the Foreign Service

noun

: a part of the U.S. State Department that hires people (such as diplomats) to represent the government in foreign countries

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The executive order would appear to challenge basic and longstanding principles of the Foreign Service: that career diplomats should be hired based on their qualifications and expertise, not their political views, and that dissent should be welcomed and not punished. Michael Crowley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 The State Department, which had shrunk through attrition and a hiring freeze imposed by former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, gained nearly 20 percent from 2020 to early 2024, or about 2,300 workers, not including the Foreign Service. Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025

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“The Foreign Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Foreign%20Service. Accessed 7 Mar. 2025.

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