Office of the Historian

234. Table Prepared in the Department of State1

Washington, undated

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

12/31/76 12/31/79
Total Pop. Total Women Percent Total Pop. Total Women Percent
CA 1 — — — — —
CM 40 1 2.5 31 — —
FSO–1 311 10 3.2 320 7 2.2
FSO–2 305 8 2.6 302 10 3.3
Sub Total Senior Level 657 19 2.9 653 17 2.6
FSO–3 615 34 5.5 704 36 5.1
FSO–4 854 56 6.6 774 66 8.5
FSO–5 627 85 13.6 579 107 18.5
Sub Total Middle Level 2,096 175 8.3 2,057 209 10.2
FSO–6 340 56 16.5 474 86 18.1
FSO–7 283 54 19.1 11 3 27.3
FSO–8 85 18 21.2 — — —
Sub Total Junior Level 708 128 18.1 485 89 18.4
TOTAL FSO 3,461 322 9.3 3,195 315 9.9
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JUNIOR OFFICERS INCLUDING CAREER CANDIDATES
FSO/FSR–6, FSSO–4 575 115 20.0
FSO/FSR–7 246 57 23.2
FSO/FSR–8 50 15 30.0
TOTAL JUNIOR OFFICERS (including Career Candidates)2 871 187 21.5
TOTAL FSO AND CAREER CANDIDATES 3,581 4133 11.5
  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.]↩
  3. An additional 73 women Mid and Junior level FSO Career Candidates have been taken in since 1/1/80 for a total FSO and Career Candidate population of 486 women (less attrition) by 10/1/80. This represents 12.7% of a total 3,830. [Footnote is in the original.]↩