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Foreign Service Specialist

Foreign Service Specialist

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Foreign Service Specialists are employees of the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc. in other countries...

 and other foreign affairs agencies, members of the Foreign Service system who provide services in support of foreign policy at posts worldwide or in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...

 Specialists are an integral part of the foreign affairs agencies' presence overseas, dedicated to representing America's interests in other countries.
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Foreign Service Specialists are employees of the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc. in other countries...

 and other foreign affairs agencies, members of the Foreign Service system who provide services in support of foreign policy at posts worldwide or in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790...

 Specialists are an integral part of the foreign affairs agencies' presence overseas, dedicated to representing America's interests in other countries.

State Department Foreign Service Specialist Categories

  • Facilities Maintenance Specialist
  • Financial Management Officer
  • General Services Officer
  • Human Resources Officer
  • Construction Engineer
  • Information Management Specialist
  • Information Management Technical Specialist
  • Regional English Language Officer
  • Information Resource Officer
  • Printing Specialist
  • Health Practitioner
  • Regional Medical Technologist
  • Regional Medical Officer
  • Regional Medical Officer/Psychiatrist
  • Office Management Specialist
  • Diplomatic Courier
    Diplomatic courier
    A diplomatic courier is an official who transports diplomatic bags as sanctioned under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Couriers are granted diplomatic immunity and are thereby protected by the receiving state from arrest and detention when performing their work...

  • Security Engineering Officer
  • Security Technical Specialist
  • Diplomatic Security Service
    Diplomatic Security Service
    The U.S. Diplomatic Security Service is the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Department of State. The majority of its Special Agents are members of the Foreign Service and federal law enforcement agents at the same time, making them unique. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security is the...

     Special Agent

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