foreign service

noun

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

Examples of foreign service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Season 1 of The Diplomat, Russell plays a seasoned foreign service officer more at home in a crisis zone than an upper-crust atmosphere. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024 The remaining slots go to foreign service officers in the diplomatic corps. —

Hans Nichols, Axios, 16 July 2024 Rocha, who climbed the foreign service ladder to become the ambassador to Bolivia in 2000 during the George W. Bush administration, was arrested in December after the FBI launched a sting operation in late 2022. —

Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024 Or someone interested in foreign policy may not know that USAID and the Department of Commerce have their own foreign services. —

Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign service

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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 18 Aug. 2024.

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