 Upholding open diplomatic policy, Department of Foreign Affair invite all countries to establish diplomatic relations with The Principle of Saltbridge and place their embassies here The written application can be directed to the The Protocol and Consular Services - PROCOS, Department of Foreign Affair to be processed and to be approved by the Secretary of Foreign Affair. The Protocol and Consular Services - PROCOS is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ first point of contact. Public relations play a prominent role in this Directorate’s remit, from Protocol officials welcoming newly accredited Ambassadors as well as seeing them off when their term of duty expires, to the answering of a broad range of questions put forward by the general public.  PROCOS is entrusted with the appointment of new Ambassadors accredited to Saltbridge. This procedure entails seeking the agrément of proposed Ambassadors by the sending state to the formal Ceremony of the Presentation of Credentials organized by the PROCOS. Similarly, PROCOS asks for the agrément of Saltian Ambassadors deployed abroad and assists them with the receiving states’ Ceremony of Presentation of Credentials. PROCOS assists the newly accredited Ambassadors as well as other diplomatic staff, in ensuring that the immunities and privileges accorded to them by the Diplomat Protection Act are administered correctly. Such services include the provision of vehicle diplomatic registration plates in conjunction with the Licensing and Testing Department (ADT), the endorsement of duty-free alcohol, tobacco, and personal effects, VAT reimbursement, and the booking of the Ministerial Lounges at the Oldwich International Airport. This Directorate is also entrusted with the accreditation of Honorary Consuls representing Saltbridge abroad, and conversely, foreign Honorary Consuls representing their sending state  APPLICATION < > EMBASSY LOCATION < > FOREIGN REPRESENTATIONS < > SALTIAN DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIONS OVERSEAS |
