As Honorary Consul, Fridley Resident Serves 'As Bridge' to Romanian Community

The Star Tribune profiled Patrick Ledray, a Fridley resident who volunteers as an honorary consul to the country of Romania.

Minnesota has 25 honorary consuls whose duties include "processing passports and visas, facilitating trade, and fostering cultural ties," the paper reported.

Here's what the paper had to say about Ledray:

Ledray is not from Romania, but became involved because his maternal grandparents were Romanian. Since his appointment as honorary consul in 2000, he has traveled to Romania at least three times.

Ledray works from his law office in Fridley, dealing with power of attorney issues, authenticating documents, or finding documents for people researching their heritage.

Ledray described his role as "a bridge between the local community and the foreign government."

"A lot of the job is helping facilitate whatever it is that people want to do," Ledray said.

To read more, visit the Star Tribune's website.