Salary: Starting Foreign Service grade and salary are commensurate with experience. The current base salary range for FS-04 is $53,534-$78,616 per year, plus additional locality pay determined by duty location. For example, an officer serving in Washington, D.C. would have a salary range of $66,500 - $97,657.
Further information:
Global Markets, the organization that includes the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS), assists and advocates for U.S. businesses in international markets to foster U.S. economic prosperity. Utilizing our network of trade promotion and policy professionals located in over 70 countries and 100 U.S. locations, Global Markets promotes U.S. exports, especially among small and medium-sized enterprises; advances and protects U.S. commercial interests overseas; and attracts inward investment into the United States. Global Markets offers an outstanding platform for personal and professional growth, giving you access to people and places that are beyond the reach of most of your peers, the opportunity to learn new languages and the opportunity to live internationally.
As a member of the Commercial Section at a U.S. Embassy, you will report to a Senior Commercial Officer and you will be assigned a range of responsibilities that may include:
- Assessing the host country trade environment and developing U.S. Government export promotion and commercial diplomacy strategies.
- Developing, implementing, and supervising market research, counseling, trade events, business matchmaking, outreach and other programs and services to help U.S. companies enter or expand their presence in the market and to promote investment into the United States.
- Supporting government-to-government advocacy, dispute resolution and commercial diplomacy to "level the playing field" for U.S. companies and protect U.S. commercial interests.
- Developing business contacts and partnerships (e.g., with state trade offices, trade event organizers, the American Chamber of Commerce, local associations and chambers of commerce).
- Providing analyses and recommendations on advancing export-related policy issues. Working with the State Department administrative and program offices.
- Supporting other agencies as they execute their responsibilities overseas, such the U.S. Export Import Bank, the Trade Development Agency, and the Bureau of Industry and Security. Overseeing performance reporting, administrative, budget, and office management operations.
- Supervising local staff
Foreign Commercial Service Officers are commissioned Foreign Service Officers who carry out a wide variety of critical functions and work with a broad spectrum of government and private sector organizations to articulate, develop and refine United States commercial policy, promote U.S. exports and to protect U.S. commercial interests abroad.
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