How to become an ambassador? or how to become a consul?

Question

How to become an ambassador? or how to become a consul?

Answer 1

There are many ways to become a diplomat:

1. Be sure you are equipped, trained and educated to do foreign service. The good and harmonious relationship of two countries depend on a diplomat's performance.

2. Normally ambassadors rose from the ranks of being junior staff of the country's foreign affairs department. Some can be nominated by the President or the Prime Minister, in an instant, passing through Congressional appointments.

3. A competitive exams are usually administered to become consular officers such as foreign service competitive exams given by the Foreign Affairs department of each country. This is a difficult battery test to determine the ability of the aspiring diplomat. If you pass this exam, you can now rose from the ranks and later on be an Ambassador, Consul or a senior consular officer.

4. Inquire in your country of origin, your Foreign Service Bureau (or whatever name you have), on the foreign service careers available that will suit your qualifications and attainment. Take the exams if necessary. Plan your career path in Foreign Service. An exciting and challenging career!

Answer 2

In the US foreign service, the vast majority of ambassadors are senior foreign service officers.  A consul is a consular officer; a consul general is either the head of a large consular section or the head of a separate consulate.  Find out how to join the foreign service, and what it's like to be one of us, here:

http://careers.state.gov/officer/index.h...