Thread: Rank strucuture and appointments in FSP?
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Old Thursday, June 03, 2010
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Originally Posted by Crown Prince View Post
After the initial training period, junior officers join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad and serve as Section/Desk Officers in the political, administrative or protocol wings. The hierarchy at the Ministry comprises five stages:

1) Section Officer
2) Director
3) Director General
4) Additional Foreign Secretary
5) Foreign Secretary.

Junior officers begin their diplomatic careers abroad as either Third Secretary or Vice Consuls. The hierarchies in Pakistan Embassies/High Commissions/Permanent Missions/Consulates abroad comprise six stages:

1) Third Secretary or Vice Consul
2) Second Secretary,
3) First Secretary or Consul
4) Counsellor
5) Minister or Consul General
6) Ambassador/High Commissioner/Permanent Representative

http://www.cssforum.com.pk/6390-post11.html
Initial appointment is as Assistant director which is sort of your designation and desk officer as your official placement, you can be protocol officer as well
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