<p>This web site says that “most” FSO positions require an advanced degree:
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<p>See: <a href=“http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/careers/foreign-service/foreign-service-officer-faq”>http://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/careers/foreign-service/foreign-service-officer-faq</a></p>
<p>This is from the USAID web site - I tried the State Dept. but I keep getting error messages when I try to connect to the “Careers” section - maybe someone else will have better luck - see <a href=“Foreign Service Officer - Careers”>http://careers.state.gov/officer/index.html</a></p>
<p>But that sort of information is the source of my daughter’s sense that a Master’s degree would be an important qualifier for many jobs. Actually, it looks like my daughter would need a Masters to even get the private agency job she had straight out of undergrad - at least all the people who now hold that position have very impressive educational credentials, including graduate degrees. She had been told at the time she left that they were going seek job applicants with master’s degrees in the future – she was very closely involved in the hiring process, as part of her job was to screen applications, and she also hired her own replacement. (This is a private agency that works closely with the UN )</p>
<p>@janesmith - it sounds like your son has impressive foreign language skills – I assume that’s an an asset that is highly regarded by his employer. Unfortunately, OP wrote
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