what is the difference between a foreign minister and an ambassador?
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An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. In everyday usage it applies to the ranking plenipotentiary minister stationed in a foreign capital. The host country typically allows the ambassador control of specific territory called an embassy, whose territory, staff, and even vehicles are generally afforded diplomatic immunity from most laws of the host country.\n\nThe senior diplomatic officers among members of the Commonwealth of Nations are known as High Commissioners, who are the heads of High Commissions. Representatives of the Holy See are known as Papal or Apostolic Nuncios, while the head of a Libyan People's Bureau is a Secretary.\n\nHistorically, officials representing their countries abroad were termed ministers, but this term was also applied to diplomats of the second rank. The Congress of Vienna of 1815 formalized the system of diplomatic rank under international law:\n\nAmbassadors are ministers of the highest rank, with plenipotentiary authority to represent their head of state. An Ordinary Ambassador is one heading a permanent diplomatic mission, for instance the senior professional diplomat in an embassy. An Extraordinary Ambassador could be appointed for special purposes or for an indefinite term; politically appointed ambassadors would fall under this category.\n\nthere is more info on the topics   at the links below if thats not enought then try doing a goodle search\n\n\n\n\n\nForeign minister\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nA minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. The ministry for foreign affairs is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government (prime minister or president); it is often granted to the deputy prime minister in coalition governments. In some nations, the foreign minister is referred to as the minister for external affairs. The current foreign minister of New Zealand, however, is not a member of the Cabinet, but rather sits in the Opposition, as part of a complex system of coalition agreements entered into by the Labour Party and its multiple allies.
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The Ambassador from South Korea.
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You seem to be confused:\n\nWhy would Bangalore have a ministry of foreign affairs.\n\nIt would be in Delhi, with the central govt.
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Having been an honorary consul I can tell you that depending on the duties it is very simple indeed.  State Department regulations are not applicable to honorary consuls as they have no official diplomatic status, therefore no diplomatic immunity or need to present formal credentials.  Most of their duties are merely ceremonial, cultural or social and are totally volunteer.  They are not supposed to have a staff nor are they supposed to be paid for their duties.  A major difference of an honorary consul versus a consul general is of nationality.  An honorary consul is usually of the nationality of the host nation not the represented one.  To be selected an honorary consul requires the nation making the honorary consul to nominate the person through the embassy of the host nation who send on the notice to the State Department which merely records it.  To be made an honorary consul is a great honor but a tremendous amount of work.  You need to be nominated from the country and they must not have a registered Consulate in the city where you would be an honorary consul for obvious reasons.  You would need to contact the embassy of the nation you wish to represent, offer your services to HE, the Ambassador, and see if they wish to nominate you.  They will then send your request onto their Foreign Office who will ask their respective executive branch of government for a decision.  Then they will send the decision back to thei embassy who will contact you.  Good luck!
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What exactly do consulates do?\nConsular sections of embassies and consulates issue visas and undertake passport, documentation and maritime services for citizens of their countries and masters of their countries' vessels. Consulates are either branches of embassies or freestanding offices of a foreign government's Foreign Ministry (almost always) outside the host country's capital city.\n\nHow are they different from embassies?\nThey are either a branch of the embassy, or a freestanding diplomatic mission outside the capital city. They do similar work: political, economic and commercial reporting as well as consular services as above.\n\nWhat are the qualifications needed to become a consul?\nUnderstanding of foreign affairs, knowledge of foreign language(s). No particular academic qualification, but nearly all have a college degree. \n\nHow the U.S. federal, state, and local government interacts with consulates?\nConsulates (like embassies) are offices abroad of the Foreign Ministry (the U.S. Department of State). They cooperate with subsovereign (state and local) governments when asked, and some states (and the Port Authority of NY & NJ) have offices abroad that work with embassies/consulates on matters of common interest, especially commercial promotion.\n\nHow does a goverment decide where and when to locate a consulate in a foreign country?\nIn some cases it's because there is a large expatriate community; or because the city is important commercially. It's a matter for the sending country with the consent of the receiving (host) country.\n\nHow long can a person be a consul?\nAn entire career of 20-35 years. But a consul (or consul general) as the head of a consular mission probably doesn't do much "consular work" and in a next posting, or in Washington (or whatever capital city his/her home is), would not be called a "consul".\n\nHow do you become a consul? (Election, most qualified, etc.)\nIn the USA by appointment by the Dept. of State. Almost always after becoming a foreign service officer by passing an exam.\n\nWho oversees the consulates?\nThe ambassador of a country usually has overall control; but some consulates are directed directly from the Foreign Ministry.\n\nHow are consulates funded?\nBy the Foreign Ministry (State Dept.) budget; except that some specialized offices within a consulate are funded by other ministries (government departments)
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Diplomatic Channels. Do you know foreign diplomats (persons who hold Diplomatic Passports) do not have to go through immigration, customs and security checks at Airports, Seaports and Land Crossings.\nIts a well known fact that, diplomatic attache are usually members of that nation's Secret Service.
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Loyalty and integrity is more important.\nEducation wise you can try Fletcher School of Diplomacy.\nAfter your education you have to work in your foreign ministry first.
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He is a mail courier who delivers packages to the different foreign embassies in the United States. The land of an embassy belongs to the country of the embassy, not to the United States.
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The Political Process is just the order in which governments do things..its quite an open ended phrases, lol, but it basically means the course of diplomacy
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services provided by a country in a foreign country. that includes embassies, high commissions, cultural centers, consultes, temporary passport/visa offices. etc etc.
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The world is at your doorstep ...\n\nAmbassador to a foreign country\nState, provincial or federal departments of foreign relations\nWork at the United Nations\nWork for an international charitable organization\nWork in media as a foreign correspondent\nTeach at a university\nCruise ship director\nTravel agency\n\nI hope this helps.
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An embassy is the office of a country's diplomatic representatives in the capital city of another country. A Consulate is also a diplomatic office, but undertakes a more restricted range of duties as defined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. A Consulate is generally a representative of the Embassy in locales outside of the capital city. For instance, The British Embassy is in Washington, D.C., and there are British Consulates in Los Angeles, New York City, Houston, etc.
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consulate=the government buiding in which the consul works;\nconsul=a government official sent to live in another country and look after their own country's citizens and business there.
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An "honoary consul" is not the same as a "consul general". \n\nThe Consul General is a professional diplomat, and the "honorary consul" usually works ad-honorem or only for expenses.\n\nTo be an honorary consul, you must be named by the foreign minister or Secretary of State of a country. You need good political or business connections to the country you  want to represent. You do not necessarily have to be a citizen of that country, but must register as a foreign agent.
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Well, assuing you mean the secreatry of state it would be:\n\nThe secretary is the president's foreign policy adviser. The incumbent is responsible for coordination among various agencies in developing and implementing foreign policy; leading and coordinating U.S. representation abroad; conveying U.S. foreign policy to foreign governments and international organizations through U.S. embassies and consulates in foreign countries and diplomatic missions to international organizations; conducting negotiations and concluding agreements and treaties on issues ranging from trade to nuclear weapons; and coordinating and supporting international activities of other U.S. agencies and officials.\n\nHope that helps, below is a link to job descriptions for the presidents entire cabinet :-)
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It is the Embassador or the Counsulate or Counsulate General
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A goverment representative is normally a goverment servent (also called civil servent) within the country and a diplomat in an other country. Their status vary from individual to individual.\n\nThe most common way to communicate with a government is through correspondance.\n\nYou just write a letter or an application, as the need be, and address the desired representative stating your problem or suggestion.\n\nYou may address the government reprsentative through regular mail giving  their official address.\n\nYou may also address the representatives through their official e-mail address.