U.S. Foreign Service
The U.S. Foreign Service falls within the U.S. Department of State.
Background
Foreign service began as diplomatic service but has "evolved into a small and narrowly specialized corps, separate from the consular service, which actively promoted American business, particularly shipping, around the world," according to the Council on Diplomacy & International Affairs web site.
For more background, history, and information, read the copyrighted article by Karen Krebsbach, the editor of Foreign Service Journal.
Documents
- Foreign Service Act of 1980, Public Law 96-465; Excerpt from Legislation on Foreign Affairs Through 1996.
Careers
- "As part of it's effort to develop a more diverse Foreign Service, the State Department has reestablished the Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program (FAFP)." [1]
- U.S. Department of State Recruitment. Self-Test: Is the Foreign Service Right for Me?.
Training & Schools
"A number of universities offer specific programs which prepare students for a career in the foreign service. These schools include:[2]
- American University's [School of International Service] (DC)[3]
- Brigham Young University's David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies[4]
- Brookings Institute's Foreign Policy Studies[5]
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace[6]
- Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (NYC)[7]
- Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (DC)
- George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs(DC)[8]
- Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government (Cambridge, MA)[9]
- Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University (DC)
- Joint Military Intelligence College at the Defense Intelligence Agency[10]
- Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton, NJ)[11]
- The Maxwell School at Syracuse University's Global Affairs Institute (Syracuse, NY)[12]
- Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, MA)[13]
- Vienna School of International Studies, aka Vienna Diplomatic Academy[14]
Related SourceWatch Resources
- American Foreign Service Association [15]
- George Soros/Soros Foundations/Open Society Institute
- globalization
- Peace Corps[16]
- Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers[17]
- think tank
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)[18]