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December 16, 2020
Members of the Consular Corps of Washington, D.C., gather for their 2019 Christmas party hosted by TECRO, the Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office. (Photos courtesy of the Consular Corps of Washington, D.C.)
Say the word “diplomat” and most people automatically think of the 175 ambassadors with their impressive pedigrees, powerful connections and enviable parking privileges who represent their countries at physical embassies in the nation’s capital.
Yet when foreign nationals find themselves in a pickle, they usually turn to consular officers not ambassadors for assistance. This can range from replacing a lost or stolen passport to shipping the body of a deceased loved one back home for burial.