United States Foreign Service

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The United States Foreign Service is the professional diplomatic corps of the U.S. government responsible for representing American interests and conducting foreign relations at embassies, consulates, and missions around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic service
professional corps
alsoKnownAs United States Foreign Service
surface form: U.S. Foreign Service

United States Foreign Service
surface form: US Foreign Service
country United States of America
dateFormed 1924
employs United States Foreign Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: Foreign Service Officers

Foreign Service Specialists
career diplomats
formedBy Rogers Act of 1924
foundedBy United States Congress
hasCareerTrack consular
economic
management
political
public diplomacy
hasComponent United States Foreign Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: Foreign Service Officer Corps

Foreign Service Specialists
surface form: Foreign Service Specialist Corps

United States Foreign Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senior Foreign Service
hasRank Senior Foreign Service
entry-level officer
mid-level officer
hasRankSystem class-based rank structure
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction worldwide
languageRequirement foreign language proficiency for many positions
legalBasis Foreign Service Act of 1946
Foreign Service Act of 1980
mission to promote peace, support prosperity, and protect American citizens while advancing the interests of the United States abroad
parentOrganization United States Department of State
partOf United States government
surface form: United States federal government
precededBy United States Consular Service
United States Foreign Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Diplomatic Service
responsibleFor conducting U.S. foreign relations
implementing U.S. foreign policy overseas
issuing visas to foreign nationals
management of U.S. embassies and consulates
protecting U.S. citizens abroad
providing consular services
public diplomacy and outreach
reporting on political and economic developments abroad
representing U.S. interests abroad
selectionMethod competitive examination
rigorous assessment process
supervisedBy United States Secretary of State
surface form: Secretary of State of the United States
trainingFacility Foreign Service Institute
worksAt U.S. consulates
U.S. consulates
surface form: U.S. consulates general

U.S. embassies
U.S. interests sections and liaison offices
United States missions to international organizations
surface form: U.S. permanent missions to international organizations

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United States Ambassador to the European Union partOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union partOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic service
Edward Thomas Wailes memberOf United States Foreign Service
Edward Thomas Wailes partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
United States Minister to Russia partOf United States Foreign Service
Foreign Service Act of 1946 regulates United States Foreign Service
Foreign Service Act of 1946 modernized United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic service
Foreign Service Act of 1946 reorganized United States Foreign Service
Rogers Act of 1924 appliesTo United States Foreign Service
Rogers Act of 1924 reformed United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Diplomatic Service
Rogers Act of 1924 createdEntity United States Foreign Service
Foreign Service Act of 1980 regulates United States Foreign Service
Senior Foreign Service partOf United States Foreign Service
Foreign Service Specialists partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service
Foreign Service Specialists distinctFrom United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: Foreign Service Officers
Foreign Service Institute partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign affairs community
Foreign Service Institute client United States Foreign Service
United States Consular Service replacedBy United States Foreign Service
United States Consular Service mergedInto United States Foreign Service
United States Consular Service distinctFrom United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Diplomatic Service
United States Consular Service combinedWith United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Diplomatic Service
Linda Thomas-Greenfield memberOf United States Foreign Service
Title 22 of the United States Code governs United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. diplomatic service
WHA employer United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service officers
United States Ambassador to Austria memberOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Foreign Service (typically)
United States Ambassador to New Zealand partOf United States Foreign Service
U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines memberOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Foreign Service leadership
United States Ambassador to Samoa memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Samoa isPartOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
United States Ambassador to Ireland memberOf United States Foreign Service
David Bruce affiliation United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic service
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
U.S. Commercial Service officers collaboratesWith United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service officers
U.S. Embassy Berlin employer United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to NATO memberOf United States Foreign Service
Embassy of the United States in Havana partOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Mexico partOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Mexico isMemberOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
David M. Satterfield memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Italy partOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Italy isPositionIn United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic service
United States Ambassador to Australia memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Iraq memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Deputy Secretary of State associatedWith United States Foreign Service
Paul Cushing Child placeOfWork United States Foreign Service
United States Mission to the European Union partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
U.S. Mission to NATO partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
U.S. Mission to NATO partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
U.S. Mission to NATO employs United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service Officers