Seal of The Society of Foreign Consuls in New York

The Society of Foreign Consuls

New York · Founded 1925

Since 1925

Past Presidents

A chronological roll of those who have led the Society since its founding.

New York City, 1925 → 2026 — a century of consular leadership

The roll of presidents

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  1. 2025-2026

    Hon. Maia Bartaia

    Georgia

  2. 2024-2025

    Hon. Amir Farid Abu Hasan

    Malaysia

  3. 2023-2024

    H.E. Amna Binzaal Almheiri

    United Arab Emirates

  4. 2022-2023

    Hon. Marita Landaveri

    Peru

  5. 2020-2022

    Hon. Maya Hristova

    Bulgaria

  6. 2019-2020

    Hon. Maciej Golubiewski

    Poland

  7. 2018-2019

    Hon. Diana Zhgenti

    Georgia

  8. 2017-2018

    Hon. Khaled M. Alsharif

    Saudi Arabia

  9. 2017

    Hon. Raushan Yesbulatova

    Kazakhstan

  10. 2016-2017

    H.E. Maria Isabel Nieto

    Colombia

  11. 2016

    Hon. Brentnol Evans

    Guyana

  12. 2015

    Hon. Jana Trnovcova

    Slovak Republic

  13. 2014

    H.E. Habib Baba Habu, OON

    Nigeria

  14. 2014

    Hon. George Monyemangene

    South Africa

  15. 2013

    Hon. Mario L. De Leon, Jr.

    The Philippines

  16. 2013

    Hon. Phillip Scanlan

    Australia

  17. 2012

    Hon. Lennox O. Price

    Barbados

  18. 2011

    Hon. Koula Sophianou

    Cyprus

  19. 2010

    Hon. Raushan Yesbulatova

    Kazakhstan

  20. 2009

    H.E. Christoph Bubb

    Switzerland

  21. 2008

    Hon. Trie Edi Mulyani

    Indonesia

  22. 2007

    Hon. Fikile S. Magubane

    South Africa

  23. 2006

    Hon. Maguy Maccario Doyle

    Monaco

  24. 2005

    Hon. Jessica C. Odle J.P.

    Barbados

  25. 2004

    Hon. Mindaugas Butkus

    Lithuania

  26. 2003

    Hon. Pramathesh Rath

    India

  27. 2001-02

    Hon. Salvador Beltran del Rio

    Mexico

  28. 2000-01

    Hon. Michael Baume

    Australia

  29. 2000

    Hon. Paul Bruckner B.

    Bolivia

  30. 1999

    Hon. Maija Lähteenmäki

    Finland

  31. 1997-98

    H.E. Mrs. Kay A.A. Baxter-Collins, O.D.

    Jamaica

  32. 1996

    H.E. Mrs. Soheir S. Zaki

    Egypt

  33. 1995

    H.E. Mr. M.A.K. Talukdar

    Bangladesh

  34. 1994

    Hon. Ahmed Moktar Selat

    Malaysia

  35. 1993

    H.E. Mr. Michel L. Dooms

    Belgium

  36. 1992

    H.E. Mr. Diego Valenzuela

    Chile

  37. 1991

    H.E. Mr. Carlos O. Keller Sarmiento

    Argentina

  38. 1990

    Hon. Seward Kannah Boons

    Liberia

  39. 1989

    Hon. Abdullah J. Shaker

    Bahrain

  40. 1988

    Hon. Pascal Alan Nazareth

    India

  41. 1988

    Hon. Sallehuddin Abdullah

    Malaysia

  42. 1986

    Hon. Lorrell S. Bruce

    Jamaica

  43. 1985

    Hon. B.O. Awokoya

    Nigeria

  44. 1984

    H.E. Mr. Mohamed A. Shewaihy

    Saudi Arabia

  45. 1983

    Hon. Se Jin Kim

    Korea

  46. 1982

    Hon. Jonkheer Leopold Quarles Van Ufford

    Netherlands

  47. 1981

    Hon. Guillermo Espinosa-Fernandez

    Venezuela

  48. 1980

    Hon. Kwabena O. Kumi

    Ghana

  49. 1980

    Hon. Arthur B. Cassell, Sr.

    Liberia

  50. 1979

    H.E. Mr. Ernesto C. Pineda

    Philippines

  51. 1978

    Hon. Ivar Gudmundsson

    Iceland

  52. 1977

    Hon. Humberto Goyen-Alves

    Uruguay

  53. 1975-1976

    Hon. Dr. Abdel Hadi Hasaneen Makhlouf

    Egypt

  54. 1974-1975

    Hon. A.K. Ray

    India

  55. 1973-1974

    Hon. Count Harald von Posadowsky-Wehner

    Germany

  56. 1972-1973

    H.E. Mr. Alejandro Remon C.

    Panama

  57. 1971-1972

    Hon. Eugenia A. Stevenson

    Liberia

  58. 1970-1971

    Hon. Kuo Ping Uy

    China

  59. 1969-1970

    Hon. Vieri Traxler

    Italy

  60. 1968-1969

    Hon. Eugenio V. Pesqueira

    Mexico

  61. 1967-1968

    Hon. David M. Thomas

    Liberia

  62. 1966-1967

    Hon. Bartolome A. Umavam

    Philippines

  63. 1965-1966

    Hon. Michel Legendre

    France

  64. 1964-1965

    Hon. Dora Alencar De. Vasconcellos

    Brazil

  65. 1963-1964

    Hon. David M. Thomas

    Liberia

  66. 1962-1963

    Hon. Masahide Kanayama

    Japan

  67. 1961-1962

    Hon. Carlos Van Bellinghen

    Belgium

  68. 1960-1961

    Hon. Ramon Casanova

    Argentina

  69. 1959

    Hon. Dr. George J. Tomeh

    U.A.R.

  70. 1958

    Hon. M. Gopala Menon

    India

  71. 1957

    Hon. Baron Carol De Ferrariis Salzano

    Italy

  72. 1955-1956

    Hon. Delfin Enrique Paez

    Venezuela

  73. 1954

    Hon. Jacques D. Thier

    Belgium

  74. 1953

    Hon. Julio Fernandez Davila

    Peru

  75. 1948-1952

    Hon. Alfonso Grez

    Chile

  76. 1946-1948

    Hon. Sir Francis Evans

    Great Britain

  77. 1943-1945

    Hon. Oscar Correia

    Brazil

  78. 1938-1940

    Hon. Count Charles De Ferry De Fountnouvelle

    France

  79. 1935-1938

    Hon. Sir Gerald Campbell

    Great Britain

  80. 1933-1934

    Hon. Georg Bech

    Denmark

  81. 1933-1934

    Hon. Serastiao Sampaio

    Brazil

  82. 1932-1933

    Hon. Jaroslav Novak

    Czechoslovakia

  83. 1932

    Hon. Alejandgo T. Bollini

    Argentina

  84. 1931-1932

    Hon. Comm. Emanuelle Grazzi

    Italy

  85. 1925-1930

    Hon. Sir Harry Gloster Armstrong

    Great Britain