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Originally Posted by Wasillaguy
Embassies and consulates are two different things. There was no consulate until it was opened in Tripoli on August 26. Christopher Stevens spoke at the opening ceremony.
“I’m happy to announce that starting on Monday, August 27, we are ready to offer a full range of consular services to Libyans,” stated Stevens at the ceremony in Tripoli. “This means non-immigrant visas, as well as assistance to Americans residing in, or visiting, Libya.”
The State Department website lists no consulate in Benghazi.
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You're wrong. The State Dep't has officially had an embassy in Tripoli since May 15, 2006. Embassies offer consular services, as well as the other diplomatic functions, unlike consulates which only offer only consular services.
http://libya.usembassy.gov/about-us.html
10-26-2012, 02:36 PM
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