Foreign Affairs Officer

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The duties include:
Advises on foreign assistance program issues and problems; develops and proposes resolutions of program policy and procedural issues and coordinates implementation of management decisions on assigned program.
Contributes to program design, planning, implementation, and monitoring/evaluation for high-profile foreign assistance programs and Western Hemisphere policy priorities.
Monitors political, economic, security, social, military and other significant developments and trends in the assigned country or countries to inform and provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Serves as the point of contact for diplomatic missions and civic organizations that represent the interests of assigned country or countries to the United States, directing their inquiries to appropriate parties and facilitating their requests.
Develops recommendations for decision makers that detail a range of program and policy choices intended to constructively address the issue or issues that have been identified, analysis of positive and negative implications of each possible choice.
Produces written products on highly technical topics including position papers, briefings, official discussions in meetings and memoranda, talking points, and written Congressional testimony and associated background material for use by principals.
Drafts, clears, and issues program directives, policies, procedures, and other materials for use by posts and geographic bureaus in program implementation.