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Summary This position is located in the Bureau of Global Public Affairs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Media, Foreign Press Center Office. Carries out the Secretary’s mandate to help foreign audiences understand and build support for American foreign policies. Responsibilities Serves as the primary contact for foreign journalists and media representatives coming from one or more assigned countries or geographic regions. Provides foreign journalists and media representatives with information and guidance, including that provided by the Department of State Press Spokesperson or other U.S. government sources, Reviews, interprets, and assesses foreign policy literature and surveys to keep abreast of audience reactions, as well as issues, trends, and developments affecting the dissemination of U.S. foreign policy information to foreign audiences Plans, coordinates, and facilitates activities intended to provide foreign journalists with direct access to U.S. government civilian and military, commercial, academic, religious, and other kinds of activities. Represents the Foreign Press Center at meetings and conferences related to the dissemination of information to foreign media. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. [If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. REMOVE THIS TEXT IF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS DO NOT APPLY.] NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: -Experience with public affairs an press relations principles and concepts. -Experience analyzing foreign policy and making recommendation to senior officials that result in effectively promoting U.S. foreign policy. -Experience conveying complex information to divers audience (e.g. media, public, Department officials). The is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position. Education Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. If eligible, telework and/or remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. . Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.