31. Half a world away, Ms. Cruz thought her final interview, with United States consular officials in Manila, would be little more than a formality.
32. He has encouraged Mexican consular officials in the United States, for instance, to vigorously defend the rights of migrant workers, including those without documents.
33. He has not been allowed to talk to U.S. consular officials since an initial interview three weeks ago.
34. He has also been visited numerous times by consular officials from the U.S. Embassy.
35. He told consular officials that he had been turned down when he asked for legal or consular help.
36. Honduran consular officials said that some commercial airlines had helped move supplies, but that much more of them had had to be sent by boat.
37. However, U.S. officials in Mexico City said that an American consular official spoke on Saturday with the Americans being held.
38. Immigration and consular officials already have access to some databases.
39. Immunity, guaranteed under international law, shields embassy and consular officials from arrest and prosecution in the countries to which they are posted.
40. In hindsight, the miserable moments that ended the lives of two U.S. consular officials last week did not seem so surprising.