These representatives are then capable of acting with binding authority.
Consuls are the main diplomatic relations vehicle for the United States.
A consul is an officer commissioned by a government to represent it in a foreign country with the goal of protecting and promoting the interests of its citizens. They may, however, prescribe and enforce rules of law having an effect on foreign relations unless the Constitution vests exclusive jurisdiction in the Federal Government and Congress has acted to occupy the field. For example, many foreign nationals who are present in the United states are subject to state law in ways that can have important consequences for U.S. foreign relations. The rules of international law do not cover all aspects of the relations between the states. International Law overlaps with the Foreign Relations Law to the extent that the domestic law of the United States includes rules giving effect to rules of international law , but does not cover the same subject matter.