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The Senior Foreign Service (SFS) comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service.These ranks were created by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and Executive Order 12293 in order to provide the Foreign Service with senior grades equivalent to general and flag ranks in the military and naval establishments, respectively, and to grades in the Senior Executive Service.
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations.A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seatings at state dinners, the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented, and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
[1] - US DoD, The United States Military Rank Insignia All Warrant Officer grades are authorized, but not used by the Air Force [2] - Office of the Law Revision Counsel. "U.S. Code TITLE 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, section 207(a)-Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps (2006)" (PDF).
Syria: On February 6, 2012, the United States suspended operations at its embassy in Damascus. [24] On May 5, 2014, the United States recognized the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as the foreign mission of Syria. [25]
United States Navy: enlisted, warrant officer, officer; United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps: officer; United States Space Force: enlisted, officer; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps: officer; United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared
The rank of career ambassador is awarded by nomination of the president and confirmation by the United States Senate. [1] According to the Department of State: The class of Career Ambassador was first established by an Act of Congress on Aug 5, 1955, as an amendment to the Foreign Service act of 1946 (P.L. 84-250; 69 Stat. 537).
These appointments are similar in function to the equivalent US rank indicated, but are equal in rank to other WO1 appointments. British army WO2 includes Company Sergeant Major (CSM), Squadron Sergeant Major (SSM), Royal Artillery Battery Sergeant Major (BSM), Household Cavalry Squadron Corporal Major (SCM), and Band Sergeant Major. These ...