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Jurisdiction Executive branch of the United States Bureau executive Arnold A. Chacón, Director of Human Resources and Director General of the Foreign Service Parent department U.S. Department of State | ||
The Bureau of Human Resources (HR) 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 Foreign Service, and Pathways Internships.
The current Director of the Bureau of Human Resources is Arnold A. Chacón. As the head of the Human Resources bureau, Chacón also concurrently serves as the Director General of the Foreign Service.