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CONSULAR OFFICIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diplomacy
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- consular officer
1, record 1, English, consular%20officer
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- consular representative 2, record 1, English, consular%20representative
correct, Canada
- consular official 3, record 1, English, consular%20official
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any person, including the head of a consular post, entrusted in that capacity with the exercise of consular functions. 4, record 1, English, - consular%20officer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "consular officer" and its equivalent "fonctionnaire consulaire" are used in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. 5, record 1, English, - consular%20officer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
consular officer: term used by the Passport Office of Canada. 6, record 1, English, - consular%20officer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 7, record 1, English, - consular%20officer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Diplomatie
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonctionnaire consulaire
1, record 1, French, fonctionnaire%20consulaire
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- représentant consulaire 2, record 1, French, repr%C3%A9sentant%20consulaire
correct, masculine noun, Canada
- agent consulaire 3, record 1, French, agent%20consulaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] toute personne, y compris le chef de poste consulaire, chargée en cette qualité de l'exercice de fonctions consulaires. 4, record 1, French, - fonctionnaire%20consulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «consular officer» et son équivalent «fonctionnaire consulaire» sont employés dans la Convention de Vienne sur les relations consulaires. 5, record 1, French, - fonctionnaire%20consulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pendant la discussion des relations et immunités consulaires à la Commission du droit international de 1956 [...] M. Zourek a proposé l'emploi de l'expression «représentant consulaire» comme terme générique désignant tous les fonctionnaires portant les responsabilités de services consulaires et réservant l'expression «agent consulaire» à la quatrième classe. 6, record 1, French, - fonctionnaire%20consulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
agent consulaire : en usage au Bureau des passeports du Canada. 7, record 1, French, - fonctionnaire%20consulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diplomacia
- Organización de la profesión (Derecho)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- funcionario consular
1, record 1, Spanish, funcionario%20consular
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorizacíon de la Oficina de la Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - funcionario%20consular
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