consul general

American  

noun

plural

consuls general

1. a consular officer of the highest rank, as a person who is stationed at a place of considerable commercial importance or supervises other consuls.

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consul general British  

noun

1. a consul of the highest grade, usually stationed in a city of considerable commercial importance

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Etymology

Origin of consul general

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

The museum contacted Ankara because the piece "had been donated by the wife of a US consul general who served in Istanbul in the 1940s", she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Kiep soon resigned as consul general, but he still was sent on trade missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Those are among the findings of a study released Tuesday by Carlos González Gutiérrez, the Mexican consul general in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

Wang Chunsheng, China's acting consul general in Sydney, said he was "very sorry to hear about" Cheng's death.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

That is what concerns Arturo Sarukhan, Mexico’s consul general in New York.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times