foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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Civil servants tend to stay in positions for longer periods and over many administrations, while foreign service officers change position every two or three years.
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Tom Bowman, NPR, 24 July 2025
The cuts include 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
That included about 14,000 foreign service employees and 13,000 civil service employees.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 July 2025
In a shift from prior administrations, the State Department will impose indefinite suspensions without pay for foreign service employees who have had their security clearances suspended or revoked, according to an internal memo reviewed by Semafor.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 28 June 2025
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Tom Bowman, NPR, 24 July 2025
The cuts include 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
That included about 14,000 foreign service employees and 13,000 civil service employees.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 11 July 2025
In a shift from prior administrations, the State Department will impose indefinite suspensions without pay for foreign service employees who have had their security clearances suspended or revoked, according to an internal memo reviewed by Semafor.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 28 June 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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