[header] How to work for a consulate (usa ) [title] Make sure you meet the requirements. [step] Only applicants who are officially recognized as us citizens are eligible to work for the us state department. You must be no younger than 20 and no older than 59 years of age at the time of application. 
In addition, you should be prepared to accept an assignment in any of the 270 consulate offices around the world, including the one at home in washington, d.c. [substeps] Applicants must be at least 21 and no older than 60 on the day they actually receive their appointments.