Available Jobs

The U.S. Department of State employs adventurous, adaptable, well-rounded strategic problem-solvers, from diverse educational, geographic and cultural backgrounds and perspectives, who want to make a contribution to our global society. If you have the desire to live and work in any country in the world, including those with unstable governments or infrastructures or both – and have the ability to integrate into culturally diverse environments, we have an opportunity for you.

These U.S. citizens comprise the Foreign and Civil Services, in which there are over 30 different career paths from which to choose.

Foreign Service Keep Me Informed

Foreign Service Officer

Foreign Service Officers work in one of five different career tracks: Consular, Economic, Management, Political and Public Diplomacy. After you’ve chosen a career track, the next step is to register for the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT).

The next FSOT now will be held in February 2021. Please click on “Register for FSOT” to view the latest information on when you can register for and take the test.

Foreign Service Consular Fellows Program

Foreign Service Consular Fellows serve in U.S. embassies and consulates overseas alongside Foreign Service Officers, other U.S. agency personnel, and locally-employed staff. Using their language skills in Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, or Arabic, their primary duty is to adjudicate visas for foreign nationals. Duties and responsibilities are similar to those of entry-level career Foreign Service Officers. The first step to becoming a Consular Fellow is to complete the online application by registering for the Consular Fellows Program Test (CFPT).

Foreign Service Information Management Specialist

Information Management Specialists manage and operate worldwide information technology infrastructure, including PC local and wide area networks, telecommunications systems, telephone and UHF/VHF programs, and diplomatic pouch and mail services. The first step to becoming an Information Management Specialist is to complete the online application by registering for the Information Management Specialist Test (IMST).

Civil Service Keep Me Informed

Information Technology Program Manager

Application deadline is Jan 05, 2021