BYU Professor named Honorary Consul of Chile

Professor Ted Lyon from my alma mater, Brigham Young University has been named “Honorary Counsul of Chile in Utah.”

According to BYU’s press release:

As Honorary Consul, Lyon is responsible for serving the needs of the roughly 2,000 Chileans in Utah. He will promote business activities between the United States and Chile and assist Chileans with U.S. legal matters.

The Chilan government also granted Lyon the ability to approve visas for U.S. citizens and passport renewals for Chilean citizens, an honor rarely given to non-native dignitaries.

“A position like this is usually given to a Chilean native,” [Lyon] said.

Many years of experience with the Chilean people and culture prepared Lyon to accept this position.

Lyon studied at the Catholic University of Chile in the ’60s, returning later to serve as mission president of the Chile Osorno Mission and then as president of the Missionary Training Center in Santiago.

Congratulations Professor Lyon!

Posted August 3rd, 2006 in In the News.

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