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Fewer than one in five adult family members overseas works in the embassy. Here are all seven ways to work at post, who qualifies for each, the approval everyone forgets, and a lookup that tells you whether your country has a work agreement.
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A plain-language guide to the 2026 Foreign Service pay table: where you sit, when the next step comes, what a...
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In 2027, Foreign Service Benefit Plan Self Plus One costs $46.70 more per pay period than Self and Family for...