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International Negotiations Program Advisor
ATSG CorporationWashington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Aug 2026
About the role
International Negotiations Program Advisor
Location: Washington, DC Remote Work: No Clearance: Top Secret (TS) Work Status: Full-Time Travel Requirements: This position is not expected to travel.ATSG is actively seeking candidates for a potential upcoming contract. This position is contingent upon award, and hiring decisions will be finalized once the contract is granted.
Position Description
The U.S. Department of State is the lead institution for the conduct of American diplomacy and the Secretary of State is the President’s principal foreign policy advisor. The Department of State’s mission is to advance U.S. national security interests, fight terrorism, protect U.S. interests abroad, and implement foreign policy initiatives that build a freer, prosperous, and secure world.The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) keeps Americans safe at home by countering international crime, illegal drugs, and instability abroad. INL helps countries deliver justice and fairness by strengthening their police, courts, and corrections systems. These efforts reduce the amount of crime and illegal drugs reaching U.S. shores.
INL’s Front Office International Negotiations Unit (INL/FO/IN) leads the Bureau’s engagement in key international fora to combat cross-border and organized crime, drug trafficking, and related issues within the bureau. Specifically, the International Negotiations Unit facilitates strategic and substantive planning for engagement in international fora; works with INL offices, regional bureaus, overseas posts, other functional bureaus, and others in the U.S. interagency; drafts substantive briefing materials to support senior-level U.S. participation in international meetings; and engages in international negotiations on meeting outcomes, as required. The Unit’s team members also serve as subject matter experts on these drug control and crime-related issues. The Unit engages with a range of international drug control and anti-crime fora, including with the Group of Seven (G-7), the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and dialogues with the European Union. In addition, the Unit manages Bureau foreign assistance funding through a dedicated budget line item.
Period of Performance
The period of performance for this order will be one (01) year from the date of award with the option to extend for six (06) months subject to performance, need, and funding.Duties and Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team responsible for coordinating U.S. participation in international negotiations at the international and regional level, in support of the INL/FO/IN Director and other team members
- Provide logistics and administrative support; prepare substantive documentation, briefing materials, and all other necessary correspondence and organizational and obligating documents related to international negotiations and related meetings.
- Provide support for U.S. delegations (composed of numerous participants from various U.S. agencies) to international anti-crime and counternarcotics meetings, including the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), G-7 Roma-Lyon Group (RLG), US-EU Justice and Home Affairs meetings, Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), U.S.-EU Drugs Dialogue, and other forums upon request.
- Support INL liaison with the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE), U.S. Mission to the UN in New York (USUN), and U.S. Mission to the OAS (USOAS) by coordinating logistical arrangements for U.S. delegations, including to secure hotel reservations, delegation meeting rooms, travel meeting schedules, U.S.-hosted side-events and other meetings, and other support as needed.
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with office and other INL colleagues, members of USG law enforcement agencies, and USG personnel assigned to U.S. embassies.
- Liaise with U.S. interagency partners, advising them of stated policies and programs in the area of international negotiations; to include briefings, both written and oral, to senior officials.
- Draft a variety of technical, programmatic, funding, informational memoranda, and other documentation; assist in the preparation of congressional testimony, public speeches, or responses to questions, press guidance, and interagency documents in accordance with Department policies and regulations.
- Coordinate substantive inputs within the Bureau and with the U.S. interagency, as needed, for the creation of U.S. position papers for INL Front Office international and bilateral meetings, agenda item discussions, and background materials.
- Provide substanti
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