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Consulate vs. Embassy

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Embassy is the main representative or diplomatic mission of any country while consulate is a branch of embassy.
Head of consulate is known as consul general while head of embassy is known as ambassador.
Aimie Carlson
Jan 25, 2015
Consulate works as a channel of communication between fellow citizens and home country while embassy works as a channel of communication between home country and host country.
Samantha Walker
Jan 25, 2015
Consulate is normally situated in the capital city of the host country while embassy is situated in almost the big cities of the host country.
Consulate performs duties at micro level while embassy performs duties at macro level.
Consulate mostly deals with the problems of fellow citizens while embassy deals in the matters of two way relations regarding politics, economics, defense, etc.
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Consulate and Embassy Definitions

Consulate

The residence or official premises of a consul.

Embassy

A building containing the offices of an ambassador and staff.

Consulate

The office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a consul.

Embassy

The position, function, or assignment of an ambassador.

Consulate

Government by consuls.

Embassy

A mission to a foreign government headed by an ambassador.
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Consulate

Rule by consuls, as during most periods of the Roman Republic or in France between 1799 and 1804.

Embassy

A staff of diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador.

Consulate

The office of a consul, in its various senses.

Embassy

The function or duty of an ambassador.

Consulate

The term of office of a consul.

Embassy

An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
The American embassy to France is located in Paris.
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Consulate

The business office of a consul; a minor embassy.

Embassy

A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.

Consulate

(obsolete) Any town or city council.

Embassy

The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.

Consulate

The office of a consul.

Embassy

(archaic) A written account as to an embassy.

Consulate

The jurisdiction or residence of a consul.

Embassy

The public function of an ambassador; the charge or business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to; foreign court concerning state affairs; hence, any solemn message.
He sends the angels on embassies with his decrees.

Consulate

Consular government; term of office of a consul.

Embassy

The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the ambassador and his suite; envoys.

Consulate

Diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

Embassy

The residence or office of an ambassador.

Embassy

A diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work

Embassy

An ambassador and his entourage collectively

What is Consulate?

Consulate refers to a small official office of a country in another country, to represent the official federal administration of a country in that country. It normally deals with its own fellow citizen’s problem regarding renewal of passport, visa, living, travelling and other official documents required in host country. Moreover reports of births, death, marriages, divorces, adoptions, etc of fellow citizens, which can be happened in that host country are report by consulate towards home government. It is the duty of consulate of a country to guide its citizen in host countries and gives them direction in case of distress or emergency situations in host country. In addition to dealing in the matters of fellow citizens, it also guide the foreigners who are willing to travel in the home country of the consulate.

What is Embassy?

Each country appoints a diplomatic mission who represents the country in another country of the world. Its fundamental duty is to convey the message of its home country to the host country and vice versa. All kinds of important political, economical, defense, legal, trade and other matters between countries are conveyed via embassy. Besides performing official and formal duties, it also promotes the culture and traditions of home country in host country. The head of the embassy is known as an ambassador. Embassy is mostly used in case of United Nations Organization countries. While European commonwealth countries used high commission for diplomatic mission of home country in host country.

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