Career pathways / Diplomat / Foreign Service Officer
How to become a Diplomat / Foreign Service Officer
Diplomats represent their country’s interests abroad across postings that rotate every few years — political reporting, negotiations, consular crises. Entry runs through national foreign-service exams, and a policy or international-affairs master’s is the standard preparation.
Who hires this role
Employer types: foreign ministry · embassy · intergovernmental
Representative employers: national foreign ministries · UN Secretariat · EU External Action Service
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