COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Board of Supervisors HILDA L. SOLIS OFFICE OF PROTOCOL First District KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS 500 WEST TEMPLE STREET, ROOM 375 Second District LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012 (213)974-1307 FAX (213) 621-2084 SHEILA KUEHL http://ceo.lacounty.gov Third District DON KNABE SANDRAJ. AUSMAN Fourth District CHIEF OF PROTOCOL MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH Fifth District LOURDES SAAB DEPUTY CHIEF OF PROTOCOL Los Angeles Consular Corps SACHIA. HAMAI July 2, 2015 Interim Chief Executive Officer Whenever more than one consul is posted to a location there is a body known as a consular corps. It is a body sul generis (without legal standing) to act collectively. Each government must act for itself. For convenience, most consular corps organize themselves to exchange information and meet with local leaders. The senior consul (by rank and/or longevity) is called a dean and usually represents the corps for protocol purposes. Currently, the Dean is The Honorable Zerihun Refla Shumye, Consul General of Ethiopia. The Los Angeles Consular Corps consists of 101 consulates (66 career and 35 honorary). Career consular officers are appointed by their Head of State or Foreign Minister and are full-time servants of their government. Honorary consular officers are United States citizens and need not possess the nationality of the country they serve. They are generally assigned to provide a degree of consular representation in places not covered by career consular officers. All career and honorary consular officials are accredited by the U.S Department of State and are accorded the courtesy title of ‘The Honorable.” AFGHANISTAN (Career) ARMENIA (Career) (U. S. Dept. of State recognition 08/21/13) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 11/04/13) The Honorable Mohammad Haroon Habibi The Honorable Sergey Sarkisov Consul General of Afghanistan Consul General of Armenia 120 South Doheny Drive 346 North Central Avenue Beverly Hills, California 90211 Glendale, California 91203 (310) 288-8334 FAX (310) 288-8355 (818) 265-5900 FAX (818) 265-3800 e-mail: question la~afqhanconsulategeneral.org e-mail: info~armeniaconsulatela.org web: www afghancgla org web: www armeniaconsulatela.org ANGOLA (Career) AUSTRALIA (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 01/1 0/1 4) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 07/17/12) The Honorable Martinho Bachi Codo The Honorable Karen Lanyon Consul General of Angola Consul General of Australia 640 S. San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 590 2029 Century Park East, 31st Floor, Ste. 3150 Los Angeles, California 90048 Los Angeles, California 90067-3121 (323) 219-0014 FAX (323) 951-1201 (310) 229-2300 FAX (310) 229-2380 e-mail: secretariado~angolaconsulate-ca.orq e-mail: losangeles~dfat.gov,au web: www.anciolaconsulate-ca.org web: www.losanqeles.consulate.gov.au AUSTRIA (Career) ARGENTINA (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 11/14/13) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 04/25/14) The Honorable Ulrike Ritzinger The Honorable Alejandro Luis Casiro Consul General of Austria Consul General of Argentina 11859 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 501 5055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 210 Los Angeles, California 90025 Los Angeles, California 90036 (310) 444-9310 FAX (310) 477-9897 (323) 954-0347 FAX (323) 934-9076 e-mail: los-angeles-qk~bmeia gv at e-mail: privada clanq~mrecic.qov.ar web: www austria-la org web: www.clang.mrecic.gov.ar 1 AZERBAIJAN (Career) BOLIVIA (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 05/11/12) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 12/13/13) The Honorable Nasimi Aghayev The Honorable Marco Antonio Valverde Consul General of Azerbaijan Consul General of Bolivia 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1410 3701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1065 Los Angeles, California 90025 Los Angeles, California 90010 (310) 444-9101 FAX (310) 477-4860 (213) 388-0475 FAX (213) 384-6272 e-mail: office~azconsulatela org e-mail: info~boliviala.org web: www.azconsulatela.org web: www.boliviala.org BAHAMAS (Honorary) BOTSWANA (Honorary) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 12/1 9/1 4) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 09/06/12) The Honorable Cedric Alexander Scott The Honorable Deanne Sando Neiman Honorary Consul of Bahamas Honorary Consul of Botswana 4007 Sunswept Drive, Suite B 214 23rd Street Studio City, California 91604 Santa Monica, California 90402 (818) 508-0866 (310) 393-7071 FAX (310) 393-0181 e-mail: e-mail: botswanala~grnail.corn BANGLADESH (Career) BRAZIL (Career) (U. S. Dept. of State recognition 12/11/13) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 07/18/12) The Honorable Sultana Laila Hossain The Honorable Bruno De Risios Bath Consul General of Bangladesh Consul General of Brazil 4201 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 605 8484 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300 Los Angeles, California 90010 Beverly Hills, California 90211 (323) 932-0100 FAX (323) 932-9703 (323) 651-2664 X21 1 FAX (323) 651-1274 e-mail: bcgla09~gmail.com e-mail: cg.losangeles~itamaraty.gov.br web: www.bangladeshconsulatela corn web: http //losangeles.itamaraty gov.br/en-us/ BELGIUM (Career) BULGARIA (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 09/07/1 2) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 09/01/11) The Honorable Rudi Veestraeten The Honorable Mann Jeliazkov Dimitrov Consul General of Belgium Consul General of Bulgaria 6100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 440 Los Angeles, California 90048 Los Angeles, California 90025 (323) 857-1244 FAX (323) 936-2564 (310) 478-6700 FAX (310) 478-6277 e-mail: losangeles~diplobel.fed,be e-mail: bglaconsult~roadrunner.com web: www di~lomatie.be/losangeles web: www mfa.bg/los-angeles BELIZE (Career) BURKINA FASO (Honorary) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 0 7/28/2008) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 08/20/1980) The Honorable Roland Henry Yorke The Honorable Allen I. Neiman Consul General of Belize Honorary Consul General of Burkina Faso Korean Trade Center - Park Mile Plaza 214 23d Street 4801 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 250 Santa Monica, California 90402 Los Angeles, California 90010 (310) 393-2531 FAX (310) 393-0181 (323) 634-9900 FAX (323) 634-9903 e-mail: daneiman~verizon.net e-mail: belizeconsulate~sbcglobal.net web: www burkinaernbassy-usa.org web: www.consulateofbelizelosangeles.org BURMA (MYANMAR) (Career) CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF (Career) (U. S. Dept. of State recognition 02106/15) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 07/17/13) The Honorable Aung Kyaw Zan The Honorable Jian Liu Consul General of Burma (Myanmar) Consul General of China 3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1590 443 Shatto Place Los Angeles, California 90010 Los Angeles, California 90020 (213) 387-0043, 0041, 0040 FAX (213) 387-0042 (213) 807-8088 FAX (213) 807-8091 e-mail: myancgIa~gmail.com e-mail: laliuiian~gmaiI.com web: http://losangeles.china-consulate.orc~/enc~ CAMBODIA (Honorary) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 08/15/12) COLOMBIA (Career) The Honorable Kim Chha Hout (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 05/04/15) Honorary Consul General of Cambodia The Honorable Araceli Rojas Salinas 3448 East Anaheim Street Consul General of Colombia Long Beach, California 90804 8383 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 420 (562) 494-3000 FAX (562) 494-3007 Beverly Hills, California 90211 e-mail: Cambodian .hcci .ca(~cimail.com (323) 653-4299 FAX (323) 653-2964 web: www.consulateofcambodiaca.org e-mail: info~consuladocolombiala.org web: losangeles.consulado gov co CANADA (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 03/19/14) COSTA RICA (Career) The Honorable James Peter Gerard Villeneuve (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 0212 7/1 2) Consul General of Canada The Honorable Sylvia Ugalde 550 South Hope Street, Suite 900 Consul General of Costa Rica Los Angeles, California 90071-2627 1605 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400 (213) 346-2700 FAX (213) 687-3781 Los Angeles, California 90015 e-mail: lngls-td~international gc ca (213) 380-7915 FAX (213) 380-5639 web: www.losangels,gc.ca e-mail: costaricaconsulatela~hotmail corn web: www.costarica-embassy org CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Honorary) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 06/07/2001) COTE D’IVOIRE (Honorary) The Honorable Clark E. Parker, Sr. (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 12130/1 4) Honorary Consul General of the Central African Republic The Honorable Dr. Ngoma Claude Zaho, JD, Ph.D 901 North Camden Drive Honorary Consul of Cote D’lvoire Beverly Hills, California 90210 5250 West Century Boulevard, Suite 427, 4th FL. (310) 276-1030 FAX (310) 278-8946 Los Angeles, California 90045 e-mail: clarkeparker~aol.com Tel/Fax (424) 217-7418 web: www.dfait-maeci gc ca/can-am/los angeles e-mail: info@consulateofcotedivoire corn web: www.consulateofcotedivoire.com CHILE (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 11/19/14) _________CROATIA (Career) The Honorable Jorge Alejandro Tagle (Pending recognition by U.S. Dept. of State) Consul General of Chile Acting Head of Post as of 2/28/2015 6100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1240 Vice Consul, Mr. Tomislav Viahutin Los Angeles, California 90048 Consul General of Croatia (323) 933-3697 ext. 22 FAX (323) 933-3842 11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250 e-mail: cgchilela~minrel.gov.cl Los Angeles, California 90025 web: www.consuladochilelosangeles.org (310) 477-1009 ext. 5 FAX (310) 477-1866 e-mail: crocons la~mvep hr CYPRUS (Honorary) EGYPT (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 08/26/1980) (U. S. Dept. of State recognition 09/17/12) The Honorable Andreas Kyprianides The Honorable El Husseini Abdeiwahab Honorary Consul General of Cyprus Consul General of Egypt 4219 Coolidge Avenue 4929 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 333 Los Angeles, California 90066 Los Angeles, California 90010 (310) 397-0771 FAX (310) 398-6775 (323) 933-9700 FAX (323) 933-9725 e-mail: andreaskyp~verizon net e-mail: egyconsulatelac~qmail.com web: www egyconsulatela.com CZECH REPUBLIC (Career) (U.S. Dept. of State recognition 02/08/11) EL SALVADOR (Career) The Honorable Michal Sedlacek (U.S.