**Overview**:
Hiring Path:
- Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
This position is open to U.S. Citizens Only / All Sources.
Security Clearance Required:
Public Trust - Background Investigation
Appointment Type
Permanent
Marketing Statement:
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Mexico is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Consular Agent in the Consular office.
Supervisory Position:
Yes
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No
**Duties**:
The Consular Agent is a fully trained and professional member of the U.S. Mission with responsibility for providing emergency and routine consular services as authorized by 22 USC Section 3943 (Section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980) and the U.S. Department of State regulations in Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 71.1 and 71.6. The Consular Agent reports to the American Citizens Services Chief at the supervisory post in Mexico City and is one of two Agents who supervise two Locally Employed Staff members. The Consular Agent’s main responsibility is to protect the interests of and assist U.S. citizens in the Agency’s area of responsibility. The Agent supervises one or more full
- or part-time locally employed Consular Assistants, depending on workload. The Consular Agent is responsible for setting regular business hours to serve the public in coordination with the supervisory post and CA/EX. The Consular Agent is also expected to be on call to handle emergencies and crises affecting U.S. citizens in the Agency’s district whenever needed.



The Consular Agent serves as the face of the U.S. Embassy in the Agency’s district, with direct responsibility for forging working relationships with key interlocutors needed to assist U.S. citizens in distress, including local police and immigration, hospital, prison, morgue, media and local government officials as well as relevant private industry professionals. The Consular Agent also plays a key support role in Mission-wide crisis preparedness and serves to provide on-site assistance and guidance whenever a crisis (natural disaster, terrorist incident, etc.) occurs within the Agent’s area of responsibility.
- Emergency services, which may be time-sensitive and require travel within Guanajuato State, include:
- Visiting U.S. citizens in prisons or hospitals and providing a report to the embassy
- Assisting destitute U.S. citizens by providing information or assisting with repatriation loans
- Conducting welfare/whereabouts checks on U.S. citizens
- Routine consular services include:
- Acceptance of passports, consular reports of birth abroad, and consular reports of death abroad
- Notary services
**Qualifications and Evaluations**:
- Requirements:
All applicants must be able to obtain a letter of identification from San Miguel Allende Municipality confirming residency status.
- Education Requirements:
Two years of University Studies (50% of educational credits) or College Certificate.- Evaluations:




- You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
- You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
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- Qualifications:
**Experience**:
- At least two years’ experience in customer service or two years’ experience in U.S. government service.
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- Language**
- Fluent English and Spanish are required (this may be tested).
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- How to Meet the English and Spanish Language Requirement**:
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- Language Testing (If Applicable)** If you meet the Education and Experience requirements and do not submit an English /Spanish language test score (submission is optional), you will be scheduled for English language testing as part of the recruitment process. Applicants who do not achieve the required score will not be able to continue in the selection process.
- **- Fluent level scores are valid indefinitely. Applicants who already hold a Fluent score are not required to retest.
- Good working knowledge level scores are valid for up to (5) five years from the test date.
- Mission Mexico employees may submit their current (PD) Position Description instead of language test results when the language requirement of their position is identical to the advertised position.
**- Applicants may optionally submit one of the following accepted test results**:
- English tests:
- TOEIC Listening & Reading: Fluent: 855
- TOEFL ITP: Fluent: 600
- TOEFL iBT: Fluent: 90
- IELTS: Fluent: 7.0
- Cambridge CEFR: Fluent: C1
- Duolingo: Fluent: 110
- National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC): Fluent: 3+
- Spanish tests:
- Stratcomm U.S. Mission to Mexico Spanish Test (Min. score for Fluent is 81%)
- National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC)

📌 Consular Agent - U.s. Citizens Only (San Miguel de Allende)
🏢 Embassy Mexico City
📍 San Miguel de Allende