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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.
A diplomat (from Ancient Greek: δίπλωμα; romanized diploma) is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
An ambassador may be a career Foreign Service officer (career diplomat – CD) or a political appointee (PA). In most cases, career foreign service officers serve a tour of approximately three years per ambassadorship, whereas political appointees customarily tender their resignations upon the inauguration of a new president.
Lucile Atcherson Curtis was the first woman in what became the U.S. Foreign Service. [13] Specifically, she was the first woman appointed as a United States Diplomatic Officer or Consular Officer, in 1923 (the U.S. did not establish the unified Foreign Service until 1924, at which time diplomatic and consular Officers became Foreign Service officers).
Only one of these ranks, Career Ambassador, is established by law. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 stipulates, "The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, confer the personal rank of career ambassador upon a career member of the Senior Foreign Service in recognition of especially distinguished service over a sustained period."
Ambassador-at-large of Brunei Princess Masna Bolkiah greeting Indonesian delegations. An ambassador-at-large is a diplomat, a secretary, or a minister of the highest rank who is accredited to represent a country and its people internationally.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo swears in the 195th Foreign Service Generalist Class in October 2018. A Foreign Service officer (FSO) is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service.
Support for American Jobs: Requirements for Next-Generation Commercial Diplomacy Programs (2016) [11] American Diplomacy at Risk (2015) [12] Diplomacy in a Time of Scarcity (2012) [13] First Line of Defense: Ambassadors, Embassies, and American Interests Abroad [14] Coalitions: Building and Maintenance [15] Commercial Diplomacy and the National ...