Foreign Service Assignments Process and Tours of Duty
Functional Series 400 – Human Resources
Partial Revision Date: 09/14/2023
Responsible Office: HCTM/FSC
File Name: 436_091423
Overview
This chapter covers the responsibilities, policy directives, regulations, and required procedures for assignments and tours of duty for Foreign Service (FS) employees. These policy directives and required procedures apply to all U.S. direct-hire FS employees except those assigned to positions on Non-Career appointments, Executive Level Senior Management Group (SMG) positions, and FS employees of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).