foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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Ronnie Buckhurst is a foreign service officer who works under Stuart Hayford and by extension, Kate Wyler.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 1 Nov. 2024
That's because ever since career foreign service officer Kate Wyler (Russell) took the job as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom amid a crisis for our friends across the pond, things have gone from bad to worse.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The first season introduced Russell’s Kate Wyler as a seasoned foreign service officer who has her sights set on taking a post in Afghanistan but is reluctantly enlisted by the White House to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in order to quietly prep her to become vice president.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Prime Video’s Grace said her platform, besides featuring live NHL games on Mondays, is also focused on offering Canadian TV sport channels like TSN and Sports domestically, and foreign services like DAZN and Fubo Sports Network, as stand-alone products available through their Prime Video accounts.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 1 Nov. 2024
That's because ever since career foreign service officer Kate Wyler (Russell) took the job as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom amid a crisis for our friends across the pond, things have gone from bad to worse.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The first season introduced Russell’s Kate Wyler as a seasoned foreign service officer who has her sights set on taking a post in Afghanistan but is reluctantly enlisted by the White House to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in order to quietly prep her to become vice president.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Prime Video’s Grace said her platform, besides featuring live NHL games on Mondays, is also focused on offering Canadian TV sport channels like TSN and Sports domestically, and foreign services like DAZN and Fubo Sports Network, as stand-alone products available through their Prime Video accounts.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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