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.

The most in-demand skills for this role include labour legislation, foreign affairs policy development, foreign affairs, government policy implementation, international business, cultural geography. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives foreign affairs officer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.