Zabolotna L. Mechanism of administrative and legal framework for diplomatic service civil servant's functioning in Ukraine.

Structure of the diplomatic service has been described as static category. Groups of public administration bodies have been researched into, including executive bodies; other public bodies, namely: diplomatic missions and consular offices, permanent missions of Ukraine to the international organizations, the OSCE mission. Common, special and exceptional grounds for the diplomatic service civil servants' activities have been focused on. Dynamics of the diplomatic service civil servants' legal status has been considered at primary level that creates opportunities to meet public interest of the state and certain social groups in external relations. Rules of the diplomatic service civil servants' conduct in foreign affairs have been researched into. The author focuses on specific features of professional competencies profiles. Implementation of powers by public administration, e.g. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has been illustrated as one of the main diplomatic service civil servants' activities on the basis of, within and by the means established by law.