Apart from the ambassadorial appointment- which is usually political appointment- Are other positions in foreign missions appointed on merit or still political? Positions like Second Counselor, Administrative Attache, Economic attache.
I am asking this because the daughter of DP works here as the second in command. I have met here a couple of times.
I see myself relocating to South America after marrying this Peruvian lady but would like to be patriotic and still offer my services to my mother country.
It does. And yes, for you to be an officer in the diplomatic service, you have to go through the Foreign service academy and or, the Foreign affairs institute. But sijui complexity za kuingia huko. But if you’re interested, you can take a flight home and drop your CV at their offices. Hapo KICC, floor yenye sijui.
The other positions are usually held by Ministry of Foreign Affairs civil servants and the positions are usually rotational, you work in the ministry for two years in the country then four years abroad in Kenyan foreign missions. But to get a posting, you must reach a certain rank in the diplomatic ranking. FSA trains diplomats frequently,
