Foreign Affairs Officer

Foreign Affairs Officer

Department of State

Department of State - Agency Wide

Summary

The position is located in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Office of European Security and Political Affairs, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Section (EUR/RPM/OSCE). The Bureau’s mission is to protect and defend U.S. interests in Europe. EUR/RPM develops and coordinates U.S. security policy for Europe, relating to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the OSCE, and defense policy and conventional arms control arrangements within the OSCE region.

Duties

Develops, coordinates, and negotiates issues and positions through the interagency process to achieve USG consensus on conventional arms control and OSCE military security issues and programs.

Provides expert policy and technical advice to EUR and departmental policymakers and leaders on Euro-Atlantic conventional arms control and confidence-building agreements, e.g., the CFE Treaty, Vienna Document and Open Skies Treaty.

Prepares talking points, briefings, and other materials as needed on arms control and Russia-related NATO and OSCE policy issues for EUR, departmental, and other USG officials.

Represents the Department and USG in meetings with Allies and partners in Washington, NATO, OSCE, and in European capitals to advance and build support for U.S. views on European security issues.

Leads USG interagency preparation for NATO and OSCE Summit and Foreign Ministerial meetings on issues related to OSCE military security dimension, conventional arms control, and as necessary on other issues.