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The number of Foreign Service employees has more than doubled under Colin Powell's Diplomatic Readiness Initiative.

Fiscal 2001 Fiscal 2002
Foreign Service Officers 229 467
Foreign Service Specialists 298 680
Civil Service Employees 473 633
Note: Specialists provide technical, support or administrative services in the United States and abroad.

Source: State Department, Foreign Affairs Council

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