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# Franklin Talent Exchange Partnership (FTEP)

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The Franklin Talent Exchange Partnership (FTEP) is an innovative way for the Department of State (DOS) to leverage the talent and knowledge of the private sector to help advance diplomacy efforts on key issues, including climate, global health, cyber security and emerging technologies, economics, and multilateral diplomacy.

## Goals

The complexity of issues facing the U.S. government has never been greater. It is imperative that we look at new and innovative ways to bring in the talent and knowledge of the private sector, in a collaborative effort, to face these challenges. 

The Franklin Talent Exchange Partnership (FTEP) is an innovative partnership with the goal of exchanging talent and knowledge between the Department of State and private sector partners to help advance diplomacy efforts on key issues, including climate, global health, cyber security and emerging technologies, economics, and multilateral diplomacy.

The partnership offers an opportunity for participants to embark in a collaborative two-way exchange program that brings in talented experts and consultants from a consortium of private sector partners and sends State employees on assignment to private sector partner organizations where assignments strategically align with the Department’s top foreign policy priorities. 

Participants will return to their home organizations and communities with a much-enhanced knowledge of foreign and development policy and government operations and culture. If your organization has an international focus, allowing your employee to spend a year at the Department of State can be the ideal way to develop their talent and position your organization to excel.

## Partners

The list of FTEP partners continues to grow, and includes organizations of all size and industry, including Crown Agents Bank, AARP, Salesforce, Exxon Mobile, Intel, and Amazon Web Services, among others. 

The Department welcomes private sector entities to join the consortium. Organizations must have a U.S. office, and are including but not limited to corporations, non-government organizations, and startups/ business incubators. Organizations that join the FTEP partner consortium will have the opportunity to host Department of State employees within their organization for one year or send their employees to the Department of State to serve as a consultant for one year. Becoming a part of the FTEP partner consortium is the ideal way to develop your employee’s skills, lend your organization’s expertise to the Department of State, and enhance your organization’s understanding of how foreign policy impacts U.S. businesses, their regions and communities, and national security. 

Please contact us here to express interest or ask questions.

## Activities

The partnership is a collaborative talent exchange that brings uniquely skilled experts from a consortium of private sector partners to the Department of State for up to one-year assignments and sends department employees on similar assignments to private sector partner organizations. Participants contribute their knowledge, experience, and specialized skills while gaining first-hand insight into the world of foreign policy and development. Private Sector participants often work in areas of new and emerging concern where the Department lacks sufficient in-house expertise. On issues where State is already working, the Participants bring years of experience to bear, helping their colleagues to form a deeper understanding of the issues. The following examples show both roles. 

          - An investment banker from a large international bank was instrumental in crafting and launching U.S.-ASEAN Connect, the new U.S. strategic economic framework in Southeast Asia. 
          - A manager from the NGO community developed a systematic approach to monitor and evaluate international programs to combat trafficking in persons and modern slavery. 
          - A retired public service executive helped to establish the State Department’s office for public-private partnership programs. 
          - An environmental lawyer worked on policies to protect endangered species in Southeast Asia. 
          - A Fellow with legislative experience led the development of the Department of State’s first International Cyberspace Policy Strategy.    

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