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Apply for the 2006 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs/Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program: Applications for the 2006 Pickering Fellowship Program are now being accepted. Please click here for more information, and to start the application process. Please note that the deadline is February 24, 2006 for undergraduate applicants, and February 28, 2006 for graduate applicants.

 
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Apply Online: We are now accepting applications for Foreign Service Financial Management Officer positions. Please click here for more information, and details on how to apply online.

 

Vacancy Announcement: We are now accepting applications for Foreign Service Security Engineering Officer positions. Please click here for more information, and details on how to apply.

 
 

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2006 Foreign Service Written Exam: The Foreign Service Written Exam will take place on April 8, 2006. Registration information for the 2006 written exam will be available at this website in mid-January 2006.

 

Oral Assessments for Passers of the 2005 FSWE: Passers who have not yet scheduled an oral assessment, or wish to change a previously scheduled assessment date, may do so by contacting reschedule@state.gov. ACT is no longer handling assessment scheduling.

 

Would you like to contact a Foreign Service Officer to learn more about life in the Foreign Service? If so please contact us at: FSOMentors@State.Gov

 
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Iraq Job Opportunities! Learn about temporary employment in Embassy Baghdad. Go to Iraq Jobs Overview for more information.

 

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Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
Ranked one of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government 2005.
››Foreign Service Wants to Step up Minority Ranks (LA Times, PDF)
››Envoys assist citizens of U.S. (Washington Times, PDF)
››Foreign Service reaches out to people of color (3/11/2005, TOTC, Audio)


Other Information
NEW!: The updated and revised 2005 printing of Inside a U.S. Embassy: How the Foreign Service Works for America is now available. This best-selling book has become a must-read for anyone taking the Foreign Service exam. Published by the American Foreign Service Association, the book takes readers inside embassies and consulates in over 50 countries, providing detailed descriptions of Foreign Service jobs and first-hand accounts of diplomacy in action. Go to www.afsa.org/inside for more information and to order, or call (847) 364-1222.


MAIL DELIVERY NOTICE: We are still experiencing delays of several weeks for the delivery of U.S. Postal Service mail of ALL types (Express, Priority, Registered, etc.). Therefore, to avoid delays in the delivery of your application and to ensure that we can process all applications that meet the postmark deadline, we strongly urge you to send your application via a commercial delivery service such as FedEx, UPS or DHL.

 
 
 
 

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