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233. Table Prepared in the Department of State1

Washington, undated

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
MINORITY FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS AND CAREER CANDIDATES
12/31/76–12/31/79

12/31/76 12/31/79
TotalPop. TotalMinorities Percent TotalPop. TotalMinorities Percent
CA 1 — — — — —
CM 40 1 2.5 31 1 3.2
FSO–1 311 6 1.9 320 12 3.8
–2 305 10 3.3 302 7 2.3
Sub Total Senior Level 657 17 2.6 653 20 3.1
–3 615 17 2.8 704 21 3.0
–4 854 27 3.2 774 49 6.3
–5 627 68 10.8 579 60 10.4
Sub Total Middle Level 2,096 112 5.3 2,057 130 6.3
–6 340 20 5.9 474 14 3.0
–7 283 1 0.4 11 — —
–8 85 — — — — —
Sub Total Junior Level 708 21 3.0 485 14 2.9
TOTAL FSO 3,461 150 4.3 3,195 164 5.1
FSO/FSR–6, FSSO–4 575 78 13.6
FSO/FSR–7 246 51 20.7
FSO/FSR–8 50 18 36.0
TOTAL JUNIOR OFFICERS (including Career Candidates)2 871 147 16.9
TOTAL FSO AND CAREER CANDIDATES 3,581 287 8.3

NOTE: With an intake of 59 minority officers during FY ’80 we expect that minority FSOs and Career Candidates will comprise approximately 10 percent of the FSO Corps.

  1. Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Under Secretary for Management (M), 1980, Box 6, Chron August 25–30, 1980. No classification marking.↩
  2. Starting January 1978, Junior Officers are appointed as Career Candidates—FSR. [Footnote is in the original.]↩