vice-consul

noun2

1. •
   A consular officer who reports directly to the consul general or to the consul.

   • The French consul was there, and the vice-consul of the United States, as well as Gilbert and the Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. — 2012
2. •
   The office held by a vice-consul.

   • Ernest Hardegg was appointed vice-consul in 1871 and served through 1910. — 2010