1. Foreign Language in Government: Working in an Embassy

2. What Do Embassies Do?  Information about particular country  Human rights watch  Promote American policy  Work with foreign government  Serve Americans’ needs  Passport/Visa services  Trade and Commerce  Could be more than one embassy/consulate within a country  Information about particular country  Human rights watch  Promote American policy  Work with foreign government  Serve Americans’ needs  Passport/Visa services  Trade and Commerce  Could be more than one embassy/consulate within a country

3. Jobs Within a U.S. Embassy  Foreign Service Officer  Foreign Service Specialist  Locally Employed (LE) Staff  Outlook  Pay - minimum $36,000/yr. salary (personal observation)  Foreign Service Officer  Foreign Service Specialist  Locally Employed (LE) Staff  Outlook  Pay - minimum $36,000/yr. salary (personal observation)

4. Student Oppurtunities  Fellowships, Clerical Work, Summer Programs, Summer/Fall/Spring Internships, Cooperative Education Program  Majors  Location  Paid + Leave  Elligibility  Fellowships, Clerical Work, Summer Programs, Summer/Fall/Spring Internships, Cooperative Education Program  Majors  Location  Paid + Leave  Elligibility

5. Useful Links  Fed. Government Employee: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs041.htm http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs041.htm  U.S. Dept. of State Employment: http://careers.state.gov/officer/index.html http://careers.state.gov/officer/index.html  Opportunities: http://careers.state.gov/hiring.html, http://www.usajobs.gov/http://careers.state.gov/hiring.html http://www.usajobs.gov/  German Embassy: http://germany.usembassy.gov/index.html http://germany.usembassy.gov/index.html  Embassy List: http://www.usembassy.gov/http://www.usembassy.gov/  Fed. Government Employee: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs041.htm http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs041.htm  U.S. Dept. of State Employment: http://careers.state.gov/officer/index.html http://careers.state.gov/officer/index.html  Opportunities: http://careers.state.gov/hiring.html, http://www.usajobs.gov/http://careers.state.gov/hiring.html http://www.usajobs.gov/  German Embassy: http://germany.usembassy.gov/index.html http://germany.usembassy.gov/index.html  Embassy List: http://www.usembassy.gov/http://www.usembassy.gov/