The personal rank that a Foreign Service officer maintains even when occupying a job of higher or lower rank. The basis upon which money of one country will be exchanged for that of another. Rates of exchange are established and quoted for foreign currencies on the basis of the demand, supply, and stability of the individual currencies.
Real Dollars See Constant Dollars.
Received Bill A Bill of Lading marked to indicate that goods have been received for shipment, but does not indicate that they have been shipped in fact. An official who is responsible to the Dept. of Trade for all wreckage that is salvaged on the coastline, or found at sea and brought to a British port. The reduction of a country's import duties or other trade restraints in return for comparable trade concessions from another country. Reengineering Reengineering changes the way work processes are carried out, to better serve the customer, client, or citizen. Reengineering is a strategy to redefine, and perhaps reduce, the business processes of an organization.