Aspire to a career in diplomacy? Come meet Johnny Jones, U.S. Foreign Service Officer, INTA 2002, to learn more about his career and gain insights about preparing for the U.S. Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) and other pathways to careers at the U.S. Department of State.      

Johnny Jones is a career foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State currently working in New York at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations at the rank of Minister Counsellor.       

Jones most recently served in Washington, D.C. after previous overseas assignments in Lebanon, Libya, France, Pakistan, Egypt, and Iraq. His diplomatic career has primarily focused on political developments and counterterrorism issues in the Middle East and North Africa.    

Jones is a 2002 graduate of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech and a 2005 graduate of the Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, a former term member at the Council on Foreign Relations, and is proficient in French.