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Although Honorary Consuls are appointed by the Grand Duke, they are managed by the [[Foreign Minister]] and deliver monthly reports on their activities to him. | Although Honorary Consuls are appointed by the Grand Duke, they are managed by the [[Foreign Minister]] and deliver monthly reports on their activities to him. | ||
==Chiefs of Mission Meeting== | |||
[[File:Consuls1a.jpg|350px|thumb|Members of the foreign office meeting with Grand Duke Travis. (left to right: Honorary Consul to Spain, Westarctica's Foreign Minister, Grand Duke Travis, Honorary Consul to England, and Honorary Consul to Italy)]] | |||
Starting in 2018, the [[Grand Duke Travis|Grand Duke]] and the [[Foreign Minister]] hold a one day meeting / reception for the members of the diplomatic corps known as the [[Chiefs of Mission Meeting]]. The first such meeting was held in Berlin on 2 November 2018 and was attended by Honorary Consuls from Italy, England, and Spain. It was decided that a similar event would be held every two years in a different country where Westarctica has a diplomatic presence. | |||
The 2020 Chiefs of Mission Meeting will occur in southern Spain. | |||
==Ranks== | ==Ranks== | ||
With good service and excellence in their work, Honorary Consuls can be promoted to higher diplomatic ranks. The ranks of Westarctica's diplomats are: | With good service and excellence in their work, Honorary Consuls can be promoted to higher diplomatic ranks. The ranks of Westarctica's diplomats are, in decreasing order of precedence: | ||
* Ambassador | * Ambassador | ||
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==List of Honorary Consuls== | ==List of Honorary Consuls== | ||
[[File:Stillwater-Consulate.jpg|350px|thumb|Consulate of Westarctica to the Borough of Stillwater, Pennsylvania]] | [[File:Stillwater-Consulate.jpg|350px|thumb|Consulate of Westarctica to the Borough of Stillwater, Pennsylvania]] | ||
As of | [[File:Goldstream-and-Howe.png|350px|thumb|The Count of Goldstream (left) with the Duke of Howe (right) inside the foyer of Westarctica's Consulate-General to Europe.]] | ||
[[File:Consulate - Spain1.jpg|350px|thumb|Plaque at front gate of the Consulate of Westarctica to Spain]] | |||
As of 10 March 2020, the current roster of Honorary Consuls is: | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:55%; background:white; border:#4682B4 solid;" | {| class="wikitable" style="width:55%; background:white; border:#4682B4 solid;" | ||
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! Region || Representative || | ! Rank || Region || Representative | ||
|- | |||
| Ambassador || [[Kingdom of Ruritania]] || Princess Rebecca, Duchess of [[Rockefeller Plateau|Rockefeller]] | |||
|- | |||
| Consul-General || Spain || Sir Joachim Adlfinger, Baron of [[Dorrel Rock|Dorrel]] | |||
|- | |||
| Consul || Borough of Stillwater || [[Daniel McHenry]] | |||
|- | |||
| Consul || Italy || Sir Francesco Alvaro Ronchi, KtS | |||
|- | |||
| Consul || The Philippines || Michael Carmen | |||
|- | |||
| Consul || United Kingdom || [[Baroness Fallone|Dame Kim Bryan]], Baroness [[Fallone Nunataks|Fallone]] | |||
|- | |||
| Honorary Consul || Australia || Paul Hattam | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Brazil || Thomas Hansen | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || City of London || Massimiliano Naspi | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Hong Kong || Chun Yin Benedict Chak | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Finland || Jussi Marttinen | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Germany || Sir Martin Schmidt, KtS | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || India || Baron H.V. Jain | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || The Netherlands || Nout Gemmeke | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || North Carolina || Salvatore Leone | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Northern Europe || Michael Kühnl | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Switzerland || Cristian Repciuc | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Tennessee || Kristina Sullivan | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Vietnam || Doan Duc Nguyên Long | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Uruguay || Willingthon Gutierrez | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Ukraine || Aleex Radionov | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Honorary Consul || Thailand || Michael Desrosiers, Baron of [[Widich Nunatak|Widich]] | ||
|} | |} | ||