Foreign Service Consular Fellow - Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, and/or Spanish Proficiency
Serve as a Consular Fellow at a U.S. embassy or consulate overseas, performing consular duties and providing visa and passport services.
Please visit the Department's Career Site for more details on the duties and responsibilities of a Consular Fellow.
Special Circumstances
This Consular Fellow Limited Non-Career Appointment (LNA) is up to 60 months, but the Department may terminate the appointment at any time based on the needs of the Service. The Department assigns a Consular Fellow to a U.S. embassy or consulate overseas with the expectation that the appointment and potential extensions will permit completion of a standard two-year tour of duty. Upon completion of the first tour of duty, the Department may assign the Consular Fellow to a different overseas post. Consular Fellows are full professional members of embassy and consulate teams.
Consular Fellow appointments, however, do not provide expedited, alternate, or otherwise special access or a pathway into the Department of State Foreign Service. These appointments do not lead to onward employment with the Department of State or with the U.S. government. Consular Fellows may apply to become career Foreign Service Specialists or Officers, as well as Civil Service employees, but they must meet all applicable qualifications and complete the standard application and assessment processes. Consular Fellows who subsequently enter the career Foreign Service as Entry Level Officers are still required to fulfill the consular service requirement. Consular Fellows must also complete 24 months of service as a Consular Fellow before joining the career Foreign Service, if after completing the standard application process they are offered such a position.
The Department hires candidates applying for the Portuguese and Chinese language programs primarily for service in Brazil and China. Per the Foreign Affairs Manual (3 FAM 2424.5), the Department does not permit assignment of U.S. employees to posts in countries of which they are nationals. Additionally, candidates and their family members should be aware that, in general, countries do not extend diplomatic privileges and immunities to family members who are dual nationals.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain authorization to work in country or countries of assignment. (Note: Candidates with dual nationality are ineligible for assignment within their country of dual nationality. Recruitment for Portuguese and Chinese languages is targeted for service in Brazil and China, and candidates who are nationals of these countries are unable to meet this qualification.)
- Be able to obtain a Top-Secret Security Clearance.
- Be able to obtain a medical clearance to serve abroad at the post of assignment.
- Be able to obtain a favorable Suitability Review Panel determination.
- Be at least 20 years old at the time of application; at least 21 years old at the time of appointment.
- E-Verify: Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.
- Must speak an eligible foreign language at the 2 level (current eligible languages are Arabic, Chinese-Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish). For more details on language proficiency, review information at Language Tests - Careers (state.gov).
- The Consular Fellow LNA continues for up to 60 months but may be terminated at any time, with 30 days' notice, by either the Consular Fellow or the Department.
- The Department assigns a Consular Fellow overseas to a U.S. embassy or consulate with the expectation that the appointment and potential extensions will permit completion of a standard two-year tour of duty. Upon completion of the first tour of duty, the Department may assign a Consular Fellow to a different overseas post for the remainder of the 60-month LNA.
Qualifications
- General knowledge of the United States, including customs and culture, society, trends, history, economy, government, political system, and the Constitution.
- Skill in written and oral communication, including English grammar and usage, techniques for effective interpersonal communication, techniques for handling interviews, complaints, sources of information, and public speaking ability.
- General skills in computers, including computer operations, common office software programs (e.g., Microsoft), e-mail systems, internet.
- General subject matter, including psychology and human behavior, interacting with individuals undergoing stress.
- Basic mathematics.
- Required language fluency in Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, or Spanish as outlined at Language Tests - Careers (state.gov).
Benefits
- Optional participation in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program
- Participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
- Overseas benefits may include paid housing at post, paid education allowance for eligible dependent children between K-12, ability to earn Non-Competitive Eligibility to apply for civil service positions in the federal government after 48 months of continuous service as a Consular Fellow, recruitment bonus of up to 10% of initial salary depending on language ability at the time of appointment as well as needs of the Service, and eligibility to apply for the Student Loan Repayment Program.
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Locations
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Toshkent, Uzbekistan
- Vatican City, Vatican City
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- San'A, Yemen
- Lusaka, Zambia
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Tirane, Albania
- Algiers, Algeria
- Luanda, Angola
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Canberra, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Perth, Australia
- Sydney, Australia
- Vienna, Austria
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Manama, Bahrain
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Bridgetown, Barbados
- Minsk, Belarus
- Brussels, Belgium
- Belmopan, Belize
- Cotonou, Benin
- Hamilton, Bermuda
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Gaborone, Botswana
- Brasilia, Brazil
- Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Rangoon, Burma
- Bujumbura, Burundi
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Douala, Cameroon
- Yaounde, Cameroon
- Calgary, Canada
- Halifax, Canada
- Montreal, Canada
- Ottawa, Canada
- Quebec, Canada
- Toronto, Canada
- Vancouver, Canada
- Winnipeg, Canada
- Praia, Cape Verde
- Bangui, Central African Republic
- Ndjamena, Chad
- Santiago, Chile
- Beijing, China
- Chengdu, China
- Guangzhou, China
- Shanghai, China
- Shenyang, China
- Wuhan, China
- Bogota, Colombia
- Cartagena, Colombia
- Brazzaville, Congo
- Kinshasa, Congo (DRC)
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Havana, Cuba
- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Damascus, Syria
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Ali Sabih, Djibouti
- Djibouti, Djibouti
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Dili, Timor-Leste
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Quito, Ecuador
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Cairo, Egypt
- San Salvador, El Salvador
- Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
- Asmara, Eritrea
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji
- Helsinki, Finland
- Bordeaux, France
- Lyon, France
- Marseille, France
- Paris, France
- Rennes, France
- Strasbourg, France
- Toulouse, France
- Libreville, Gabon
- Banjul, Gambia, The
- Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
- Berlin, Germany
- Dusseldorf, Germany
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Hamburg, Germany
- Leipzig, Germany
- Munich, Germany
- Accra, Ghana
- Athens, Greece
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Saint Georges, Grenada
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Conakry, Guinea
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Budapest, Hungary
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Calcutta, India
- Chennai, India
- Hyderabad, India
- Mumbai, India
- New Delhi, India
- Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
- Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia
- Surabaya, Indonesia
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Kirkuk, Iraq
- Dublin, Ireland
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Florence, Italy
- Milan, Italy
- Naples, Italy
- Rome, Italy
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Fukuoka, Japan
- Nagoya, Japan
- Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- Osaka, Japan
- Sapporo, Japan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Amman, Jordan
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Astana, Kazakhstan
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Seoul, South Korea
- Pristina, Kosovo
- Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Vientiane, Laos
- Riga, Latvia
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Maseru, Lesotho
- Monrovia, Liberia
- Tripoli, Libya
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Skopje, North Macedonia
- Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Lilongwe, Malawi
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Bamako, Mali
- Valletta, Malta
- Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands
- Nouakchott, Mauritania
- Port Louis, Mauritius
- Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Hermosillo, Mexico
- Matamoros, Mexico
- Merida, Mexico
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Monterrey, Mexico
- Nogales, Mexico
- Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
- Tijuana, Mexico
- Kolonia, Micronesia (FSM)
- Chisinau, Moldova
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Podgorica, Montenegro
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Rabat, Morocco
- Maputo, Mozambique
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Managua, Nicaragua
- Niamey, Niger
- Abuja, Nigeria
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Oslo, Norway
- Muscat, Oman
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Lahore, Pakistan
- Peshawar, Pakistan
- Koror, Caroline Island, Palau
- Panama City, Panama
- Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Asuncion, Paraguay
- Lima, Peru
- Manila, Philippines
- Krakow, Poland
- Warsaw, Poland
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- Doha, Qatar
- Bucharest, Romania
- Moscow, Russia
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Vladivostok, Russia
- Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Apia, Samoa
- Singapore, Singapore
- Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Dakar, Senegal
- Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Bratislava, Slovakia
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Muqdisho, Somalia
- Capetown, South Africa
- Durban, South Africa
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Barcelona, Spain
- Madrid, Spain
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Juba, Sudan
- Khartoum, Sudan
- Paramaribo, Suriname
- Mbabane, Eswatini
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Lome, Togo
- Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Adana, Turkey
- Ankara, Turkey
- Gaziantep, Turkey
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Asqabat, Turkmenistan
- Kampala, Uganda
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- London, United Kingdom
- District of Columbia, District of Columbia
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- New York, New York
- Belgrade, Serbia
Who May Apply
This position is open to the public.
Conditions of Employment
- Drug test required.
- Security clearance: Top Secret.
- Relocation expenses reimbursed.
- Travel required: 25% or less.
Other Information
- The Department of State Suitability Review Panel and its standards are described in Chapter 3 of the Foreign Affairs Manual. For more information please visit: Home Page : Foreign Affairs Manual (fam.state.gov).
- Please visit the Department of State's Careers website for more information about Veteran's Preference and how it is applied in the FS Selection Process.
- E-Verify: Verification of employment eligibility in the U.S. is required.
- No applicant will be considered who has previously been separated from the Foreign Service under sections 607, 608, or 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended, or who resigned or retired in lieu of separation under these provisions.
- Executive Branch agencies are barred by 5 US Code 2302(b)(2) from soliciting or considering prohibited political recommendations.
- It is the policy of the Federal Government to treat all employees with dignity and respect and to provide a workplace that is free from discrimination.
- The Department of State provides reasonable accommodation to qualified candidates with disabilities.
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