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consul general

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A quick definition of consul general:

A consul general is a person who represents their home country in a foreign country to take care of commercial and other matters involving their country and its citizens in that foreign country. They are not diplomatic agents, but they have consular immunities that protect them from local law and jurisdiction in the exercise of their consular functions. Consuls are commercial agents who watch over the commercial interests of their country, collect information, help their nationals with advice, administer their property if they die abroad, and register their births, deaths, and marriages. A consul general is a high-ranking consul appointed to a strategically important region and often having supervisory powers over other regions or other consuls.

A more thorough explanation:

A consul general is a high-ranking official appointed by a government to oversee commercial and other matters involving their home country and its citizens in a foreign country. They are not diplomatic agents, but they are entitled to consular immunities, which protect them from local law and jurisdiction in the exercise of their consular functions.

Consuls are commercial agents who reside abroad to protect the individual interests of traders, travelers, and mariners belonging to the state which employs them. They exercise jurisdiction over their countrymen, and their residences may be used as asylums in the case of war or tumult. They possess more than the ordinary diplomatic immunities.

A consul general is appointed to a strategically important region and often has supervisory powers over other regions or other consuls. In Roman law, a consul general was one of two chief magistrates elected annually during the Republic to exercise supreme authority.

For example, the United States Consul General in Hong Kong is responsible for promoting U.S. interests and assisting American citizens in Hong Kong and Macau. They also oversee the work of other consulates in the region. Another example is the Consul General of France in New York, who is responsible for promoting French interests and assisting French citizens in the United States.

These examples illustrate how a consul general is a high-ranking official who represents their home country in a foreign country and is responsible for protecting the interests of their citizens living abroad.

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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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