Employment abroad, provided that: * the employee is not resident or ordinarily resident in the UK, or * the employee is entitled to claim the foreign earnings deduction (or would have been had the deduction not been abolished from 17 March 1998)
The foreign service is the government department that employs diplomats to work in foreign countries. a part of the US State Department which employs the people who work in US embassies all over the world. In the UK there is a similar department called the Diplomatic Service. or diplomatic service Staff of a state's international-affairs department that represents the state's interests in foreign countries. It fulfills two functions, diplomatic and consular. The standards for foreign-service jobs are similar in most countries. Before the 20th century, wealth, aristocratic standing, and political connections were the chief requirements for high-ranking diplomatic positions. Political appointees still hold the top positions in many foreign missions, but their subordinates generally must demonstrate their education and intellectual ability through a competitive examination. Foreign-service personnel have special legal rights (e.g., they do not have to pay taxes to their host country). See also ambassador
The Foreign Service supports the president and the Secretary of State in pursuing America's foreign policy objectives Foreign Service functions include: representing US interests; operating US overseas missions; assisting Americans abroad; public diplomacy and reporting; communicating and negotiating political, economic, consular, administrative, cultural and commercial affairs The Foreign Service comprises officers from the Departments of State, Commerce and Agriculture and the United States Information Service