3.2.6 Staff members on a diplomatic posting

All staff members (except locally employed staff) are considered to be on a diplomatic posting by the sending State. This includes staff members who have been recruited in the sending State and who are nationals of the sending State or third-country nationals. The mission concerned bears full financial responsibility for these staff members and their families, including health insurance.

Recruitment of third-country nationals as mission staff must be confirmed in a note to the Protocol Department from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in the sending State.