There are five ranks in the French Diplomatic Service: (in ascending order) (du cadre général or else du cadre d'Orient) (du cadre général or else du cadre d'Orient) , the most common rank for heads of mission, but it also applies to some ministers-counsellors in important embassies , an honorary dignity There are two additional ranks for ICT specialists (also in ascending order): Germany The German Foreign Service uses a rank system that is connected to that of the rest of the civil administration and to military ranks through a common pay table. All ranks also occur in female form. Hungary The ranks at the Hungarian Foreign Service are the following.: Segédattasé – Assistant Attaché Attasé – Attaché III. osztályú titkár- Third Secretary II. osztályú titkár – Second Secretary I. osztályú titkár – First Secretary II. osztály tanácsos – Second Counsellor I. osztályú tanácsos – First Counsellor Rendkívüli követ és meghatalmazott miniszter – Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Nagykövet - Ambassador Italy In Italy, ranks and functions are not exactly connected: each rank can cover several functions. Moreover, several exceptions apply. ("Secretary of Legation in probation period"): 9-month training period at the beginning of the career (no other functions) ("Secretary of Legation"): second secretary at an embassy, head of vice-consulate, vice-consul ("Counsellor of Legation"): counsellor at an embassy, consul (head of a first-class general consulate) ("Counsellor of Embassy"): first counsellor at an embassy, consul ("Minister Plenipotentiary"): ambassador (as for functions), minister-counsellor at an embassy, head of a Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ("Ambassador"): ambassador (thus both as for the rank and for the functions), General Secretary or head of a Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs There are about 30 people who hold the rank of Ambassador. Therefore, most of the about 150 Italian embassies or permanent representations are held by a Minister Plenipotentiary: traditionally, ambassadors are appointed to the most important representations, such as London, Paris, Washington, New Delhi and Peking embassies and representations to the UN in New York City and the EU in Brussels. Mexico After the merger of the Consular and Diplomatic Corps, the current grades of Mexican career diplomats are (in ascending order) ("Diplomatic Attaché"): title held during the one-year training program at the Diplomatic School and an internship in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ("Embassy Secretary, Third Secretary"). ("Embassy Secretary, Second Secretary"). ("Embassy Secretary, First Secretary"). ("Counsellor"). ("Minister"). ("Ambassador"). There are