Does working for the US Embassy/ Consulate require a major in the university?
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I am currently a senior at my local community college, ready to transfer to U of h downtown with a major in criminal justice but i am really interested in majoring also in international relations, yet am not sure if you specifically have to major in international relations to get a job in the us embassy/consulate?
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Answer:
Becoming a Foreign Service Officer (FSO) does not, by definition, require a degree in order to apply. I will tell you from nearly 25 years of experience that if you do not have a 4-year degree from an accredited university, you will never make it pass the oral boards. With that said, there is nothing to say what discipline will make you more attractive to them but passing the Foreign Service Exam is a requirement and being up to speed just about everything happening in the world today will prepare you best for that bear. Foreign Service Officers have to select one of five cones when they accept a job with the Department of State and this is often based on what you chose to study in school. The five branches are Economics, Political, Management, Consular Affairs and Public Diplomacy. My point is this - there is so much more to not only being offered a position as an FSO then what you studied and to your potential success in that career field. Study well, study hard and do your best is all that anyone can ask of you and then see how you get on and what you want to do.
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I agree with most but not all of what Chefao just said, and I have to say it's incomplete as well. Occasionally, there are Department of State Foreign Service Officers who come in without a Bachelor's degree. Typically, these are young officers (you can take the test at 20) who have not yet finished their degrees. I've also heard of one second career person who came in without a Bachelor's degree. There are also FSOs in the other Foreign Affairs Agencies (USAID, US Department of Agriculture, and US Dept of Commerce). Also, Foreign Service Officer is not the only way to work at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate. There are Foreign Service Specialists as well as other less frequent employment opportunities with the Department of State. There are also people from other government agencies (e.g. Department of Defense, FBI) who commonly work at embassies and consulates. Each agency will have its own hiring mechanism.
JVB
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