Asked by rfvv

A Foreign Service Officer (FSO) is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service.
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Does "the Foreign Service" mean
"the Diplomatic Office" or
"the US Foreign Ministry?"

Are they the same in meaning?
Answered by Reed
In the USA, what many nations call the Foreign Ministry is called the Department of State or "State Department". A foreign service officer is a member of the diplomatic corps, a career diplomat who works for the State Dept. They are not commissioned officers, as in the military. It is a civilian function of government. And "foreign service" is not a proper noun, but an informal one, so is not capitalized.
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