NEW BEDFORD – East Timor has appointed retired chief justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court Phillip Rapoza as its first honorary consul to the United States.
The appointment was announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23 by the Embassy of East Timor in Washington D.C.
Judge Rapoza, a New Bedford resident, will be covering the entire six-state New England region. His primary responsibility will be to monitor the rights of Timorese citizens who are in the consular area, assisting them in their interactions with local authorities as well as with the Timorese Embassy in Washington, D.C. He will also be…
