Senior Foreign Service, the Glossary
The Senior Foreign Service (SFS) comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service.[1]
Table of Contents
10 relations: Diplomatic rank, Executive Schedule, General Schedule (US civil service pay scale), Military rank, Military star ranking, Rogers Act, Senior Executive Service (United States), Uniformed services pay grades of the United States, United States Foreign Service, United States Foreign Service Career Ambassador.
- Military ranks of the United States
Diplomatic rank
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations.
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Executive Schedule
Executive Schedule is the system of salaries given to the highest-ranked appointed officials in the executive branch of the U.S. government.
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General Schedule (US civil service pay scale)
The General Schedule (GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service.
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Military rank
Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships, within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines and also Military rank is a badge of leadership.
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Military star ranking
Military star ranking is military terminology, used in mainly English speaking countries, to describe general and flag officers.
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Rogers Act
The Rogers Act of 1924, often referred to as the Foreign Service Act of 1924, is the legislation that merged the United States diplomatic and consular services into the United States Foreign Service.
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Senior Executive Service (United States)
The Senior Executive Service (SES) is a position classification in the United States federal civil service equivalent to general officer or flag officer rank in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Uniformed services pay grades of the United States
Pay grades are used by the eight uniformed services of the United States (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps) to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.
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United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State. Senior Foreign Service and United States Foreign Service are Foreign relations of the United States.
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United States Foreign Service Career Ambassador
Career ambassador is a personal rank of Foreign Service officers within the United States Department of State Senior Foreign Service.
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See also
Military ranks of the United States
- Armourer
- Captain (United States)
- Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks
- Direct commission officer
- Frocking
- General officers in the United States
- Maximum time in grade
- Military training leader
- Program executive officer
- Senior Foreign Service
- Six-star rank
- Subaltern (military)
- Tombstone promotion
- United States military seniority
- Warrant officer
- Warrant officer (United States)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_Foreign_Service
Also known as Career Minister, U.S. Senior Foreign Service.