To help students learn more about the Foreign Service, diplomacy, and international affairs, AFSA has created and compiled a series of helpful resources for you!

AFSA’s Publications

• Check out our essential guide to the Foreign Service, Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work, including the excerpt “What Is the Foreign Service?”
• The Foreign Service Journal, AFSA’s magazine for foreign affairs professionals, and its expansive archives spanning 100 years, offer excellent reading material for students and young professionals hoping to learn more about diplomacy while delving into critical foreign affairs issues.
  • Don’t miss out on the FSJ’s special offer for students! We offer a 40% discounted student rate with a photocopy of a valid student ID. Your price is just $30.00 for 10 issues of this monthly foreign affairs publication. For details, email journal@afsa.org.
• For even more reading material, go check out AFSA’s Recommended Reading List and find books on the history of diplomacy and U.S. foreign policy, diplomatic memoirs, and more!

AFSA’s Events and Videos

• AFSA holds numerous events, and all students are welcome to attend!
  • Through our series, Diplomats @   Work and Inside Diplomacy, we have hosted impressive speakers such as Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the State Department and Jennifer Bachus, Senior Bureau Official and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Cyberspace and Digital Policy Bureau.
• To stay up to date on all AFSA’s events, follow us on social media or contact us at events@afsa.org to learn more about ways to stay connected!
• Don’t forget to check out all our past webinars and videos on our YouTube, including our featured video, Economic Diplomacy: What U.S. Diplomats Do and Why It Matters

Learn More About the Foreign Service

• What is the Foreign Service?
• Representing America in a Career That Matters (State Department Recruitment Video)
• Foreign Service Blogs - hear from diplomats in the field
• Diplomats-in-Residence - connect with FSOs posted to universities nationwide

Explore Careers in the Foreign Service

• Careers at the State Department
• Careers at U.S. Agency for International Development
• Careers in the Foreign Commercial Service
• Careers in the Foreign Agricultural Service
• Careers at the U.S. Agency for Global Media
• Careers at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

AFSA is also committed to serving Foreign Service families, who face unique educational challenges. To learn more about the information and resources available at every educational level, check out our Educational Supplement page. For more information on AFSA’s merit awards or need-based financial aid scholarships click here.

For more information on opportunities for students explore various foreign affairs internships, other Foreign Service-related opportunities, and our resources page!