consul general

a consular officer of the highest rank, as a person who is stationed at a place of considerable commercial importance or supervises other consuls.

Origin of consul general

First recorded in 1745–55

He was previously the Consul-General in Eilat and he replaces Yasser Ridda.

"Israeli Blood Is No Purer Than Palestinian Blood" |Orly Halpern |March 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Even foreign officials like the Portuguese Consul-General in Hamburg were beaten up by SA thugs.

A Witness to Hitler's Rise |Zachary Shore |May 27, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Mason has remained in the service ever since, and is now consul-general at Paris.

Chapters from My Autobiography |Mark Twain
In 1828 Ferdinand was sent as an assistant vice-consul to Tunis, where his father was consul-general.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 |Various

Mr. Alcock, the British consul-general, issued a protest, and stopped the trade.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. |E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Consul-General Barrett's claim proves to have been just and right, by the action of the Siamese government.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 20, March 25, 1897 |Various
She walked through the outer office and stood silently at the consul-general's elbow, waiting for him to look up.

Parrot & Co. |Harold MacGrath

consul general

a consul of the highest grade, usually stationed in a city of considerable commercial importance