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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Peace’s prosecutors allege Sun, who has pleaded not guilty, took orders and bribes from Huang, the Chinese consul general who also met several times with Greco and abruptly left his diplomatic post in New York after Sun’s indictment.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Landi was there in his capacity as Liberia’s honorary consul general to Dubai.
—Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Besides various New World Mall appointments, the schedules reveal Greco, who resigned in October, met at least 11 times with Huang Ping, China’s New York consul general, including attending a private dinner with him at his official Manhattan residence in 2023.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
His latest as consul general in New York is Chen’s first U.S. assignment.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Landi was there in his capacity as Liberia’s honorary consul general to Dubai.
—Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Besides various New World Mall appointments, the schedules reveal Greco, who resigned in October, met at least 11 times with Huang Ping, China’s New York consul general, including attending a private dinner with him at his official Manhattan residence in 2023.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
His latest as consul general in New York is Chen’s first U.S. assignment.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Consul general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consul%20general. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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