job description

Want to serve your country and totally immerse yourself in the culture and customs of a foreign country for years at a time? A trained Foreign Service Officer will eat, sleep and breathe every detail of life in another nation, filing regular analysis reports with the U.S. State Department. You’ll have an office at a U.S. Embassy. You’ll travel with a diplomatic passport. You’ll meet with ambassadors and foreign dignitaries. You’ll read everything there is to read, and examine every aspect of the locals’ daily lives. You’ll be an expert and a consultant who helps our government better understand how the other half lives.