The White House and the State Department have made clear that the single adjustment that was made to those talking points by either of those two -- of these two institutions were changing the word "consulate" to "diplomatic facility, " because "consulate" was inaccurate.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

White House spokesman Jay Carney says the White House changed the wording from "consulate" to "diplomatic facility" to be more accurate.

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It is in East Jerusalem's diplomatic quarter, beside the British consulate and offices of European governments accredited to the Palestinian Authority (PA), which is supposed to run the emerging Palestinian state, thus highlighting foreign impotence over the erosion of Palestinian areas.

ECONOMIST: East Jerusalem

The Chinese Government insisted its police had been invited into the consulate to arrest the North Koreans, while Japan said its diplomatic territory had been violated.

BBC: North Koreans arrive in Seoul

Despite U.S. claims of diplomatic immunity because of Davis' employment at the U.S. consulate in Lahore, he landed in jail, charged with a double murder and illegal weapons possession.

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The Italian Vice-Consulate in Bedford was closed in 2008 as part of a reorganisation of the diplomatic and consular network by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

BBC: Bedford's Italian consulate in 'partial victory'

Meanwhile, across the border between the Northern Territory and Western Australia China is developing a commercial and diplomatic equivalent of the U.S. Marine base in the form of the biggest consulate in the region.

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Britain has not had a diplomatic presence in Benghazi - Libya's second largest city - since an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi on 11 September when the US ambassador and three other Americans died.

BBC: Tripoli skyline