While in that post, he developed plans that improved consular services.

It provides consular services and deals with diplomatic affairs.

Certain countries may have agreements to provide limited consular services to the citizens of other countries.

Consular services at the facility include issuing of birth, marriage, and death certificates, administration of the military census, issuing of identity cards, and the issuing of travel documents.

For example, for some countries, consular officials may be responsible for the issuance of visas; other countries may limit consular services to providing assistance to compatriots, legalization of documents, etc.