career diplomat

A career diplomat could never have enough friends in high places.

Her father was a career diplomat and as a result, the family lived in Cuba for some time.

His successor has not yet been named but it is likely to be a career diplomat.

Since then, 90 more career diplomats have been killed, most victims of terrorism.

"I'm a career diplomat, and you serve at the pleasure of the President."

The career diplomat had not thought it possible that his country's government could be so transformed.

He is a career diplomat with the Department of State.

A career diplomat, his role as ambassador brought him to numerous European countries.

The book includes details of his life prior to becoming a career diplomat.

But he knew his son, a career diplomat, was well on his way.

The position is generally held by a political appointee, not a career diplomat.

He was a career diplomat and had served among Saddam's hierarchy for nearly two decades.

A career diplomat, Djerejian, 55, leaves the department after 33 years of service.

He looked, at first sight, the perfect caricature of a career diplomat.

At the time he was the second career diplomat to be appointed to this post till then.

The department's handling of the search appears to have left career diplomats and officials uneasy.

Her father, a career diplomat, retired from the State Department.

A real career diplomat, not just someone who hears the echoes of his memories.

No career diplomat has ever been appointed Secretary of State.

Mr. Gorbachev wanted a close friend, even though he was not a career diplomat.

Lermonsov was a career diplomat, popular in the local community of his peers.

He had more insight into these things than she would have thought of a prim career diplomat.

"Of course, home is a nonexistent concept to a career diplomat.

There was something about the career diplomat that failed to inspire trust in his superior.

A career diplomat, he speaks English in addition to French.