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By order of the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of 25 March 2009, the opening of two external and internal competitions for access to the employment of Foreign Secretary (General) in 2010.
The total number of places offered to external and internal competitions for access to employment as Foreign Secretary (General) is set at 13. These places are divided as follows:
• external competition: 7 seats;
Internal competition: 6 seats.
The winners will receive a first assignment to the central administration in Paris.
Nationals of the Member States of the European Union, another State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation, if appointed in the body of the Secretaries of Foreign Affairs, will not be able to occupy a job whose powers are not separable from the exercise of sovereignty or involve direct or indirect participation in the exercise of prerogatives of public power. Their grade or body promotion will intervene with the same restrictions.
3 places will be offered by contract to the beneficiaries of the employment obligation mentioned in theArticle 27 of the Law of 11 January 1984.
Written examinations of the external and internal competitions will be held in Paris from September 14, 2009.
The terms and conditions of registration for the contests are:
Registration records will be open from June 4 to July 2, 2009 inclusive.
Registration is made via telematics on the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs website at www.diplomatie.gouv.fr, "employment, internships and competitions". No records must be sent.
The deadline for the seizure on the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs website is 2 July 2009 and the deadline is 2 July 2009.
In the event of a failure to register electronically, candidates retain the option of withdrawing a registration file:
―on written request at the following address: Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Competition Bureau and Professional Examinations, 57, boulevard des Invalides, 75700 Paris 07 SP. This mail, sent by post, between June 4 and July 2, 2009 (the stamp of the position being authentic), must be accompanied by an A4 envelope labeled on the candidate's name and address, freed at €1.35. If not, no file will be sent;
― either directly to the host cell of the competition office, 57, boulevard des Invalides, Paris (7e) (times: 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., 2 p.m.-16:30 p.m., closed on Wednesday) between June 4 and July 2, 2009.
The deadline for filing (16:30 p.m.) or for sending the files (the stamp of the position in question) is July 9, 2009, the deadline for rigour, whether a written request or an on-site withdrawal.
Any file filed or posted without delay may not be considered.
No change in the selection of mandatory tests and the optional language test for external and internal competitions will be taken into consideration after the registrations are closed. Failure to respect the choice made during the registration results in the cancellation of the test for the candidate.
The composition of the jury and the list of candidates admitted to compete are decided by the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs.
The candidates are summoned individually to undergo the tests. However, the lack of receipt of the summons cannot lead to the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
Any information can be obtained from the Professional Competitions and Examinations Office, 57, boulevard des Invalides, 75007 Paris 07 SP (telephone: 01-53-69-35-84 or 01-53-69-35-20, internet information: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr).
