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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British diplomatic service | 1 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British diplomatic service
this entity surface form:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service