<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The office of a consul is termed a consulate, and is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in that foreign country, usually an embassy, or High Commission between Commonwealth countries, in the capital city of the host state . Like the term embassy, the word consulate may refer not only to the office of consul, but also to the building occupied by the consul and his or her staff . The consulate may share premises with the embassy itself . </P> <P> A consul of the highest rank is termed a consul - general, and his or her office a consulate - general . He or she typically has one or several deputy consuls - general, consuls, vice-consuls and consular agents working under the consul - general . Consulates - general need not have their offices in the capital city . Many are in important or appropriate cities in terms of bilateral relations (commerce, travel, etc .) In the United States, for example, most countries have a consulate - general in New York City (the home of the United Nations), and some have consulates - general in several major cities . The same is the case for other large countries like Germany, the Russian Federation, Canada, Brazil and Australia . </P>

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