foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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The union representing foreign service workers is suing President Donald Trump and his administration for unilaterally ending its ability to negotiate work conditions with the federal government.
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Judge Carl Nichols, also in Washington, D.C., made a similar argument after unions representing foreign service workers asked for help blocking the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Those potentially losing jobs include medical scientists, energy infrastructure specialists, foreign service employees, FBI agents, prosecutors, educational and farming data experts, overseas aid workers and even human resources personnel who would otherwise have to manage the dismissals.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Friday’s court injunction temporarily prevents the administration from placing about 2,000 more people on leave, orders the reinstatement of 500 others and stops the recall of foreign service officials from abroad.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Judge Carl Nichols, also in Washington, D.C., made a similar argument after unions representing foreign service workers asked for help blocking the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Those potentially losing jobs include medical scientists, energy infrastructure specialists, foreign service employees, FBI agents, prosecutors, educational and farming data experts, overseas aid workers and even human resources personnel who would otherwise have to manage the dismissals.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Friday’s court injunction temporarily prevents the administration from placing about 2,000 more people on leave, orders the reinstatement of 500 others and stops the recall of foreign service officials from abroad.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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