vice-consul
noun
vice-con·sul
ˈvīs-ˈkän(t)-səl 
ˌvīs-
: a consular officer subordinate to a consul general or to a consul
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The original mansion was built in the early 19th century by Thomas Hickling, a Boston entrepreneur who came to the island for the orange trade and ended up the American vice-consul.
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In the wake of community concern following Friday’s ICE enforcement in Liberty, Sheriff Will Akin has reached out to several local leaders in Kansas City’s Hispanic community, including the vice-consul of Kansas City’s Mexican consulate, Boyd said.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
The move was led by the mayor of the city of Gifu, the capital of the Gifu prefecture where Chiune Sugihara, the vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas/Kovno, Lithuania, who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II, was born in 1900.
—Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
Originally from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, Gutiérrez was appointed vice-consul in October and took up her position in Southern California on March 6 after receiving training in the basics of her job: civil registration, immigration and legal issues.
—Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
In the wake of community concern following Friday’s ICE enforcement in Liberty, Sheriff Will Akin has reached out to several local leaders in Kansas City’s Hispanic community, including the vice-consul of Kansas City’s Mexican consulate, Boyd said.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
The move was led by the mayor of the city of Gifu, the capital of the Gifu prefecture where Chiune Sugihara, the vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas/Kovno, Lithuania, who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II, was born in 1900.
—Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
Originally from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, Gutiérrez was appointed vice-consul in October and took up her position in Southern California on March 6 after receiving training in the basics of her job: civil registration, immigration and legal issues.
—Soudi Jiménez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
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“Vice-consul.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice-consul. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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