In that sense, mission as the spread of the gospel has given way to mission as an instrument of national policy, with diplomatic missions overseeing the implementation of foreign policy. (religion-online.org)
It is an open secret that most diplomatic missions all around the world are also involved in intelligence service operations. (politics.stackexchange.com)
She also spoke of «society - to - society» diplomatic missions facilitated by the government. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)