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The State Department desperately needs to be vigorously harnessed. It has too big a role to play in the formulation of foreign policy, and foreign policy is too important to be left up to foreign service officers.
Evan G. Galbraith

Meaning of "foreign service" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREIGN SERVICE

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Foreign service is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOREIGN SERVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diplomatic service

Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel enjoy diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to other countries. Diplomatic services are often part of the larger civil service and sometimes a constituent part of the foreign ministry. Some intergovernmental organizations, such as the European Union, and some international non-state organizations, such as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, may also retain diplomatic services in other jurisdictions. For non-state organizations, however, the reciprocation of diplomatic recognition by other jurisdictions is difficult, as diplomacy tends to establish the concept of recognition upon an assumed sovereignty over geographical territory; the SMOM, in this case, receives diplomats at its headquarters in Rome, as all permanent missions to the SMOM are jointly accredited as permanent missions to the Holy See.

Definition of foreign service in the English dictionary

The definition of foreign service in the dictionary is the 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREIGN SERVICE

foreign bill
foreign body
foreign correspondent
foreign currency
foreign currency income
foreign draft
foreign exchange
foreign exchange market
foreign exchange rate
foreign investment
foreign legion
foreign minister
foreign ministry
foreign mission
foreign national
foreign office
foreign policy
foreign relations
foreign secretary
foreign-born

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREIGN SERVICE

advice
civil service
community service
customer service
dating service
express delivery service
funeral service
health service
in-service
information service
memorial service
military service
news service
pizza delivery service
public service
refuse disposal service
room service
secret service
self-service
service
shuttle service

Synonyms and antonyms of foreign service in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foreign service» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE

Find out the translation of foreign service to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foreign service from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foreign service» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对外服务
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

servicio exterior
570 millions of speakers

English

foreign service
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विदेश सेवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخدمة الخارجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дипломатической службы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

serviço de estrangeiros
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদেশী সেবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

service extérieur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkhidmatan asing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auslandsdienst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

外交官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외국 서비스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Layanan manca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịch vụ nước ngoài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிநாட்டு சேவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परदेशी सेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yabancı servis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

servizio estero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

usług obcych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дипломатичної служби
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

serviciu străin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξένη υπηρεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buitelandse diens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utrikestjänst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utenriks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foreign service

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREIGN SERVICE»

The term «foreign service» is regularly used and occupies the 62.282 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREIGN SERVICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foreign service

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QUOTES WITH «FOREIGN SERVICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foreign service.
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Evan G. Galbraith
The State Department desperately needs to be vigorously harnessed. It has too big a role to play in the formulation of foreign policy, and foreign policy is too important to be left up to foreign service officers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREIGN SERVICE»

Discover the use of foreign service in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foreign service and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service
The second edition addresses major changes that have occurred since 2007: the controversial effort to build an expeditionary foreign service to lead the work of stabilization and reconstruction in fragile states; deepening cooperation with ...
Harry W. Kopp, Charles A. Gillespie, 2011
2
Realities of Foreign Service Life
Honest, personal stories and essays about all aspects of life abroad with the U.S. Foreign Service.
Patricia Linderman, Melissa Brayer Hess, 2002
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Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America
A Foreign Service career offers the experience of living in diverse cultures and the challenge of making a difference in the world. Come along inside a U.S. embassy and learn how the Foreign Service works for America.
Shawn Dorman, 2003
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Foreign Service List
List for March 7, 1844, is the list for September 10, 1842, amended in manuscript.
United States. Dept. of State, 1868
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Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts: Guide for Business ...
Lists key officers at Foreign Service posts with whom American business representatives would most likely have contact.
DIANE Publishing Company, 1998
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Inside A U.S. Embassy
All-new third edition of the essential guide to the Foreign Service
Shawn Dorman, 2011
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Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts: Guide for Business ...
Guide for Business Representatives, 1998 Barry Leonard. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS STATE ZIP CODES In conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service's 141. ACDA Arms Control and Disarmament ACM Assistant Chief of Mission ADM  ...
Barry Leonard, 1998
8
Indian foreign service: history and challenge
History of one branch of the Indian civil service
Jyotindra Nath Dixit, 2005
9
Married to the Foreign Service: An Oral History of the ...
Drawn from 170 interviews with the spouses of U.S. diplomats, 'Married to the Foreign Service' offers a compelling account of spirited and courageous women caught up in the dramatic events of this century's global politics.
Jewell Fenzi, 1994
10
Indian Foreign Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
Contributed articles on post 1984 foreign relations issues.
Atish Sinha, Madhup Mohta, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREIGN SERVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foreign service is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beijing Is Finally Getting Serious About Climate Change
... Affairs Program at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service., Li ShuoLi Shuo is senior climate and energy policy ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
2
The missile impasse | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Ariane Tabatabai is a visiting assistant professor in the Security Studies Program at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and ... «Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Jul 15»
3
Meet the ambassador: Croatia's Pjer Simunovic - Israel News …
He remained in Israel until 2001, when he left the Foreign Service to go into business. When he resumed his diplomatic career in 2007, and ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
4
A career in civil services - The Hindu
... Indian Foreign Service, and Central Services groups A and B, totally. ... civil services, Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
5
US Ambassador to Benin: Who Is Lucy Tamlyn? - AllGov
Lucy Tamlyn, a career Foreign Service officer, was nominated on March 24, 2015, by President Barack Obama to be the next ambassador to ... «AllGov, Jul 15»
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Turkmenistan, India sign some intergovernmental documents - Trend
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan and the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of ... «Trend News Agency, Jul 15»
7
On the move: Monique Turner-Lopez named CEO of The Family …
She earned a bachelor's of science degree in foreign service from Georgetown University in Washington and a master's of science in human ... «Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Jul 15»
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Book Review – Where Borders Bleed: An insider's account of INDO …
Rajiv Dogra is a retired Indian Foreign Service officer and has served as a diplomat in Pakistan. His book's subtitle, “An Insider's Account of ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Open Doors, Broken Walls
The optimum size of our foreign service should not be determined by ... India has been wary of expanding the foreign service beyond a point for ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
Diplomatica: Push on for a monument for fallen foreign service workers
Supporters are pushing for a memorial to Canada's foreign service workers who died in the line of duty, diplomats like Glyn Berry, who was ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»

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