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INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEGREE: Jobs Available - Public Sector


INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES DEGREE

Introduction
Course Requirements
Why International Studies?
Jobs Available:
Public
Private
Additional International
Studies


Positions In International Trade in the Public Sector
  • U.S. Government
    • Agency for International Development (AID)
    • Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA)
    • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
    • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
    • Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
    • Defense Intelligence Agency
    • Defense Security Assistance Agency
    • Department of Commerce
    • Department of Defense
    • Department of Energy (DOE)
    • Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
    • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    • Department of Justice
    • Department of State
    • Department of the Treasury: Customs Service
    • Department of Trasportation (DOT)
    • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    • Executive Office of the President
    • Export-Import Bank of the United States (Exim bank)
    • Federal Aviation Administration
    • Federal Communications Commision (FCC)
    • Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
    • Federal Reserve System
    • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    • Foreign Claims Settlement of the United States
    • Foreign Service of the Department of State
    • General Accounting Office (GAO)
    • General Services Administration (GSA)
    • Inter-American Foundation (IAF)
    • International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA)
    • Library of Congress
    • National Science Foundation (NSF)
    • National Security Agency (NSA)
    • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
    • Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)
    • Office of the United States Trade Representative
    • Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
    • Panama Canal Commission
    • Peace Corps
    • Public Health Service
    • United States Consumer Products Commission
    • United States Fish and Wildlife Service
    • United States Information Agency (USIA)
    • United States International Trade Commission

    Federal agencies involved in trade assistance programs include the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Export Administration, the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Small Business Administration, including its specialized arm, the Export Small Business Development Center.

    Import regulations and administration are governed by the U.S. Customs Service, which enforces the laws and regulations of numerous other agencies listed above regarding the entry of goods into the United States.  The Federal Aviation Administration and other agencies coordinate national logistics, traffic and transportation.  All of the above agencies directly or indirectly manage and oversee the intergration of international activity with domestic services.

  • State of California
    • Bureau of Tourism
    • California Agricultural Export Program
    • California Energy Commission
      • Energy Technology Export Program
    • California Trade and Commerce Agency
      • California State World Trade Commission
      • Export Finance Office
      • Office of Export Development
      • Overseas Trade & Development offices
    • Departments of International Transportation
      • airports
      • sea ports
  • Agencies of Foreign Countries
    • Foreign consulates
    • Foreign trade commissions
    • Foreign chambers of commerce
    • Foeign cultural centers/institutes
  • International organizations
    • United Nations Specialized Agencies
      • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
      • Interagency Procurement Services
      • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "World Bank" Group/IBRD)
        • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
        • International Development Association (IDA)
      • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
      • UN Conference on Trade and Development
      • UN Development Program
      • UN Industrial Development Organization
      • World Health Organization
    • International relief agencies
    • Regional development banks

    For a more extensive description of international agencies and the potential careers involved, please see International Jobs, by Eric Kocher, or contact the agencies directly.