U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program

Washington, DC, USA
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Job Description

U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program - Summer 2021 and Summer 2022

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Department of State - Agency Wide


Open & closing dates

 08/26/2020 to 09/04/2020

Service

Excepted

Pay scale & grade

GS 04

Salary

$13.47 to $13.47 per hour


Students

Current students enrolled in accredited educational institutions from high school to graduate level. Includes internships, pathways and other student programs.

Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to all U.S. citizens currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or above. Students must be sophomores or juniors when applying (i.e. rising juniors or seniors at the start of the program) and demonstrate financial need/adversity via Student Aid Report (SAR) and/or Statement of Financial Need/Adversity.

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Announcement number

USFSIP-2020-0003

Control number

576252700

Summary

Established in 2014, the U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program (USFSIP) is a merit and need-based opportunity that offers two paid summer internships to expose undergraduate students to U.S. diplomacy and the Department of State at large. The program is both professionally and academically beneficial as it provides writing training, diplomatic history, and hands-on experience in the daily operations of U.S. foreign policy.

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Responsibilities

USFSIP consists of participation for two consecutive summers. In the first summer (2021), participants come to Washington, D.C. for three weeks of training including: U.S. diplomatic history, Department writing, and professional development. Following the training, interns work for seven weeks on policy desks in regional or functional bureaus at the U.S. Department of State. The second summer (2022) is a ten week assignment to a U.S. embassy overseas. In the intervening year, USFSIP interns must maintain at least a 3.2 GPA and take the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) to gain a better understanding of the Foreign Service assessment process.