by Cami Hofstadter | Jun 21, 2014 | Posted June 21, 2014
I have heard of “mobile consulates” before but I think one on wings portrays really well how some countries handle the problem with servicing their citizens. A “consulate on wings” is a wonderfully descriptive term for when a consulate takes it services to...
by Cami Hofstadter | May 25, 2014 | Posted May 25, 2014
Consuls and universities are natural partners in the search for global success for everyone involved. Long-established study-abroad programs have already made local consuls a natural resource for these purposes but expanded collaboration with the foreign consuls among...
by Cami Hofstadter | May 13, 2014 | Posted May 13, 2014
Consuls are often overlooked as natural allies with the economic and cultural communities in which they function. They are the natural bridges between the countries they represent and the states and cities that seek to expand globally. Even when a consulate has...
by Cami Hofstadter | May 1, 2014 | Posted May 1, 2014
Usually when a consular official retires, his past position might not be interesting to the community where he served but in the case of Walter Mondale it is, and here is why: This former U.S. presidential candidate, commonly known as an advocate for gender equality,...
by Cami Hofstadter | Mar 18, 2014 | Posted March 18, 2014
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 gratified...
