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| The '''United States Foreign Service''' is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|U.S. DoS]] personnel agency for the United States diplomatic apparatus. | The '''United States Foreign Service''' is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|DOS]] personnel agency for the United States diplomatic apparatus. |
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The Foreign Service is overseen by the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|Undersecretary of State for Management]]. |
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is a DOS personnel agency for the United States diplomatic apparatus.
Composition
The Foreign Service is overseen by the Undersecretary of State for Management.
The service is led by a director general.
Diplomatic missions, consulates, and embassies are staffed by the service, including:
- chiefs of mission
- ambassadors
- members of the Senior Foreign Service
- foreign service officers ('generalists')
- foreign service specialists
- foreign service nationals
- consular agents
Note that the first four categories of service staff are presidential appointments subject to Senate approval.