(g) members of the consular post means consular officers, consular employees and members of the service staff (f) member of the service staff means any person employed in the domestic service of a consular post (e) consular employee means any person employed in the administrative or technical service of a consular post (d) consular officer means any person, including the head of a consular post, entrusted in that capacity with the exercise of consular functions (c) head of consular post means the person charged with the duty of acting in that capacity (b) consular district means the area assigned to a consular post for the exercise of consular functions (a) consular post means any consulate-general, consulate, vice-consulate or consular agency Realizing that the purpose of such privileges and immunities is not to benefit individuals but to ensure the efficient performance of functions by consular posts on behalf of their respective States,Īffirming that the rules of customary international law continue to govern matters not expressly regulated by the provisions of the present Convention,ġ For the purposes of the present Convention, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereunder assigned to them: Having in mind the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations concerning the sovereign equality of States, the maintenance of international peace and security, and the promotion of friendly relations among nations,Ĭonsidering that the United Nations Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities adopted the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations which was opened for signature on 18 April 1961,īelieving that an international convention on consular relations, privileges and immunities would also contribute to the development of friendly relations among nations, irrespective of their differing constitutional and social systems, Recalling that consular relations have been established between peoples since ancient times, The States Parties to the present Convention, SCHEDULE II (Section 2) Vienna Convention on Consular Relations