Consul vs. Ambassador

Consulnoun

(historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.

Consulnoun

(historical) Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.

Consulnoun

(obsolete) A count or earl.

Consulnoun

(obsolete) A councillor, particularly:

Consulnoun

(historical) A member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.

Consulnoun

(historical) An officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.

Consulnoun

(historical) An official in various early modern port and trading towns, elected by resident foreign merchants to settle disputes among themselves and to represent them to the local authorities.

Consulnoun

(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of his or her country.

Consulnoun

(obsolete) A counsellor.

Consulnoun

One of the two chief magistrates of the republic.

Consulnoun

A senator; a counselor.

Consulnoun

One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul.

Consulnoun

An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen.

Consulnoun

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

Consul

Consul (abbrev. cos.; Latin plural consules) was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire.

Ambassadornoun

A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)

Ambassadornoun

An official messenger and representative.

Ambassadornoun

A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.

Ambassadornoun

A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.

Ambassadornoun

An official messenger and representative.

Ambassadornoun

an informal representative;

Ambassadornoun

an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country

Ambassadornoun

a representative or promoter of a specified activity

Ambassador

An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also often used more liberally for persons who are known, without national appointment, to represent certain professions, activities and fields of endeavor such as sales.