foreign service

noun

: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel

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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 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 See all Example Sentences for foreign service 

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign service was in 1799

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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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