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The
Honorary
Consul
Tall, angular, a discursive
conversationalist in English and
French, Scullin has represented
France in Philadelphia and
Wilmington since 2005. After
the French Foreign Ministry
nominated him, his credentials
went to the U.S. Department of
State for approval.
"It is not a position you
apply for," Scullin explained.
"You are tapped." What made
Scullin eligible for the position
was a lifetime investment in
international matters. "I love
languages," he explains. "I
studied classics in high school.
When I was 13 my family sent me
to live with a family in Mexico by
myself."
While he did not study
French in college (University
B y R i c h a r d G . F r e e m a n
O
n an average day Michael Scullin has two states in
mind – Pennsylvania, where as a member of the
Philadelphia Bar Association he serves as partner
at McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP—and
France, the nation he serves as Honorary Consul.
PHOTOS BY Michael E. Scullin