Bureau of Human Resources


The Bureau of Human Resources is an agency in the United States Department of State. The bureau is under the purview of the Under Secretary of State for Management. The bureau handles recruitment, assignment evaluation, promotion, discipline, career development, and retirement policies and programs for the State Department's Foreign Service and Civil Service employees. The bureau also administers the Foreign Service Written Examination and Oral Assessment, publishes State Magazine, and coordinates the State Department's Student Internship Program, Virtual Student Federal Service, and Pathways Internships.