Consular corps

Consular corps (from French: Corps consulaire and commonly abbreviated CC) is a concept analogous to diplomatic corps, but concerning the staff, estates and work of a consulate.

Members of the Consular Corps in Bavaria at the European Southern Observatory Headquarters.

"While ambassadors and diplomatic staff are devoted to bettering all categories of the bilateral relationship with the host country, the consular corps is in charge of looking after their own foreign nationals in the host country."^[1]

See also

• Politics portal

• Los Angeles Consular Corps
• Rogers Act

References

1. Scott, Gail (2013-01-31). "Consular Corps: Behind the Scenes, But on Front Line of Diplomacy". The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 2013-12-21.

Further reading

• American Foreign Service Association; Dorman, Shawn (2003). Inside a U.S. embassy: how the foreign service works for America (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: American Foreign Service Association. ISBN 0964948826.

External links

• "The DC Consular Corps". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
• Consular Corps in Greece