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| NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2008 DIPLOMACY FELLOWS PROGRAM |
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The vacancy announcement for applications for the Diplomacy Fellows Program is now open. The application period runs from May 1, 2008 to May 30, 2008. Click here to access the on-line application form. You can also download the step-by-step instructions on using Application Manager - the online application system for the Diplomacy Fellows Program. The instructions also lists the "Vacancy Identification Numbers" required when filling out the online application. |
The Diplomacy Fellows Program is a program designed to advance candidates who meet the requirements below to the Foreign Service Oral Assessment.
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 finished your program requirements within five years of the vacancy announcement closing date.
For example: January 1, 2003 - May 30, 2008 would be the dates used (to determine eligibility) for the vacancy announcement if it closes on May 30th.
Eligible Candidates
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Diplomacy Fellows
- Boren (National Security Education Program) Fellows (Boren undergraduate scholars are not eligible)
- Fascell Fellows
- Institute for International Public Policy Fellows (IIPP)
- Pickering Fellows (Pickering undergraduate scholars are not eligible.)
- 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
- Rangel Fellows
