Article 19 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

Appointment of members of consular staff

1.Subject to the provisions of articles 20, 22 and 23, the sending State may freely appoint the members of the consular staff.

2.The full name, category and class of all consular officers, other than the head of a consular post, shall be notified by the sending State to the receiving State in sufficient time for the receiving State, if it so wishes, to exercise its rights under paragraph 3 of article 23.

3.The sending State may, if required by its laws and regulations, request the receiving State to grant an exequatur to a consular officer other than the head of a consular post.

4.The receiving State may, if required by its laws and regulations, grant an exequatur to a consular officer other than the head of a consular post.

See also: Article 18 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations