diplomatic service

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In his four years as head of the Diplomatic Service, Sir Philip has served under five foreign secretaries: Dominic Raab, Liz Truss, James Cleverly, Lord Cameron and Lammy.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Sedwill rose up through the Diplomatic Service, becoming Britain’s ambassador to Afghanistan in 2009 and Nato’s representative in the conflict-ridden country a year later.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2019

“On behalf of the Diplomatic Service, I accept your resignation with deep personal regret,” Simon McDonald, permanent undersecretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responded to Darroch’s resignation.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2019

“The Diplomatic Service has lost its sense of humor.”

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2017

This unusually intelligent man had been at a school in Germany, and had then entered the Diplomatic Service, but he was abroad only a short time.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various