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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Following shows at Pitti Uomo and Copenhagen Fashion Week, the label made its New York debut for spring 2025 in the private residence of the consul general of Finland.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
Earlier in his career, Jarrett was U.S. consul general in Shanghai, deputy consul general in Hong Kong, director of Asian affairs at the White House National Security Council, and chairman of Greater China for APCO Worldwide.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Washington has not yet put an ambassador in Israel (even an interim one) or a consul general in Jerusalem to deal with the Palestinians.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2021
Then, in December 2013, U.S. federal agents arrested Devyani Khobragade, India’s deputy consul general in New York, for lying on her housekeeper’s visa application, infuriating the Indian press and public.
—Nicholas Burns, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2014
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
Earlier in his career, Jarrett was U.S. consul general in Shanghai, deputy consul general in Hong Kong, director of Asian affairs at the White House National Security Council, and chairman of Greater China for APCO Worldwide.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Washington has not yet put an ambassador in Israel (even an interim one) or a consul general in Jerusalem to deal with the Palestinians.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2021
Then, in December 2013, U.S. federal agents arrested Devyani Khobragade, India’s deputy consul general in New York, for lying on her housekeeper’s visa application, infuriating the Indian press and public.
—Nicholas Burns, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2014
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“Consul general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consul%20general. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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