âused to express mild disappointment, gentle entreaty, or real or mock sympathy or sentiment.
The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department, which includes the Foreign Service, Civil Service, and U.S. Agency for International Development. On February 1, 2013, John Kerry was sworn in as the 68th Secretary of State of the United States.
United States Foreign Service Officers work for the U. S. Department of State in Washington, DC or in 1 of more than 265 diplomatic missions, embassies or consulates across the globe. The short answer to the question of how to work for a consulate is to become a Foreign Service Officer. Foreign Service Officers work with government officials, business people and citizens of their host countries, and help Americans traveling in those countries.