foreign service n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)chieflyUSthe diplomatic and usually consular personnel of a foreign affairs ministry or foreign office collectively who represent their country abroad, deal with foreign diplomats at home, etc
He has served as a foreign-service officer and a Senate staff member and is now professor of international relations at Boston University and vice-chairman of the U.S. Army War College Board of Visitors. So I expect he has given the matter some serious thought and knows what he is ta...
Foreign Service officers and State Department officials understood that marriage generally enhanced an officer's career and served American foreign policy needs. At the same time, many American Foreign Service wives also spoke explicitly about their "careers" in the Foreign Service, understanding that ...
During a rotation at the American embassy nearly 30 years ago, he persuaded a young Foreign Service Officer named Christine Barnes to be his wife. (Laughter.) They have traveled the world together, and as Ryan prepares to retire from the Foreign Service, we wish the two of them many years...
Politics subordinated to the military, rather than the military in service of political aims. In brief, military dominanceisAmerica’s foreign policy. Related to (1-3) is dominance of the world’strade in weapons. The State Department has become a tiny branch of the Pentagon and the military...
Informing about the developments in the foreign country that could affect India's policy The role of an IFS officer is a very promising and a challenging one. To represent India on international forums and platforms and in the countries they are appointed, An IFS officer is thus a very import...
It’s impossible to know how things will evolve over the next 6 to 12 months, but there is a real possibility that Russia could now make major territorial gains in eastern Ukraine. If that happens, the US will have again demonstrated how our policy of foreign intervention never leads to su...
Foreign Service Officer: Represents a country’s government abroad, engaging in diplomacy, consular services, and policy implementation. Foreign service officers use their language skills and cultural knowledge to address international issues and promote their country’s interests....
Energy policy The hostage crisis Afghanistan Billygate Disaffection of the public Election of 1980 BIBLIOGRAPHY In the early 1980s, when the first edition of this book was written, Carter had been out of office only a short time, and the number of books on him remained rather slim. Much of...
As ministry spokesman, he stood out for being one of the first diplomats to speak aggressively in defence of China's increasingly assertive foreign policy, a style that became known as "wolf warrior" diplomacy. But he also displayed a willingness to work with the United States, decl...