foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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Meanwhile, longtime foreign service officer Louis Bono was replaced by a former Senate staffer tied to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
James Rogan is a former U.S. foreign service officer who has worked in finance and law for 30 years.
—James Rogan, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
This year's release was delayed for months while the State Department spent additional time deleting thousands of violations from drafts prepared in 2024 by foreign service officers and their contacts abroad.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
That included about 14,000 foreign service employees and 13,000 civil service employees.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
James Rogan is a former U.S. foreign service officer who has worked in finance and law for 30 years.
—James Rogan, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
This year's release was delayed for months while the State Department spent additional time deleting thousands of violations from drafts prepared in 2024 by foreign service officers and their contacts abroad.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
That included about 14,000 foreign service employees and 13,000 civil service employees.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for foreign service
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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