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Represent America to the World

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My First Assignment:Hong Kong, China

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My Work in Hong Kong:Protecting Americans

• Learn About Hong Kong• Write Travel Alerts• Write Travel Warnings• Visit Americans in Jail• Help Destitute Americans• Help Hospitalized Americans• Plan for Emergencies

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My Work in Hong Kong:Serving American Customers

• Passports– Lost / Stolen– Regular Renewal

• Reports of Birth Abroad– Proof of Citizenship

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My Work in Hong Kong:Serving Hong Kong Customers

• Inform Exchange Students• Promote US Education• Conduct Visa Interviews

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My Work in Hong Kong:Representing the USA

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My Work in Hong Kong:Building Great Teams

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Why to Become a Diplomat:Explore Your World!

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Why to Become a Diplomat:Work with Great People!

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• Housing Benefits• Diplomatic Status• Retirement & Pension• Overseas Stipends

Why to Become a Diplomat:Excellent Job Benefits!

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My Next Job:Office of the Secretary of State

Haiti Task ForceSecretary Clinton’s 24-Hour Operations Center

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The Secretary of Stateleads the Department of State team that:

• Serves as the principal advisor to the President on foreign policy issues

• Coordinates foreign policy issues for the U.S. government

• Implements the President's foreign policy decisions and programs

• Protects U.S. interests abroad

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Who We AreApproximately 61,000

employees•11,700 Foreign Service

Americans– 6,700 Generalists– 5,000 Specialists

•9,300 Civil Service•40,400 Foreign Service

Nationals (non-US citizen employees at overseas missions)

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Where We Are• Over 265 posts

abroad in more than 180 countries

• Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

• Passport agencies and various field offices are located throughout the U.S.

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Where We Are in the World

Blue: WHA, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Orange: AF, Bureau of African AffairsGreen: NEA, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Pink: EUR, Bureau of European AffairsPurple: SCA, Bureau of South and Central Yellow: EAP, Bureau of East Asian and Asian Affairs Pacific Affairs

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Organization of an Embassy President

Ambassador/Chief of Mission

DeputyChief of Mission

Regional Security Office (DS)

Management Consular

Human ResourcesFinancial ManagementLogisticsInformation SystemsMedicalCommunity Liaison

Refugees Notarials

Immigration

Citizenship/PassportsArrest CasesDeath CasesFederal Benefits

American Citizens’ Services

Visas

AIDCommerceAgricultureDOD AttachesOthers: Customs, DEA, Energy, EPA, FAA, FBI, Peace Corps , Secret Service, etc.

Domestics PoliticsTradeHuman RightsHuman RightsFinanceFinanceArms Control IssuesArms Control IssuesEnvironmentEnvironmentNarcoticsNarcoticsEnergyEnergyTelecommunicationsTelecommunications

Economics/Political

WASHINGTON

IN COUNTRY

Secretaryof State

PublicDiplomacy

PressCultureExchangesOnline LibraryCultural Center

Other Agencies

Diplomatic Security: for USG people, offices, schools, housing. Security liaison with host government & USG law enforcement agencies

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• Student Programs• Civil Service• Foreign Service

Specialists• Foreign Service

Officers

Now that you know about us,How Can You Work at State ?

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Fellowships• Presidential Management Fellowship

(PMF): www.pmf.opm.gov • Thomas R. Pickering Foreign

Affairs/Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program:

www.woodrow.org • Charles B. Rangel Fellowship Program:www.howard.edu/rjb/

rangelprogram.htm

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Foreign Service OfficersFSOs declare one of the following career

tracks when applying:– Consular Affairs– Economic Affairs – Management Affairs– Political Affairs– Public Diplomacy

FSOs must be flexible with their international assignments

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How Do I Become an FSO?Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT)

Oral Assessmen

t Medical & Security

Clearances

OrientationClass

Qualifications Evaluation

Panel (QEP)

Career Track

Register Final

Review Panel

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Register for the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT)

• Tests are given multiple times a year, with rolling registration throughout the year

• Choose career track after consulting with a Diplomat-in-Residence.

• Register online at careers.state.gov• The FSOT is given around the

country and at overseas locations

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Questions?Resource Reminder:

• http://careers.state.gov• Diplomats in Residence