consul general
noun
plural consuls general
: a consul of the first rank stationed in an important place or having jurisdiction in several places or over several consuls
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Juan Pablo Valdivieso, Ecuador's consul general in Phoenix, attended the safety briefing at a time when the southern border is seeing an increase in Ecuadorian crossings.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Following the bloodshed in Nice, less successful attacks rippled throughout the country and beyond: in Avignon, the police killed a man wielding a knife; in Lyon, another man was arrested with a makeshift bomb; in Riyadh, the French consul general was attacked with a sharp object.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2020
Chen Li, a former Chinese ambassador to Finland, has been named the country’s new consul general in New York City.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Yes, but: Adam Barratt, Canada's consul general to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, told Axios that the lower numbers from 2021 and 2022 reflect a period when the U.S-Canada border was essentially closed due to COVID and global migration was dramatically reduced.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 10 July 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Following the bloodshed in Nice, less successful attacks rippled throughout the country and beyond: in Avignon, the police killed a man wielding a knife; in Lyon, another man was arrested with a makeshift bomb; in Riyadh, the French consul general was attacked with a sharp object.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2020
Chen Li, a former Chinese ambassador to Finland, has been named the country’s new consul general in New York City.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Yes, but: Adam Barratt, Canada's consul general to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, told Axios that the lower numbers from 2021 and 2022 reflect a period when the U.S-Canada border was essentially closed due to COVID and global migration was dramatically reduced.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 10 July 2024
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“Consul general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consul%20general. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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