U.S. Citizens Positions
American Direct-Hire / Limited Appointment
U. S. federal agencies represented at Embassy Kabul fill these positions in the United States. Direct-Hire positions are full-time, career positions. Normally, American citizen employees of these agencies fill direct-hire positions. Limited Non-career Appointment (LNA) positions are limited in time – usually for about one year – and are a way for people with specialized skills to contribute to the effort.
Some of the federal agencies currently represented at the Embassy Kabul are the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Defense (DOD). Information concerning positions with these agencies is available at:
- Overall US Government Employment
www.usajobs.gov - Afghanistan - Department of State
http://careers.state.gov/ap-jobs/index.html - US Agency for International Development
http://www.usaid.gov/careers/ - Department of Commerce
www.commerce.gov/JobsCareerOpportunities/index.htm - Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/06employment/06_1.html - Department of Homeland Security
www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/ - Department of Defense
http://www.defense.gov/RegisteredSites/RegisteredSites.aspx?s=R#recruiting - Foreign Agriculture Service
http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/jobs/jobs.asp - Federal Aviation Administration
http://www.faa.gov/jobs/ - Department of the Treasury
http://treasury.gov/organization/employment/
Third-Country National
Some agencies offer positions for Third-Country nationals (TCNs), who are people from countries other than the United States or Afghanistan. These positions typically require specific technical qualifications. Please check the links above under Direct-Hire for information on TCN opportunities.