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Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
September 14, 2005


Department of State's 2005 Best Places to Work Ranking

The Partnership for Public Service and American University’s Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation have announced the results of the 2005 Best Places to Work ranking, and the Department of State has placed within the top ten federal agencies as best places in government to work. Best Places rankings are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Federal Human Capital Survey of nearly 150,000 executive branch employees in over 250 federal organizations, conducted in 2004.

Presented in association with US News and World Report, Best Places to Work is the most comprehensive ranking of federal government organizations. The rankings are designed to offer job seekers unprecedented insight into the best opportunities for public service and to provide managers and government leaders a roadmap for improving employee engagement and commitment.

Best Places to Work includes a ranking of 30 agencies and 220 subcomponents on overall employee engagement, as well as in ten work environment categories. The rankings also highlight trends among demographic groups, including workers under 40 versus workers over 40, men versus women, and African American, Hispanic, and Asian employees.

It is worth noting that out of 30 large agencies, the Department of State has ranked:

 • 5th on teamwork,
 • 5th on support for diversity,
 • 6th on effective leadership,
 • 8th on strategic management,
 • 10th on work/life balance,
 • and 11th on training and development.

To view all the rankings and analyses of the results, please visit
www.bestplacestowork.org.

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Released on September 14, 2005

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