Fernando Gonzalez Nicolas has been appointed honorary consul for Malaysia. With a population of 30 million, income per capita of US$15,600 and a territory of 338,000 square kilometers, the south east Asian country is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Gonzalez has been a promoter of relations with Commonwealth countries and is currently president of the Commonwealth Round Table in the DR. In 1991, Gonzalez was appointed to serve as honorary consul for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 2005, the Indian government made him its honorary consul.