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title: "Consular Relations Definition and Functions | Model Diplomat"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Consular relations are the formal interactions between states through consular officers who protect nationals abroad and perform administrative functions, governed chiefly by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relation…
- What is the difference between the 1961 and 1963 Vienna Conventions?
- Why is Article 36 of the VCCR significant?
- Does severing diplomatic relations end consular relations?
- What is an exequatur?

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