Diverse Missions, Diverse Employees
FAS is a small agency by U.S. Government standards, with approximately 1000 employees. FAS employees come from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. Because we have a broad range of missions and responsibilities in almost every country and region throughout the world, we need that diversity to get the job done.
FAS has two career tracks: the
Civil Service, which is based at USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.; and the
Foreign Service, where officers spend as much as two-thirds of their careers overseas. Eligibility for the
Foreign Service is limited to FAS employees with at least 18 months of service in the agency and other requisite skills and abilities.
Meet a few FAS employees:
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the FAS Civil Rights Staff at (202)720-7233 (voice) or (202)720-1786 (TDD).
