1.Chiefs of mission
2.Ambassadors at large
3.Members of the Senior Foreign Service, who are the corps of leaders and experts for the management of the Service and the performance of its functions.
4.Foreign Service Officers (FSOs), who have general responsibility for carrying out the functions of the Service.
5.Foreign Service Specialists (also known as Foreign Service personnel), United States citizens who provide specific skills and services required for effective performance by the Service. An example of these specialist are Special Agents of the Diplomatic Security Service.
6.Foreign national employees, foreign nationals who provide clerical, administrative, technical, fiscal, and other support at Foreign Service posts abroad.
7.Consular agents, who provide consular and related services as authorized by the Secretary of State at specified locations abroad where no Foreign Service posts are situated.
Foreign affairs agencies
While employees of the Department of State make up the largest portion of the Foreign Service, the Foreign Service Act of 1980 authorizes other U.S. government agencies to use the personnel system for positions that require service abroad. These include the Department of Commerce (Foreign Commercial Service), the Department of Agriculture (Foreign Agricultural Service), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Foreign Service numbers
The total number of Foreign Service members, from all Foreign Service agencies (USAID, the Foreign Commercial Service, the Foreign Agricultural Service, and the International Broadcasting Bureau) is about 13,000. The State Department Foreign Service employees number approximately 11,500 people, 6,500 Foreign Service officers and 5,000 Foreign Service specialists. Members from the other Foreign Service agencies number about 1,500.
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