A representative of one country stationed in a certain city or region of another country according to an agreement. Generally there are consuls general, consuls, vice consuls and consular agents. Basic introduction Chinese name: Consul Source: "Hanshu·Hundred Officials and Officials List" Pinyin: lǐng shì Phonetic: ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄧˋ Word explanation, basic explanation, detailed explanation, consular duties, related noun explanations, word explanation names : Basic explanation of consul ◎ Consul lǐngshì [consul] A *** diplomatic officer stationed in a certain region or city in another country. The mission is to protect the rights and interests of the country and its expatriates and handle the affairs of the expatriates. Detailed explanation (1). Matters in charge. "Book of Han: List of Hundred Officials and Officials": "Take the title of the consul." Yan Shigu quoted Meng Kang as saying: "According to the things you receive, you should take the title as the consul." (2). It means to command the people. Tang Xue Yongruo's "Ji Yi Ji·Cai Shaoxia": "The jade man said: 'I am pious and sincere, now I am suitable to be the consul.'" Ming Liu Ji's "Epitaph of Wu Meijian, a Taoist priest in Zixu Temple": "As a consul, Mr. "Qingdian." (3). Diplomatic officers stationed by a country in a certain foreign city or region. Their mission is to protect the legal rights and economic interests of the country and its citizens in the consular area, and manage the affairs of the citizens. Chapter 47 of "The Strange Current Situation Witnessed in Twenty Years": "When he came ashore, he alerted his own country's consul to file a lawsuit." Zheng Guanying's "Weird Words in the Prosperous Age· General Envoy": "According to the common law of Thailand and Western countries: when trading with other countries, there must be The minister generalizes his mission, and the consul distributes his responsibilities. "Consular Responsibilities Overview of consular functions are *** Officials stationed in foreign countries to safeguard the interests of their own countries and protect the legitimate rights and interests of their citizens and legal persons. Consulates abroad are their working institutions. Embassies abroad usually set up a consular department and assign diplomatic officers to be responsible for consular affairs, or to serve as consular officers concurrently. According to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the responsibilities of consular officials mainly include the following aspects: Promote the development of relations between the sending country and the receiving country. One of the important responsibilities of consular officials is to actively carry out communication and communication with local authorities in the consular area. Extensive contacts and friendly exchanges with all walks of life; using various legal channels to carry out extensive external publicity work to introduce the country's development status in various aspects; using all legal means to investigate the economic, trade, science and technology, culture and education of the receiving country situation and report it to the *** of the country. Through the above activities, consular officials enhance mutual understanding between their country and foreign countries and promote the development of friendly and cooperative relations. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and legal persons of the country. Citizens enjoy the right to consular protection of their country. When their legitimate rights and interests, such as personal safety, property rights, etc., are violated, or they are subject to discrimination and unequal treatment, consular officials should take all necessary measures to protect them and negotiate when necessary, including demanding punishment, apology, compensation for losses, and prevention of incidents. Recurrence and cancellation of unreasonable measures, etc. Citizens of the country who are arrested, imprisoned or otherwise deprived of their liberty have the right to request to see or communicate with consular officials. Consular officials have the right to visit the citizen. Issuance of passports and visas Consular officers issue, renew and reissue identity documents to their citizens. Issues visas to foreigners traveling to or passing through the country. Serving as Civil Registrar and Notary Public The civil and judicial duties of consular officers often include accepting applications regarding nationality issues, registering marriages, births, deaths, etc. of citizens of the country. Consular officers issue documents to their own citizens for use within and outside the country, and to foreigners for use within the country. Authenticate signatures and seals on documents issued by the relevant authorities of the home country and host country so that they have legal effect when used. Consular duties also include handling matters concerning the heritage of one's own citizens. Transferring judicial documents and extrajudicial documents or executing a letter of entrustment for investigation or a letter of authorization to investigate evidence on behalf of the court of the sending country, etc. Duties regarding ships, planes and trains Consular officials exercise supervision and inspection powers over ships, planes and trains, automobiles and other means of transportation with their own nationality and provide them with necessary assistance. In particular, when the authorities of the host country take compulsory measures against them, consular officials should be notified so that consular protection can be implemented. In addition to performing consular duties stipulated in the international conventions to which the country is a party and bilateral treaties concluded, consular officers may also perform other duties authorized by the country and not opposed by the host country, undertake diplomatic affairs under certain conditions, or represent a third country. Perform consular duties.

Consular officers have many government responsibilities and therefore have close contact with the public. Contact between a country's government and its own citizens living abroad is almost always through consular officials. With the deepening of economic globalization and the increasing expansion of international exchanges, the scope of consular duties continues to expand, and people are bound to be exposed to consular work more extensively and more frequently. Consular History A representative accredited to a foreign city or region. Under the guidance of the country's ambassador (or minister) stationed in the country, safeguard the interests of the country and the overseas Chinese, manage the country's overseas residents in the local area, and handle various matters related to international exchanges. Since the Qing Dynasty of our country established the mission system in the first year of Guangxu (1875), it began to dispatch consuls and consuls-general in accordance with international practice. In the Qing Dynasty, the consul general was of the fourth rank and the consul was of the fifth rank. In the Republic of China, officials were recommended for appointment. Explanation of related terms Consular authentication refers to the activity of diplomatic, consular agencies or legally authorized agencies to prove the authenticity of the document by confirming the identity of the final signer on the official document and the authenticity of his signature and seal. The purpose of consular authentication is to enable the notarial deeds or related documents issued by one country to be recognized by the relevant authorities in another country and have legal effect, so that the legal effect of the document will not be affected by doubts about whether the signature or seal on the document is authentic. Consular protection means that when the legitimate rights and interests of citizens or legal persons of a certain country are infringed in the receiving country, the embassy or consulate of a certain country shall, in accordance with various principles of international law including international conventions, bilateral treaties or agreements, and the rights and interests of a certain country and the host country. Relevant laws, reflect relevant requirements through diplomatic channels, and urge relevant authorities of the host country to handle the matter fairly, legally, amicably and properly. Consular services refer to the services provided by a country's embassy or consulate abroad in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the country to its citizens in the receiving country involving notarization and authentication of international travel documents.