= United States Foreign Service = The '''United States Foreign Service''' is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|DOS]] personnel agency for the United States diplomatic apparatus. <> ---- == Composition == The Foreign Service is overseen by the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfState|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 [[UnitedStates/Presidents|presidential appointments]] subject to [[UnitedStates/Senate|Senate]] approval. ---- == History == ---- CategoryRicottone