foreign posting
Work abroad placement
A foreign posting is a job assignment in another country, typically for diplomats, military personnel, or corporate employees.
The term emphasizes the temporary, assigned nature of the relocation: His foreign posting in Tokyo lasted three years.
Postings may be sought after or dreaded depending on the destination and circumstances.
- overseasIn foreign countries
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
- diplomatic corpsOfficial representatives abroad
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
overseas assignment · expatriate · deployment · consulate · relocation · station · abroad · transfer · mission · host country · attaché · dispatch · placement · tenure · hardship · danger pay · cost of living · secondment