The consulate is the office place of a consul, a representative of a foreign government in the host country. The consulate deals with a variety of issues which enhance the relationship between the two countries and provides bureaucratic support to both the citizens of the consul's own country traveling or living abroad, and to the citizens of the country the consul resides in who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country. A consulate is a diplomatic mission that is generally subordinate to an embassy which serves as the principal representation of a foreign country.
[Last updated in January of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]