consul
Example Sentences
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After his discharge, he joined the Foreign Service and was a vice consul in Hamburg in 1957-58.
From New York Times
China’s former consul general in Vancouver sought to groom local Chinese Canadian politicians, according to the reports.
From New York Times
Behind the hotel where he was waiting for news from the U.S. consul was an amusement park, he said, with roller coasters and other rides.
From New York Times
A notable exception was the vice consul in France, Hiram “Harry” Bingham IV. An estimated 2,500 refugees were able to flee the Nazis when Bingham disregarded State Department immigration guidelines.
From Washington Post
The items returned to the Peruvian consul general included two khipus, intricately knotted and colored sets of cords that experts believe were used by the Incas to count and keep records.
From Seattle Times
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