Foreign Service

Occupational areas and positions include political, public diplomacy, management and economics, health, security, information technology, operations management and training.

Foreign Service Hiring Projections

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PROFESSIONAL FIELD
Key Occupational Area/Position		 # of Employees
as of 9/30/08		 Total Hires
FY 2007-08		 Projected Hires
FY 2010-12
Agency for International Development
Foreign Service 1,098 175 1,140
Department of State
Generalist (political, public diplomacy, management and economics) 6,691 661 2,326
Specialist (health, security, information technology, operations management and training) 4,965 615 1,561
TOTAL 12,754 1,451 5,027
PROFESSIONAL FIELD
Key Occupational Area/Position		 Total Left
FY 2007-08		 Average
Age		 Retirement
Eligibility
2009		 Retirement
Eligibility
FY 2012
Agency for International Development
Foreign Service 112 46 323 452
Department of State
Generalist (political, public diplomacy, management and economics) 588 43 1,432 2,482
Specialist (health, security, information technology, operations management and training) 547 45 819 1,748
TOTAL 1,247 45 2,574 4,682

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Current Mission-Critical Foreign Service Positions by Agency

Agency Foreign Service Positions
Department of State 11,656
Agency for International Development 1,098

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