ambassadors Program centers on an individual approach from high level executives and CEOs all the way to college students. These ambassadors are then the … Continue reading →
There are honorary consuls and honorary consuls general, and the former Vice President served as honorary consul general of Norway in Minnesota from 2008-2010. Since I’ve long argued that correct terminology is the basis for any dialogue, I was quite … Continue reading →
When Emilio Estefan, husband of super-star Gloria, was appointed Special Ambassador for Miami, someone asked me if cities also have consuls. The short answer is that this would make no sense. The honorary, unpaid position of “ambassador” in the context … Continue reading →
As a golfer, I got a real laugh out of reading about Davie Golf Course (between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale) that’s added the position of Ambassador of Fun to its management (well, OK, if you really want to be picky … Continue reading →
Is a consul also counsel or a council? It never stops to amaze me how “everyone” (sorry about my choice of such a broad concept) seems to remain confused about the main term for a foreign consul. While some people … Continue reading →