11.  As a result, consular officials say, Dominicans who would otherwise be denied visas are making their way to the United States.

12.  Arafat agreed to the offer after a visit to his compound Sunday evening by U.S. and British consular officials.

13.  At the same time, American consular officials in Tokyo, Taipei, Guangzhou, Seoul and Hong Kong raised questions about dozens of visa petitions.

14.  Baume said consular staffs, in particular, had shown greater compliance with parking laws, and he noted that Russian consular officials had recently rented garage space.

15.  Because of safety concerns, American consular officials in Chengdu, where the official residence was burned early Sunday, and in Shenyang have moved into hotels.

16.  A consular official pleaded with holdouts to join the caravan.

17.  A consular official met with Shanghai police in the afternoon to find out more about the case and seek a meeting with Chen.

18.  A German consular official from Shanghai traveled to Nanjing Monday to arrange for repatriation of the bodies.

19.  A U.S. consular official spoke with him by phone Tuesday, Boucher said.

20.  A U.S. consular official, Richard Adams, met with Shanghai security officials Wednesday, but was not allowed to see Chen.