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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U.S. Embassy in Moscow partOf United States Foreign Service
U.S. Embassy in Moscow employs United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: American Foreign Service Officers
Embassy of the United States in Tokyo employs United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service Officers
United States Consul General to Japan partOf United States Foreign Service
House Committee on International Relations jurisdiction United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic service
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hasJurisdiction United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. foreign service
United States Ambassador to Thailand memberOf United States Foreign Service
U.S. Embassy in Beijing partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Foreign Service post network
U.S. Embassy in Khartoum employs United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service officers
John memberOf United States Foreign Service
subject surface form: John Negroponte
U.S. Ambassador to Cuba memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China memberOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
Alan G. Kirk memberOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
Office of Monetary Affairs employer United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service officers
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment isPositionIn United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Foreign Service leadership
United States ambassador to Brazil memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States legation in Madrid partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic service
Embassy of the United States in Brasília employs United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service officers
U.S. Mission to ASEAN partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
Paul Child servedIn United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Israel memberOf United States Foreign Service
U.S. Embassy Baghdad employs United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service Officers
United States Ambassador partOf United States Foreign Service
U.S. ambassador to Belize memberOf United States Foreign Service
Embassy of the United States in Bonn partOf United States Foreign Service
Jonathan Russell partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: American diplomatic corps
William G. Miller employer United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: U.S. Foreign Service
Ryan Crocker memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Mauritania memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Mauritania partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
United States Mission to the African Union partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
United States Mission to the World Trade Organization partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
United States Mission to the Pacific Islands Forum partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
United States Mission to the World Intellectual Property Organization partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
United States Ambassador to Panama memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Iran partOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Chile memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to El Salvador memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Costa Rica memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Venezuela partOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Venezuela partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States diplomatic corps
United States Ambassador to Uruguay memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Haiti memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Colombia memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Ambassador to Paraguay memberOf United States Foreign Service
United States Mission to the Organization of American States partOf United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States foreign service
United States Mission to the Organization of American States employer United States Foreign Service
this entity surface form: United States Foreign Service officers