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Foreign Service
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Foreign Service
(noun)
Foreign Service
noun
Foreign Service
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOREIGN SERVICE
the Foreign Service
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a part of the U.S. State Department that hires people (such as diplomats) to represent the government in foreign countries
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