Foreign Service and Senior Foreign Service Promotion Eligibility Requirements and Procedures
Functional Series 400 – Human Resources
Full Revision Date: 09/16/2024
Responsible Office: HCTM/CPE
File Name: 463_091624
Overview
This chapter establishes the policies and required procedures for USAID’s Foreign Service (FS) and Senior Foreign Service (SFS) Promotion Boards. The FS Promotion Boards make promotion recommendations for FS career and career candidate employees from classes FS-04 to FS-01 who are eligible for promotion. The Consolidated SFS Performance Board (also known as the C/Board) assesses performance and makes promotion recommendations for those in the SFS. In addition, these Boards assign ratings based on the criteria in the precepts (see ADS 463mai, Precepts for Foreign Service Promotion Boards and ADS 463mak, Precepts for the Senior Foreign Service Consolidated Performance Board). Note: The policies and procedures are different for FS and SFS employees. In this ADS chapter, FS policies and procedures are covered first, followed by those for SFS employees.
