Today! Career Center: U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of State Information Session (2 Sessions)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009
12:00 - 1:30 p.m., SPEA Atrium (Lunch Provided)
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.

Please RSVP for the session of your choice through your “myIUcareers” account.

Career diplomat Brian Flora will discuss career and internship possibilities with the U.S. Department of State. Flora, a 35-year veteran of the Foreign Service, is a recruiter for the Department throughout the upper Midwest. The sessions will include a detailed discussion of the application procedure and will provide suggestions on how to prepare for a Foreign Service career. Both sessions will last approximately 45 minutes, with ample opportunity for questions.

The Department of State is the Federal agency responsible for the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy. The Department’s personnel represent the U.S. and protect its interests and citizens around the world. The State Department seeks high caliber employees with the skills and competencies needed to deal with the demands of the coming decades. It recruits a diverse group of individuals with knowledge not only in areas traditionally associated with diplomacy (such as history, political science, international relations, and economics), but also those with backgrounds in business, office management, public administration, natural sciences, communications, law, information management and security. Its 25,000 U.S. employees (Foreign Officers and Specialists and Civil Servants) serve domestically, primarily in Washington DC, and at 265 embassies and consulates in over 160 foreign countries.

U.S. Department of State Individual Appointments

Dr. Flora will be available for a limited number of one-on-one meetings for individuals that are interested in the Department of State and/or have decided to register for the Foreign Service Officers Test. The appointments will take place on Tuesday, July 14 between 2:00-5:30p.m. at the Career Development Center. If you would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Flora, please send your availability to Sara Pennington-Busick at pennings@indiana.edu.

Additional Information:

Foreign Service Officer Test
To start the Foreign Service application process, you must take the free Foreign Service Officer Test. It is given several times a year at testing centers throughout the U.S. and at many U.S. Embassies around the world. To register to take the FSOT, go to the State Department website at: www.careers.state.gov

U.S. Department of State Internship Program
For students who are still in the educational pipeline, or who intend to go on to graduate school, the Department of State has a robust fall, spring, and summer internship program that offers a variety of interesting and challenging jobs in Washington and overseas in U.S. Embassies and Consulates. For more information, please visit: http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html.