Occupation Atlasforeign affairs officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f7450c1f-20b7-45dd-b3bb-25095830bf3f
foreign affairs officer
Foreign affairs officers analyse foreign affairs policies and operations, and write reports outlining their analyses in a clear and comprehensible manner. They communicate with parties who benefit from their findings, and act as advisers in the development or implementation of or reporting on foreign policy. Foreign affairs officers may also perform administrative duties in the department, such as assisting with problems concerning passports and visas. They promote friendly and open communication between different nations' governments and institutions.
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Typically associated skills
Essential (13)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on foreign affairs policies
- advise on public relations
- analyse foreign affairs policies
- assess risk factors
- create solutions to problems
- cultural geography
- foreign affairs
- foreign affairs policy development
- government policy implementation
- international business
- international law
- labour legislation
- manage administrative systems
Optional (23)
- advise on legislative acts
- advise on licencing procedures
- apply conflict management
- build international relations
- develop international cooperation strategies
- develop professional network
- develop promotional tools
- diplomatic principles
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- establish collaborative relations
- facilitate official agreement
- government representation
- international commercial transactions rules
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- manage government policy implementation
- observe new developments in foreign countries
- perform public relations
- present reports
- public administration
- report analysis results
- show intercultural awareness
- speak different languages
- use different communication channels
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