U.S. Department of State Pathways Internship Experience Program (IEP) and the Internship Temporary Experience Program (ITEP)

The call for applications for the U.S. Department of State Pathways Internship Experience Program (IEP) and the Internship Temporary Experience Program (ITEP) is now open!

Visit USAJobs to start the online application process and search for the following vacancy announcement numbers. Please note the cutoff number for each position. Applications received after the cutoff number is reached will not reviewed.  Therefore, timely submission of applications is important.

IEP	Grade	Location	Cutoff	Announcement Number
GS-0199 Foreign Affairs	5-9	Washington, DC	200	HRSC/PATH-2015-0003
GS-2299 IT Specialist	5-9	Beltsville, MD and Arlington, VA	200	HRSC/PATH-2015-0026
ITEP	Grade	Location	Cutoff	Announcement Number
GS-599 Budget Analyst	5-9	Arlington, VA and Washington, DC	200	HRSC/PATH-2015-0015

The Internship Experience Program (IEP) allows for non-temporary appointments that are expected to last the length of the academic program for which the intern is enrolled. IEP participants, while in the program, are eligible for noncompetitive promotions.
The Internship Temporary Experience Program (ITEP) places interns on temporary appointments not to exceed one year with the possibility of extensions in one-year increments. The temporary nature of ITEP allows for interns to work during seasonal and holiday breaks in academic programs. ITEP participants are ineligible for noncompetitive promotions. If an ITEP participant is qualified at a higher grade level, he/she must compete for the position via a USAJobs vacancy announcement.
Both programs allow for noncompetitive conversion into the competitive service following successful completion of all program requirements. Veteran’s preference applies.
Pathways internship opportunities with the U.S. Department of State allow students to witness and participate in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy, and work closely with the U.S. diplomats and civil servants who carry out America’s foreign policy initiatives.
We appreciate your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State.
Visit our forums if you have any questions, or to search for topics of interest. The forums can be found under Connect on the careers.state.gov website. You can also search our FAQs for more information.

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Opening August 1, 2014: Diplomacy Fellows Program

The Diplomacy Fellows Program (DFP) is designed to advance eligible candidates to the Foreign Service Oral Assessment for the competitive selection of entry level Foreign Service Officer Candidates. The DFP is open only to those who:

1. have participated in one of the nine approved fellowship programs listed below;
2. have successfully completed all fellowship program requirements within the period January 1, 2009 to July 31, 2014 and provide written evidence, on official program letterhead, from your program manager of the successful completion. The letter should include date (month and year) of program completion and;
3. have successfully completed a master’s degree program in a field relevant to the Foreign Service and provide evidence of such degree.

We encourage all who are interested and eligible to apply to the Diplomacy Fellows Program to subscribe to our mailing list to receive email updates.

General Qualifications for the DFP Program:

• You must be a U.S. citizen
• You must be at least 20 and not more than 59 at the time of application
• You must be available for worldwide assignment
• You may not have been separated from the Foreign Service under certain sections of the Foreign Service Act
• • You must have participated in one of the 9 eligible Fellowship programs listed below in the section titled Eligible Candidates; you must have successfully completed all fellowship program requirements within 5 years of the vacancy announcement closing date and provide written confirmation from the relevant Fellowship Program Coordinator (fellowship program requirements must have been completed between January 1, 2009 – July 31, 2014, to be eligible for the 2014 Diplomacy Fellows Program) and you must have successfully completed a master’s degree program in a field relevant to the Foreign Service and provide evidence of such successful completion. You are still eligible to apply to the 2014 DFP even though you may have obtained your advanced degree prior to January 2009, however, you must have completed the fellowship requirements between January 1, 2009 and July 31, 2014.

Eligible Candidates

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Diplomacy Fellows
• Boren Graduate Fellowship Fellows (National Security Education Program) (Note: This is the only Boren/NSEP program currently eligible for the DFP.)
• Fascell Fellows
• Institute for International Public Policy Fellows (IIPP)
• Thomas R. Pickering Fellows (Pickering undergraduate fellows are not eligible until they have completed all program requirements at the graduate level.)
• Presidential Management Fellows, who have fulfilled their program obligations prior to registration through service at the Department of State or the Agency for International Development.
• Truman Scholars
• Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholars
• Charles B. Rangel Fellows

Experiences in the Federal Government

Recent Graduates Program Vacancy Announcements

The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible civil service careers to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying institutions. This new program targets recent graduates of trade and vocational schools, community colleges, universities, and other qualifying educational institutions or programs.

Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must apply within two years of degree or certificate completion.  Veterans who, due to military service are unable to apply for positions, will have up to two years from their release or discharge from active duty, not to exceed six years after degree and/or certificate completion.  If applicants have completed all requirements for an associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution on or after December 27, 2010, and before July 10, 2012, their eligibility window is extended until July 10, 2014. 

Passport Specialist RGPs will be placed in a two-year career development program that may lead to a non-competitive career conditional appointment in the Federal Government.

Recent Graduates Program vacancy announcements are currently posted and limited to the first 2,000 applicants.  Applicants can apply through USAJobs at www.usajobs.gov.  Positions will be posted at the GS-05 and GS-07 level in the following series:   

Passport Specialist (0967)

The Bureau of Human Resources, Office of Civil Service Human Resource Management Office (HR/CSHRM) serves as the Department’s Pathways Programs Office.

For additional information, please email RecentGraduates@state.gov

 

 

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