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universities. This is especially the case for candidates vying to be emplaced on the extremely competitive Political Track, of which only around 20 are recruited nationwide annually. Regardless, most candidates who are eventually selected, possess degrees with First Class Honours either from either top universities globally (particularly the likes of Oxford/Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, or any of the Ivy League institutions in the United States) or from Singapore's two most prestigious universities (i.e. the National University of Singapore/Nanyang Technological University - which are consistently ranked in the world's top 20 universities).
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authorize the service secretaries to identify others) who hold general authority as a notary and consul of the United States for, respectively, purposes of military administration and those entitled to military legal assistance. A nation may also declare that its senior merchant sea captain in a given foreign
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country to country, and may also be used concurrently with diplomatic titles if the individual is assigned to an embassy. Diplomatic immunity is generally more limited for consular officials without other diplomatic accreditation, and is broadly limited to immunity with respect to their official duties.
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FSOs are selected through multiple rounds of highly competitive written and observational psychometric and neuropsychological evaluations. Being one of the most exclusive and sought-after roles in the entire Singapore Civil Service, FSO candidates are typically drawn from graduates of the world's top
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in general. The correspondence is not exact, however, for various reasons, including the fact that according to diplomatic usage, all Ambassadors are of equal rank, but Ambassadors of more senior rank are typically sent to more important postings. Some countries may make specific links or comparisons
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limited to official acts only include honorary consul-general, honorary consul, and honorary vice-consul. Other titles, including "vice consul-general", have existed in the past.) – although they are usually also given a diplomatic rank by the country. Consular ranks and responsibilities differ from
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in the military, to FS‑09, the lowest rank in the U.S. Foreign Service personnel system. (Most entry-level Foreign Service members begin at the FS‑05 or FS‑06 level.) Personal rank is distinct from and should not be confused with the diplomatic or consular rank assigned at the time of appointment to
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FSASes, on the other hand, while still selected through some manner of written and observational assessments, are typically those bearing more conventional educational qualifications. While a number are still degree-holders, they are usually candidates from mainstream universities, or top university
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In modern diplomatic practice, there are a number of diplomatic ranks below Ambassador. Since most missions are now headed by an ambassador, these ranks now rarely indicate a mission's (or its host nation's) relative importance, but rather reflect the diplomat's individual seniority within their own
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Overseas, A2 grade officers hold the title of Attache; B3‑grade officers are Third Secretaries; C4s are Second Secretaries; and C5s and D6s are First Secretaries. D7 officers are usually Counsellors in larger posts, Deputy Heads of Mission in medium-sized posts, or Heads of Mission in small posts.
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over who had the right to sit next to the imperial ambassador at a court ball. After several diplomatic incidents between their ambassadors, France and Spain agreed in 1761 to let the date of arrival determine their precedence. In 1760, Portugal attempted to apply seniority to all ambassadors, but
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While in the past, consular officials have often been more distant from the politically sensitive aspects of diplomacy, this is no longer necessarily the case, and career diplomats in consulates often perform the same roles as those in an embassy would. Some countries also routinely provide their
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FSOs are appointed to the rank of Second Secretary or higher, while FSASes are posted according to their substantive grades (typically ranging from Mission Support Officer to Attache - although in very rare cases some senior FSASes may be promoted up to the rank of Third/Second/First Secretary).
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Overseas Ambassadors and High Commissioners (in Commonwealth countries) are generally drawn from all four SMS bands (and the D7 delegated grade) depending on the size and importance of the mission, as are Consuls-General, Deputy Heads of Mission, and Counsellors in larger posts. (Deputy Heads of
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Most countries' consular corps are composed of career diplomats who are simply posted to Consulates/Consulates-General. In such situations, these career diplomats will hold consular ranks instead (ranking in descending order: consul-general, consul, vice-consul, consular agent; equivalents with
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Basically, because of diplomatic protocol, a receiving state would not dispatch a representative with a higher rank than it has received, so when the U.S. sent ministers, it also received ministers, not ambassadors. ... The U.S. adjusted its ranking system in 1893 and began to send and receive
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There are no ranks in the Chancery Assistant or Chancery Officer careers, nor a hierarchy between careers. However, when working abroad, it is common for Chancery Assistants and Chancery Officers to be assigned to sensitive functions, such as the Vice-Consul, and/or as Head of Sectors such as
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The 17th particular act annexed to the general treaty of Vienna, containing regulations concerning the precedence of diplomatic agents, may at first sight seem of little comparative moment: but it will not be thus regarded by those who recollect how often disputes concerning precedency among
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Sending nations may also designate incumbents of certain positions as holding consulary authority by virtue of their office, while lacking individual accreditation, immunity and inviolability. For example, 10 U.S.C. §§ 936 and 1044a identify various U.S. military officers (and
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Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consuls-General usually come from the Senior Executive Service, although in smaller posts the head of mission may be a BB4 officer. Generally speaking (and there are variations in ranking and nomenclature between posts and positions), Counsellors are
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Personnel seconded from other government agencies receive different protocol-based suffixes and titles from those in the Foreign Service, which differ from the wider public and military services' ranks/grades and titles. For instance, a First Secretary (Economic) would represent an
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rather than an embassy. After World War II, the embassy became the standard form of diplomatic mission, and the rank of minister is now obsolete. Many countries use the title minister-counsellor to refer to the deputy head of a mission, but does not hold the rank of minister.
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There are about 30 people who hold the rank of Ambassador. Therefore, most of the about 150 Italian embassies or permanent representations are held by a Minister Plenipotentiary: traditionally, ambassadors are appointed to the most important representations, such as
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An Ambassador was regarded as the personal representative of his sovereign as well as his government. Only major monarchies would exchange Ambassadors with each other, while smaller monarchies and republics only sent Ministers. Because of diplomatic reciprocity,
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Depending on the practice of the individual country, "consular services" may be limited to services provided for citizens or residents of the sending country, or extended to include, for example, visa services for nationals of the host country.
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The Congress of Vienna finally put an end to these disputes over precedence. After an initial attempt to divide countries into three ranks faltered on the question of which country should be in each rank, the Congress instead decided to divide
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continued to send and receive ambassadors. The rule became increasingly untenable as the United States grew into a Great Power. The United States followed the French precedent in 1893, and began to exchange ambassadors with other Great Powers.
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represented by BB4 officers; Consuls and First and Second Secretaries are BB3 officers and Third Secretaries and Vice Consuls are BB2 officers. DFAT only posts a limited number of low-level BB1 staff abroad. In large
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was short for "envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary", and was more commonly known as "minister". For example, the "envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to the French Empire" was known as the
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Furthermore, outside this traditional pattern of bilateral diplomacy, as a rule on a permanent residency basis (though sometimes doubling elsewhere), certain ranks and positions were created specifically for multilateral diplomacy:
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to neighbouring Nepal, where increasingly violent opposition started its successful challenge of the king's autocratic rule. Another instance was during the 2009 Copenhagen climate change summit, India appointed senior diplomat
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is the honorary dignity conceded permanently when a Minister of First Class assumes a Post overseas. It can also be a temporary assignment, when carried on by a lower-rank diplomat or Brazilian politician of high level.
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The rule that only monarchies could send ambassadors was more honored in the breach than the observance. This had been true even before the Congress of Vienna, as England continued to appoint ambassadors after becoming
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Officials from both schemes occupy billets at both the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Singapore's Overseas Missions (Embassies/High Commissions/Consulates-General/Consulates) - which number over 50.
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is restricted, are not merely the agents of their government, but represent their sovereign personally, and receive honours and enjoy privileges accordingly. They can be sent out only by such states as possess royal
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ambassadors have assumed a very serious and alarming aspect, and somewhat a strong tendency to produce hostilities. The fourth article of this act is well calculated to do away all future disputes on this head.
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In a large mission, several Senior Diplomats may serve under the Ambassador as Minister-Counselors, Counselors, and First Secretaries; in a small mission, a diplomat may serve as the lone Counselor of Embassy.
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The German Foreign Service uses a rank system that is connected to that of the rest of the civil administration and to military ranks through a common pay table. All ranks also occur in female form.
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ambassador would have precedence, but could not agree on the relative precedence of the kingdoms and smaller countries. In 1768, the French and Russian ambassadors to Great Britain even fought a
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is used for any diplomatic agent who does not fit in the standard diplomatic ranks, often because they are not (or were not traditionally) members of the sending country's diplomatic service or
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The distinction between managers and officers is not necessarily as apparent. Senior officers (such as first and second secretaries) often manage junior diplomats and locally hired staff.
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officer/middle-manager from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. While such persons may hold diplomatic status temporarily, they are not considered to be part of the Foreign Service.
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is the equivalent of an ambassador, normally of that rank, but accredited to an international body (mainly by member—and possibly observer—states), not to a head of state.
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In the "delegated grades", officers are graded by number from 1 to 7; the grades are grouped into bands lettered A‑D (A1 and A2; B3; C4 and C5; and D6 and D7).
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institution) to a country's government. The resident representative typically heads the country office of that international organization within that country.
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were introduced with enactment of the Federal Law of 27 July 2010 No.205-FZ. Diplomatic ranks are not to be confused with diplomatic positions (posts).
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is equivalent to an ambassador and assigned specific tasks or region in which they are assigned various assignments aimed at multi track diplomacy.
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Political-Track FSOs of this rank usually concurrently hold the DCM appointment in smaller Missions (e.g. Consulates-General or Consulates).
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There are additional ranks for Administrative specialists and Staff, this civil servants are also part of the Mexican Foreign Service.
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After the merger of the Consular and Diplomatic Corps, the current eight grades of Spanish career diplomats are (in ascending order):
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to the receiving nation's foreign minister, in cases where the two governments have not reached an agreement to exchange ambassadors.
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by individual countries, treaties and international organizations including the United Nations. A few examples are provided below:
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in 1649. Countries that overthrew their monarchs proved to be unwilling to accept the lower rank accorded to a republic. After the
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Ministers Plenipotentiary who have been in that rank for three or more years are called "Minister Plenipotentiary, First Class" (
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differentiates between officers in the "Senior Management Structure" (SMS; equivalent to the Senior Civil Service grades of the
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In ascending order, the five ranks of the Portuguese diplomatic career are, as defined in the Statute of the Diplomatic Career (
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After the merger of the Consular and Diplomatic Corps, the current grades of Mexican career diplomats are (in ascending order)
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appoints special envoys who can use their talents and renown to further the organization's ideals and action. Envoys include:
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Most countries worldwide have some form of internal rank, roughly parallel to the diplomatic ranks, which are used in their
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is a government's specialist diplomat in a particular field, not posted in residence, but often traveling around the globe.
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Given the above, FSOs typically occupy the managerial positions, while FSASes generally perform more operational roles.
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The ranks established by the Vienna Convention (1961) modify a more elaborate system of ranks that was established by the
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graduates who did so without "good" Honours. The FSAS class also include Polytechnic graduates (who possess Diplomas).
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administration, accounting, communications, processing of political, commercial, diplomatic or consular information.
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had ceased to exist in 1806, so the Austrian ambassador would accumulate seniority along with the other ambassadors.
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Its career diplomats and diplomatic support staff are split across two discrete career schemes, namely: (a)
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would only send a minister to a smaller monarchy or a republic. For example, in the waning years of the
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were presented. The papal nuncio could be given a different precedence than the other ambassadors. The
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Political-Track FSOs of this rank usually concurrently hold the DCM appointment in larger Missions.
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Rendkívüli követ és meghatalmazott miniszter – Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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an SES officer who is not the head of mission could be posted with the rank of Minister.
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Government appoints special envoys to expand Niue's presence internationally. Envoys include
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and ministers represented their government and were accredited to the receiving sovereign.
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formed an intermediate class between ministers and chargés. This rank was created by the
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is a diplomat who temporarily heads a diplomatic mission in the absence of an ambassador.
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are defined by the Law on Diplomatic Personnel Stationed Abroad, passed in 2009 by the
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including the ambassador for counter-terrorism and the ambassador for the environment.
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The Singapore Foreign Service also has a merged Diplomatic and Consular Corps.
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nation's diplomatic career path and in the diplomatic corps in the host nation:
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There are two additional ranks for ICT specialists (also in ascending order):
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who was accredited to the receiving country's government. A minister headed a
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should be presented, and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
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There are five ranks in the French Diplomatic Service: (in ascending order)
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were accredited by their foreign minister to the receiving foreign minister.
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Regardless of rank, personnel are typically split across three tracks: (a)
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The following ranks are used in the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
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Usually seconded from the Immigrations and Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
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personally mandates special envoys for a particular field, including:
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Awarded to career diplomats with extensive and distinguished service
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for the 2022 Japan State Funeral for the former Japan Prime Minister
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Vortragender Legationsrat Erster Klasse, Botschaftsrat Erster Klasse
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had been a matter of great dispute. European powers agreed that the
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There are six ranks in the Diplomat career, in hierarchical order:
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Belgium: In 2005, former cabinet member Pierre Chevalier served as
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Members of the Foreign Service consist of five groups, including
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as a special envoy to coordinate the negotiating position of the
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The ranks at the Hungarian Foreign Service are the following.:
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natural gas-pipeline crisis involving Russia, Ukraine, and the
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is considered to have ambassadorial rank, and presides over a
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The current system of diplomatic ranks was established by the
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Mission at the most significant Embassies, for example those
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United Kingdom: Appointed special envoys from time to time.
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Senior Lieutenant Colonel (SLTC)/Lieutenant Colonel (LTC)
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Diplomatic rank in: Foreign Office, embassies, consulates
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Those of the first class, to whom in France the title of
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Secrétaire des systèmes d'information et de communication
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with the diplomatic rank of ambassador to help with the
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is always considered the dean of the diplomatic corps.
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The body of diplomats accredited to a country form the
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were presented. The longest-serving ambassador is the
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The popular encyclopedia; or, 'Conversations Lexicon'
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the rule was rejected by the other European courts.
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Foreign Service Administration Specialists (FSASes)
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They head a 353: 350: 348: 345: 337:table seatings 312: 311: 294: 293: 208: 206: 199: 192: 191: 152:of the subject 150:worldwide view 145: 143: 136: 129: 128: 83: 81: 74: 69: 43: 42: 40: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5810: 5799: 5796: 5795: 5793: 5778: 5775: 5774: 5771: 5765: 5762: 5758: 5755: 5753: 5750: 5748: 5745: 5741: 5738: 5737: 5736: 5733: 5732: 5731: 5728: 5726: 5723: 5719: 5716: 5715: 5714: 5711: 5709: 5708: 5704: 5702: 5699: 5697: 5694: 5692: 5691: 5687: 5685: 5682: 5680: 5677: 5675: 5672: 5668: 5665: 5663: 5660: 5658: 5655: 5654: 5652: 5648: 5645: 5644: 5643: 5640: 5638: 5635: 5633: 5630: 5628: 5625: 5623: 5620: 5618: 5615: 5609: 5606: 5605: 5604: 5601: 5600: 5599: 5596: 5594: 5591: 5589: 5586: 5585: 5583: 5579: 5571: 5568: 5567: 5566: 5563: 5561: 5558: 5557: 5555: 5551: 5539: 5536: 5534: 5531: 5530: 5529: 5526: 5524: 5521: 5519: 5516: 5514: 5511: 5507: 5504: 5502: 5499: 5498: 5497: 5494: 5492: 5489: 5487: 5484: 5480: 5477: 5475: 5472: 5470: 5467: 5465: 5462: 5460: 5457: 5455: 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