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What is the difference between the usaid and the us state department?

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I am trying to become a foreign service officer. I would like to get a summer internship in either one of these agencies but I don't know which one I should really go for. They seem similar to me.

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  1. The US Agency for International Development (US AID) was created by executive order with the signing of the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act.  It is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.

    The Department of State is a cabinet-level entity (department, as the name implies) directed by the Secretary of State.  It has a much broader mission than US AID, which, as stated above, is only an agency.

    An internship in either could be useful, but the Department of State would probably provide more opportunities and the possibility of wider exposure.

    http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/

    http://www.state.gov/

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