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Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is looking to hire ambassadors from the UK’s top business leaders.<\/p>\n

The Secretary of State is expected to announce the creation of almost new 1,000 diplomatic roles in a speech on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

For the first time, some of these jobs will be available to non-civil servants.<\/p>\n

Mr Hunt said that the UK must “become an invisible chain linking the world’s democracies”. <\/p>\n

“The strength of our network is its professionalism, which has given us what I believe is the finest diplomatic service in the world,” Mr Hunt is expected to say. <\/p>\n

“But we must never close our eyes to the approaches and skills of other industries.”<\/p>\n

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Traditionally, British ambassadors have always been civil servants, typically with a long career in the diplomatic service.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Office said that Mr Hunt was looking to secure future trade deals by expanding the UK’s overseas operations.<\/p>\n

To start with, there are plans to:<\/p>\n