Do consuls have an impact on the strategic internationalization goals of today’s universities? I started thinking about that when I ran across a newspaper tidbit from 1964 about how the then-mayor of Coral Gables actively sought to attract consuls to … Continue reading →
Corps approval was part of a newspaper headline when the expansion plans of Port Everglades (in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) were approved by the Army Corps of Engineers. Yes, that corps! So, why would I blog about a group of engineers on … Continue reading →
Is there such a thing as an honorary consular corps? If the answer is yes, there must also be a career consular corps. And how about distinguishing in other ways, like by geographic areas? There would then be an argument for a European consular … Continue reading →
When President Obama referred to the “Corpsmen” (very much alive and kicking) he used the pronunciation for a dead body: “corpse” with the hard p and s (notice the e in the end). What a great teaching moment this is for all … Continue reading →
In a recent public announcement to more than 1,500 cruise ship passengers (I was one of them) the captain spoke of the Army Corpse of Engineers so my mind immediately went to many a consular corps that’s also been called a … Continue reading →
The Consular Corps of Miami has a much longer history than most people believed. Long-time members of the corps used to say it dated “back to the 60s” but my research quickly took me back to the 50s. A little more … Continue reading →
Many readers have asked about a blog, so here it is! I’ll be talking about what it means to be a foreign consul (or is it perhaps “c-o-uns-e-l”?) and share my experience with dealing with these officials in all kinds … Continue reading →