How To Use The Consular Corps

July, 1978

You've packed your bags and found someone to care for the cat: You're on your way out of the country. You think you've thought of everything. And maybe you have. But what if something goes wrong while you're abroad? Your consul overseas may be able to help you out of your predicament--if you know how to let him. The trouble is, most American travelers haven't the faintest idea of what their embassies and consulates do. Instead, they call upon them to secure airline reservations or to chastise sw...