A consulate in Howe is the building where a consul works, acting to assist and protect the citizens of his or her own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the country to whom he or she is accredited and the country of which he or she is a representative. Consuls provide assistance with bureaucratic issues while operating from consulates. Foreign Offices in Howe are responsible for promoting interests, of the country they represent, overseas. Their policy goals are to counter terrorism and weapons proliferation; preventing and resolving conflict; promoting a low carbon, high-growth, global economy; and developing effective international institutions.