Foreign Service

Foreign Service

n.

1. The diplomatic and consular staff of the United States.

2. foreign service The diplomatic and consular personnel of a nation's foreign office.

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foreign service

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly US the diplomatic and usually consular personnel of a foreign affairs ministry or foreign office collectively who represent their country abroad, deal with foreign diplomats at home, etc

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for′eign serv′ice

n.

(often caps.) a division of the U.S. Department of State or of a foreign office that supplies diplomatic and consular personnel.

[1925–30]

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Noun

1.

Foreign Service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world Department of State, DoS, State Department, United States Department of State, State - the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" accredit - provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

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