by Cami Hofstadter | Jun 15, 2015 | Posted June 15, 2015
Notice the question mark in the header. Of course, a consul speaks and breathes like the rest of us…, or so you thought. But this is a legitimate question about at least one consul: the main character in the Consul opera. Earlier in this blog, I wrote about this...
by Cami Hofstadter | Jun 13, 2015 | Posted June 13, 2015
Recently, there were unconfirmed rumors that Hollywood actor Steven Seagal was suggested as honorary consul of Russia by President Putin. It’s long been known that Mr. Seagal supports Kremlin policies so some people took seriously the rumors (although as I said, they...
by Cami Hofstadter | Jun 6, 2015 | Posted June 6, 2015
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 can and should be goodwill...
by Cami Hofstadter | May 27, 2015 | Posted May 27, 2015
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...
by Cami Hofstadter | May 16, 2015 | Posted May 16, 2015
When Israel celebrated its 67th year of independence, the Miami Herald wrote about the consulate (general) greeting guests. But it’s the consul (general) – in the person of Chaim Shacham – shaking hands with one of them. Pop quiz:...
