foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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Indeed, representing India’s 1.2 billion people is a foreign service that is roughly the same size as that of New Zealand (population 4.4 million) or Singapore (5.3 million).
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Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015
Mahbubani spent over 30 years in Singapore’s foreign service, and twice served as the Southeast Asian country’s representative at the United Nations.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
The percent of Black foreign service officers during the same period went from 5.4 percent to seven percent.
—Matthew Connelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2023
Ronnie Buckhurst is a foreign service officer who works under Stuart Hayford and by extension, Kate Wyler.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 1 Nov. 2024
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Peter Martin, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2015
Mahbubani spent over 30 years in Singapore’s foreign service, and twice served as the Southeast Asian country’s representative at the United Nations.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
The percent of Black foreign service officers during the same period went from 5.4 percent to seven percent.
—Matthew Connelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2023
Ronnie Buckhurst is a foreign service officer who works under Stuart Hayford and by extension, Kate Wyler.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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