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South America: Embassies

Volume 493: debated on Friday 12 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many consular staff his Department employs in other of its embassies in South America. (279732)

The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff carrying out consular activities in South America is 29.2. About 80 per cent. of these staff are locally hired, the remainder being diplomatic service officers. The following list provides the details by post within South America.

Post name

Consular FTE

Bogota

4.2

Brasilia

0.7

Buenos Aires

3.4

Caracas

3.0

Georgetown

0.9

La Paz

0.8

Lima

2.9

Montevideo

1.6

Quito

2.0

Rio de Janeiro

3.8

Santiago

3.6

Sao Paulo

2.2