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The Spanish Foreign Service (Spanish: Servicio Exterior del Estado, lit. 'State Foreign Service') is the set of the bodies, administrative units and human and material resources that, under the direction and coordination of the Government, implement the foreign policy of Spain. As of 2025, the Foreign Service consisted of more than 7,600 employees.

The Foreign Service is integrated by career diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the staff posted abroad from other government departments, mainly the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business. The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), attached to the Foreign Ministry, is also one of the main actors of this service.