consul general
Top consulate official
A consul general is a senior diplomatic official who heads a consulate general—typically located in a major city outside the host country's capital.
The consul general oversees consular services like visa processing, citizen assistance, and trade promotion for a particular region: The consul general in Shanghai handles American interests throughout eastern China.
The position ranks below ambassador but above ordinary consuls.
Plural: consuls general.
Travel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- notarizationOfficial document verification
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- emergency assistanceHelp in urgent situations
travel advisory · repatriation · birth registration · death certificate · prisoner visits · welfare services · immigration · attestation
Equity tribunal or archives
- diplomatic missionState envoy group abroad
- foreign officeDiplomatic affairs ministry
- host countryNation organizing an event
- cultural centerFacility for community arts
outpost · branch office · accreditation · credentials · diplomatic immunity
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- chargé d'affairesActing head of mission
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
plenipotentiary · minister · career diplomat · political appointee · diplomatic corps · posting · assignment · tenure
Formal international conduct rules
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- formal addressRespectful way of speaking
- titleFormal honorific or name
- honorificRespectful form of address
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- notarizationOfficial document verification
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
emergency assistance · travel advisory · repatriation · birth registration · death certificate · prisoner visits · welfare services · immigration · attestation · apostille
chancery
Equity tribunal or archives
- diplomatic missionState envoy group abroad
- foreign officeDiplomatic affairs ministry
- host countryNation organizing an event
cultural center · outpost · branch office · accreditation · credentials · diplomatic immunity
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- chargé d'affairesActing head of mission
deputy · plenipotentiary · minister · career diplomat · political appointee · diplomatic corps · posting · assignment · tenure
diplomatic protocol
Formal international conduct rules
- precedenceSuperior rank or importance
- formal addressRespectful way of speaking
- titleFormal honorific or name
honorific · state dinner · official visit · dignitary · receiving line
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- consular servicesembassy, visa, passport, visa services, passport services
- diplomatsambassador, diplomat, envoy, emissary, attache
- consular staff
- national symbolsnational emblem, national seal, national motto, national colors, national tree
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
consul generalambassador
Official foreign representative
vice consul · honorary consul · chargé d'affaires · head of state · foreign minister
general, generally, consultant, consulting, consul, consultation, generals, generality, generalize