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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The story has also been updated with comments from Canada's consul general to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 10 July 2024
Hours before the lights went down on the catwalk, the consul general of Sweden in New York, Erik Ullenhag, hosted a press preview at the Swedish Residence on the Upper East Side.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Two other supporters were fellow South Florida mayors, Hialeah’s Esteban Bovo Jr. and Miami’s Francis Suarez, along with the consul general of Israel in Miami, Maor Elbaz-Starinsky.
—Juan Barquin, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
French newspaper La Marseillaise reported earlier that an explosion had taken place inside the consulate, citing the consul general.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 10 July 2024
Hours before the lights went down on the catwalk, the consul general of Sweden in New York, Erik Ullenhag, hosted a press preview at the Swedish Residence on the Upper East Side.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Two other supporters were fellow South Florida mayors, Hialeah’s Esteban Bovo Jr. and Miami’s Francis Suarez, along with the consul general of Israel in Miami, Maor Elbaz-Starinsky.
—Juan Barquin, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
French newspaper La Marseillaise reported earlier that an explosion had taken place inside the consulate, citing the consul general.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Consul general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consul%20general. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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