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Domestic / Civil Service
Staff Assistant
The Staff Assistant is located in the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State (D) in the Office of the Secretary. S/he works closely with other Staff Assistants, Special Assistants, and Chief of Staff to perform duties consistent with analysis and support required by the Deputy Secretary and Chief of Staff. S/he will perform functions in support of D Front Office leadership with a high degree of tact and knowledge of Department policies and procedures. Vacancy closing date has been extended
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 01, 2026
INVESTIGATIVE ANALYST
This position is located within the U.S. Department of State (Department), Office of Inspector General (OIG), which has statutory oversight responsibility covering the Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). OIG is responsible for conducting and reporting on inspections, evaluations, investigations, audits, and special inquiries involving all overseas and domestic Department and USAGM programs and operations.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 01, 2026
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR (Special Agent)
This position is located in the Office of Investigations (INV). INV has broad jurisdiction over criminal, civil, and administrative investigations of alleged violations of Federal laws, regulations, and policies relating to Department of State (Department) and U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) programs and operations, such as: procurement fraud, grant fraud, false claims, public corruption, conflicts of interest, trafficking in persons, and employee misconduct or serious wrong doing.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 01, 2026
Compliance Specialist
This position is located in the Bureau of Political Military Affairs (PM), Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (DTCC). DTCC is tasked with ensuring compliance with the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) through civil enforcement of the regulations and coordination with law enforcement regarding criminal violations. For more information about the Directorate, visit: DDTC
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 03, 2026
Staff Assistant
This position is located in the Office of the Under Secretary (U/S) for Political Affairs (P). The Under Secretary for Political Affairs serves as the day-to-day manager of overall regional and bilateral policy issues, and oversees the bureaus for Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Near East, South and Central Asia, the Western Hemisphere, and International Organizations. The Staff Assistant serves as a Personal Assistant and Scheduler to the immediate staff of U/S P.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 04, 2026
Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer
The position is located in the Office of American Spaces and Educational Advising , Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preservation and Global Platforms, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/P/AS). The incumbent is recognized as a technical authority on all aspects of the Bureau's support, guidance and policy for American Spaces and EducationUSA to achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives, the incumbent serves as a Deputy Director, ECA/P/AS.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 04, 2026
Operations Officer
This position is located in the Front Office, Bureau of Global Public Affairs (GPA), Department of State (DOS). GPA serves the American people by effectively communicating United States (U.S.) foreign policy priorities and the importance of diplomary to America audiences and engaging foreigh publics to enhance their understanding of and support for the values and policies of the United States.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 04, 2026
Lead Foreign Affairs Officer
This position is located in the Office of the South and Central Asian Affairs, Office of Pakistan Affairs (SCA/P). The office is responsible for, among other issues: managing cooperation issues that affect the full range of the U.S. relationship with the Government and people of Pakistan, including internal and external political affairs, economics, U.S. assistance, and political military issues; monitoring regional security issues and developing policy recommendations.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 04, 2026
Press Support Specialist
This position is located in the Department of State's Office of Press Operatins (PRS), Bureau of Global Public Affairs (GPA), Department of State (DOS). The position provides essential analytical, administrative, and liason support that enables PRS to manage daily press engagement, maintain situational awareness of media activity, and ensures effective communication of U.S. foreign policy.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 04, 2026
Secretary
This is a TEMPORARY, INTERMITTENT position located in the Bureau of African Affairs, Office of the Executive Director. The incumbent serves as a Secretary responsible for supporting High-Ranking Officials and staff members by performing administrative and secretatial duties required to accomplish activities, functions, and missions of overseas posts, regional bureaus, and the Department of State effectively and efficiently.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 04, 2026
ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST
The position is located in the Office of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES/ENV), located in Washington, DC. OES/ENV develops and coordinates U.S. international policy on environmental issues in the areas of air pollution, toxic chemicals and pesticides, mercury, hazardous wastes, and other pollutants.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 04, 2026
Special Assistant
This position is located in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Assistant Secretary's Office (WHA/A/S). The incumbent provides strategic guidance, programmatic, planning, policy and operational advice to the Assistant Secretary (A/S) and/or Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) and is additionally responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities of the Front Office support staff.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 05, 2026
Management and Program Analyst
This position is located in the Training Development and Analysis Division, Foreign Affairs Security Training Center, Directorate of Training, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS). The incumbent is responsible for developing and maintaining the DS Lessons Learned Program (LLP); providing expert advice, guidance and instruction in the DS Deliberate Planning Process; managing and maintaining the Knowledge from the Field library; and ensuring that FASTC training is continuously up to date.
Blackstone, Virginia
Closing Date: Jun 05, 2026
Administrative Officer
This position is located in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Executive Directorate and is responsible for establishing and implementing administrative policies for the oversight of a broad range of support services including space planning, facility management coordination, domestic fleet management, property management, domestic and international travel authorization and control, acquisition planning, contract administration, procurement, and other related services.
Arlington, Virginia
Closing Date: Jun 05, 2026
Administrative Officer
This position is located within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Domestic Operations Directorate, Office of Field Office Management. The incumbent will serve as an Administrative Officer responsible for providing extensive administrative support in the workload control area involving a wide range of complex assignments, budget allocations, inventory, credit card accountability and purchases.
Chicago, Illinois
Closing Date: Jun 05, 2026
Supervisory Foreign Affairs Officer
This position is located within the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD)'s, Office of Outbreak Detection and Response (ODR) which protects Americans and enhances U.S. security and prosperity by using diplomacy and targeted support to stop international disease outbreaks at their source. GHSD leads U.S. diplomatic engagement and implements global health and global health security programs, including to address emerging infectious disease threats.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 05, 2026
Foreign Affairs Officer
These positions are located in the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation; Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety, and Security (ACN/NESS). ACN/NESS is responsible for policy development, negotiation, and implementation on a multilateral and bilateral basis of issues related to peaceful nuclear cooperation, nuclear-related export controls, nuclear reactor safety, and the physical protection and security of nuclear materials, facilities, and radiological sources.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 05, 2026
Foreign Affair Officer
You can make a difference in the world with a career at the Department of State! We are hiring many experienced Civil Service Foreign Affairs Officers (FAO's) across the Bureaus within the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs (E) in various regional and functional Bureaus and/or offices. Please refer to the “Education Requirement” section for a list of the regional and functional bureaus and/or offices covered.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 08, 2026
Foreign Affairs Officer
You can make a difference in the world with a career at the Department of State! We are hiring many experienced Civil Service Foreign Affairs Officers (FAO's) across the Bureaus within the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs (E) in various regional and functional Bureaus and/or offices. Please follow to the "Education Requirement" section to see the various regional and functional Bureaus and/or offices that are covered.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 08, 2026
Human Resources Officer
This position is located in the Office of Inspector General, Office of the Executive Director, Human Capital Division (OIG/EX/HC). HC is responsible for the full range of human resources services and consultation to support the goals, objectives, and mission of the OIG, including onboarding and offboarding, classification, recruitment and staffing, foreign services personnel management, performance management, training, employee relations, and executive resources.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 08, 2026
Program Analyst
This position is located in the Bureau of Budget and Planning, Office of Planning, Office of Planning and Performance. The Bureau carries out the principle responsibilities of preparing and submitting the Department's budget requests and managing the Department's operational resource requirements.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 10, 2026
CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS ADVISOR
This position in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) serves as a senior advisor on Congressional relations. The incumbent provides expert guidance to ECA and Department leadership on legislative activities, lawmaker perspectives, and educational/cultural exchange policy. Responsibilities include developing testimony, managing funding proposals, and facilitating communication between State Department officials and Congress.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 10, 2026
Customer Service Analyst
This position is located at the Kansas City Passport Agency(PPT/KC) where the incumbent serves as a Customer Service Manager (CSM) responsible for planning and implementing a comprehensive customer service program for the assigned agency/center and, in conjunction with the other regional CSMs and the Customer Service National Program Manager develops customer service programs directorate.
Kansas City, Missouri
Closing Date: Jun 11, 2026
Policy Advisor
The position is located in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Services Directorate, Office of Field Operations (VO/F). The incumbent serves as Policy Advisor with responsibility for the analyses of assigned regional and functional foreign policy issues and objectives associated with consular policy and nonimmigrant or immigrant visa eligibility.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 11, 2026
Social Science Analyst
This position is located in the Office of Results and Criminal Deterrence in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL/RCD). The incumbent is responsible for developing and communicating design, monitoring, and evaluation (DME) policy and guidance across INL domestically and overseas.
Washington, District of Columbia
Closing Date: Jun 12, 2026
Worldwide / Foreign Service
Foreign Service Office Management Specialist (FS 9017)
Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic
Closing Date: Sep 30, 2026
Foreign Service Consular Fellow - Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, and/or Spanish Proficiency
Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic
Closing Date: Sep 30, 2026
Foreign Service Diplomatic Technology Officer (FP 2885)
Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic
Closing Date: Sep 30, 2026
Diplomatic Security Foreign Service Special Agent (SA) (FP-2501)
Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic
Closing Date: Dec 31, 2026
Diplomatic Security: Foreign Service Security Technical Specialist (FS 2560)
Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic
Closing Date: Apr 26, 2027
Diplomatic Security: Foreign Service Security Engineering Officer (FS-2550)
Department of State Posts - Overseas and Domestic
Closing Date: Apr 26, 2027
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