State Department Jobs and Depart. Summary / State Dept. Agencies & Bureaus
The Department of State was established in 1789 and advises the president in the formulation and execution of foreign policy. The department’s primary objective is to promote the long-range security and wellbeing of the United States with an annual budget exceeding $16 billion. There are hundreds of staffed facilities internationally including U.S. embassies, missions, consulates general, U.S. Liaison offices, and consular agencies throughout the world, manned by several thousand Foreign Service officers of the Department of State. The State Department’s total employment exceeds 34,000 full time employees assigned stateside and overseas in administrative, personnel, management, engineering, communications electronics, security, and career Foreign Service officer positions. State Department Job listings follow:
2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520; Phone: 202-647-4000
A sampling of occupations employed by the Dept. of State:
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