(MUSIC). . . . . . . . . . . . .NARRATOR: You might love working for the Foreign.Agricultural Service if ….Mayol: If you’re a hungry professional,.if you need a learning environment and a multicultural.environment, you're in for a treat..You’re going to love it..Sage-El: You might love working for FAS if.you like traveling and meeting people from.different cultures..Snipes: You’d love working for FAS if you.have a passion for US agriculture, if you.enjoy variety, if you like, every once in.a while, flying by the seat of your pants..Thomas: I've had the opportunity to travel.to almost 20 countries throughout the world.and it has definitely improved my appreciation.for foreign diplomacy, for cultural issues,.cultural differences, etc..It has been a wonderful experience..Kamau: Working for FAS is quite challenging,.inspiring, and more importantly fulfilling..NARRATOR: The US Department of Agriculture’s.Foreign Agricultural Service is the premier.foreign affairs agency focused on international.agricultural trade and development issues..FAS staff work at the agency’s headquarters.in Washington, D.C., and at U.S. diplomatic.missions in more than 90 countries around.the world..If you have interests in economics, trade,.foreign policy, international development,.marketing, law, or agriculture, a career at.FAS could be for you..Mangino: You get to see the physical impact.that you have and you get to see that you.are improving things for people..Bruce: You can be an animal science major,.you can be a development person, you can be.an analyst, you can do so many different things.and come to FAS and you can find your niche..NARRATOR: Working at FAS can also mean getting.out from behind a desk and out into the world..Gonzalez: I have gotten my boots muddy in.the mountains of Central America doing market.research, organized events in the Caribbean.to promote US foods, I have been helping to.negotiate international agreements..There's few jobs I think that will give you.that wide variety of different activities..Mayol: Maybe in the morning I’m working.on doing a grain and feed report – investigating.and researching numbers, and analyzing statistics.– and then in the afternoon I could be sitting.in a steering committee of a food safety program..NARRATOR: While helping American agriculture.you will also find yourself helping people.in other countries while learning about them.and learning from them..Hanson: You go to each country and you need.to learn the country, you need to learn the.language, you need to learn the history, need.to learn the culture..One person referred to me a long time ago,.he said each time I do a posting, in a way,.I think of it - it's like getting a new and.another master’s degree..(MUSIC).NARRATOR: The F-A-S team includes members.of the federal Civil Service, as well as career.Foreign Service Officers and locally employed.staff, who are citizens of the countries in.which they serve..All of them share a passion for public service.and global engagement..Arbulu: I love this job, I love our partners..They’re very good to work with..And I feel like I've made a little bit of.a difference in someone's life, in someone's.business and in someone's community..Noguchi: (Speaking Japanese, then translating.her words) That means if you love America,.if you love food, we have good people and.interesting job so please seriously think.about being employed in FAS..Drennan: As a young professional I don't think.you will find as many opportunities and the.ability to have responsibilities in the first.few years of your taking the job as you do.in FAS..You could be negotiating trade agreements,.you could be working on import requirements.and market access policy issues, you’ll.be meeting with the ministers and vice ministers..Kamau: If you love agriculture and you care.about transforming people, transforming their.lives, getting an exposure of a lifetime,.then FAS is the place to be in..NARRATOR: You could be a development specialist,.overseeing food aid programs or helping developing.countries strengthen their agricultural systems..You could be an agricultural economist, looking.at worldwide trends in agricultural production.and trade..You could be a trade policy expert, representing.U.S. interests in negotiations with your international.counterparts..You could be an agricultural attaché, serving.as the eyes, ears and voice of American agriculture.at a U.S. Embassy or mission overseas..You could be a marketing specialist, working.to promote U.S.-grown food and farm products.to consumers around the globe..Are you ready to be part of the team that.helps link U.S. agriculture to the world?.To learn more about careers with the Foreign.Agricultural Service, go to www.fas.usda.gov.Music up and out.
