DC-based consular officials shine during global COVID-19 emergency
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 — no...
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