foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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Kerber, a lawyer from Mexico’s Universidad Iberoamericana with a master’s degree and doctorate in international law from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, began her foreign service career in 1991.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Those flags are the American flag, foreign service flags, POW/MIA flags, U.S. state and D.C. flags, Indian tribal flags and those of U.S. government agencies.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
Print Few people would have predicted that a loquacious drama about a woman foreign service professional would have been Netflix’s next big hit.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 11 May 2023
As foreign service officers jockey and jive for influence, power, and a sense of significance, minorities, deprived of institutional support, are falling out of the ranks, victim to gaslighting and other adversities.
—Byjenny Abamu, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
There are conflicting accounts about whether he was paid for his foreign service.
—Nate Jones, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
James Rogan is a former foreign service officer, attorney, and banker.
—James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
But of all the spy scandals in the last 40 years, Mr. Rocha is believed to be the first member of America’s elite foreign service to have been accused of betraying their oath, said Kevin Whitaker, a former U.S. ambassador to Colombia.
—Joshua Goodman and Eric Tucker, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2023
The unfolding crisis proved to be an ideal stage for Kissinger’s brand of diplomacy — secret, personal and contemptuous of the professional foreign service.
—Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
Those flags are the American flag, foreign service flags, POW/MIA flags, U.S. state and D.C. flags, Indian tribal flags and those of U.S. government agencies.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
Print Few people would have predicted that a loquacious drama about a woman foreign service professional would have been Netflix’s next big hit.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 11 May 2023
As foreign service officers jockey and jive for influence, power, and a sense of significance, minorities, deprived of institutional support, are falling out of the ranks, victim to gaslighting and other adversities.
—Byjenny Abamu, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
There are conflicting accounts about whether he was paid for his foreign service.
—Nate Jones, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
James Rogan is a former foreign service officer, attorney, and banker.
—James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
But of all the spy scandals in the last 40 years, Mr. Rocha is believed to be the first member of America’s elite foreign service to have been accused of betraying their oath, said Kevin Whitaker, a former U.S. ambassador to Colombia.
—Joshua Goodman and Eric Tucker, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2023
The unfolding crisis proved to be an ideal stage for Kissinger’s brand of diplomacy — secret, personal and contemptuous of the professional foreign service.
—Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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