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[Vastin]

So, the Liaison from the dwarven capital in my game appears to be a goblin.
Likewise when I examine the list of nobles, the General is a goblin, as is one of the Baronesses...

I'm just going to guess that either this is a bug, or the Dwarven capital in my world has been conquered by goblins?

[FantasticDorf]

Most likely.

As a side question, if it is your first year in your fortress or roughly in approximation to how far you are away from the nearest goblin settlement, have you received any goblin caravans in winter? If not (and if they arrive in a timely fashion) stock up some small supplies to buy them out for cheap menial goods (goblins don't trade very much)

[TomIrony]

I had a goblin soldier petition to be in my fort and now he's in my military, training with my soldiers. I even made him custom armor! So I don't think it's a bug.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

They're goblins loving on a dwarf civilization.

[Shonai_Dweller]

Since dwarves don't go in for genocide, sites taken over by their armies retain a lot of the original citizens who then integrate into society.

Since goblins live forever, and are no longer being randomly murdered, they not only vastly outnumber dwarves after a while, but also have hundreds of years to build the social skills and network required to enter the nobility. Thus, goblin kings, goblin diplomats and so on.

Adventurer goblins (barring mods) are not from the dark fortress, but regular members of dwarf/human/elf society.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Thank you, I'd have said that but I'm on a phone. 

[KtosoX]

If you find the proportion of goblins to other sentient beings too high, there is a simple fix for that. Add a MAXAGE tag to the goblin raw and regenerate.