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Jamaica loves its honorary consuls

Jamaican honorary consuls are much appreciated by some of their government officials, who recognize that these consuls will “serve its economic […]

Diplomatic terms come in many shapes and in many contexts. I love it when I run into something new and

What motivates a foreign country to open a consulate in a particular U.S. city and state? This is a question

A consul can be a head of post, but not head of a diplomatic mission (= embassy). The Miami Herald should have referred

In a recent public announcement to more than 1,500 cruise ship passengers (I was one of them) the captain spoke of

When President Obama referred to the “Corpsmen” (very much alive and kicking) he used the pronunciation for a dead body: “corpse” with

Consulin? Imagine being the wife of a consul and getting your own title, feminized from your husband’s position. Thomas Mann,

It’s a safe bet that not many people recall a consular board from the McCarthy hearings in the 50s. But

Armenia has its first honorary consul in the U.S., but the location may surprise you: Fresno, CA. Up till this point the

Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin recently attended the opening of Lithuania’s first honorary consulate in his state, clearly pleased with