foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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But control of the conflict is entirely in Russian hands, says Colin Cleary, a former U.S. foreign service officer specializing in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
A day in the life On a day-to-day basis, the secretary oversees a large bureaucracy, with over 69,000 employees, including ambassadors, foreign service officers and other workers stationed in more than 270 embassies, consulates and missions worldwide.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The dismantling of American national security agencies through unqualified appointments and purges of the civil and foreign service will concentrate power in the White House while undermining the long-term capacity of the government to protect the safety and interests of the American people.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
The woman in question is a foreign service officer named Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), who is unexpectedly named U.S. ambassador to the U.K.
—Martha Bayles, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
A day in the life On a day-to-day basis, the secretary oversees a large bureaucracy, with over 69,000 employees, including ambassadors, foreign service officers and other workers stationed in more than 270 embassies, consulates and missions worldwide.
—Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The dismantling of American national security agencies through unqualified appointments and purges of the civil and foreign service will concentrate power in the White House while undermining the long-term capacity of the government to protect the safety and interests of the American people.
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
The woman in question is a foreign service officer named Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), who is unexpectedly named U.S. ambassador to the U.K.
—Martha Bayles, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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