Diplomatic Service

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The Diplomatic Service is the professional body of officials who represent and manage the United Kingdom’s foreign relations and interests abroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil service body
government service
professional body
alsoKnownAs UK Diplomatic Service
country United Kingdom
employerType public sector
employs consular officers
diplomats
locally engaged staff
policy officials
governedBy UK civil service rules
hasRankStructure hierarchical
jurisdiction UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
languageRequirement foreign language skills
legalStatus part of the UK Civil Service
objective advance UK prosperity
advance UK security interests
support UK values internationally
operatesIn British consulates
British embassies
United Kingdom high commissions
surface form: British high commissions

UK permanent missions to international organisations
partOf Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
predecessor Diplomatic Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service
primaryFunction manage the United Kingdom’s foreign relations
promote UK interests overseas
protect UK citizens abroad
represent the United Kingdom abroad
support international negotiations
relatedTo British diplomatic missions
Home Civil Service
reportsTo Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor crisis response overseas
economic and trade promotion
implementing UK foreign policy
maintaining diplomatic relations
political reporting from overseas
providing consular assistance
public diplomacy
sector foreign affairs
international relations
selectionMethod civil service examinations
competitive recruitment
trainingProvidedBy Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
workLocation United Kingdom headquarters
overseas posts

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Horace Mann associatedWith Diplomatic Service
this entity surface form: British diplomatic service
His Majesty’s Government hasBranch Diplomatic Service
Diplomatic Service predecessor Diplomatic Service self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service