Career Officers In The Foreign Service - Us State Department (diplomatic, Counselor And Specialist Professional) [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors, Institute For Career Research Contributing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State Department.

Local Subjects:

State Department.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (35 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Institute For Career Research, 2007.

Summary:

The Foreign Service is the State Department agency through which the United States government conducts international affairs. Its trained personnel support the President of the United States and the Secretary of State by participating in the development, implementation, and promotion of US foreign policy and by protecting and advancing American interests abroad. There are two types of overseas posts, diplomatic and consular. Diplomatic missions are embassies, headed by an ambassador who is the personal representative of the United States President and is accredited to the government of the hos

Contents:

EXPLORING AND PREPARING FOR THIS CAREER; HISTORY OF THIS CAREER; WHERE YOU WILL WORK; THE WORK YOU WILL DO; FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS TELL YOU ABOUT THEIR CAREERS; PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS YOU WILL NEED; ATTRACTIVE FEATURES OF THIS CAREER; UNATTRACTIVE FEATURES; EDUCATION AND TRAINING YOU WILL NEED; WHAT YOU WILL EARN; OUTLOOK FOR THIS CAREER; GETTING STARTED; ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS; PERIODICALS;

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4237-9940-2

1-58511-518-5

OCLC:

171563071