foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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In 1970, at the height of the Cold War, there were 3,000 foreign service officers.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
His mother was a State Department and CIA analyst, and his father was a foreign service agent who served as U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka under former President Richard Nixon.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Two foreign service unions are suing the federal government as the Trump administration attempts to reduce USAID's workforce from 14,000 to only 300 employees.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Hanrahan replaces Louis Bono, a senior foreign service officer who had held the role since President Trump began his current term in January.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
His mother was a State Department and CIA analyst, and his father was a foreign service agent who served as U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka under former President Richard Nixon.
—Riley Beggin, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Two foreign service unions are suing the federal government as the Trump administration attempts to reduce USAID's workforce from 14,000 to only 300 employees.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025
Hanrahan replaces Louis Bono, a senior foreign service officer who had held the role since President Trump began his current term in January.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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