Acuity International, formed from the combination of Comprehensive Health Services, Janus Global Operations, Project Time & Cost, Sallyport, and Michael Baker Global Services, holds Worldwide Protective Services (WPS) III task orders for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, including protective and security-logistics support for the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia. The company also provides program and construction management and occupational health services to government clients.
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Embassy & State Dept Support: OCONUS Recruiters
Firms that staff State Department and diplomatic-post contracts, from facilities and maintenance to security support and technical work.
15 of the 107 recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles tracked on OCONUS Recruiters publish Embassy & State Dept Support as a specialty, as of October 14, 2026. The featured partner, Recruitmint, is pinned first when it qualifies; every other row is alphabetical, unpaid, and drawn from public information.
Embassy & State Dept Support firms staff roles on State Department and diplomatic-post contracts. These include facilities and maintenance, security support, administrative and technical work. Requirements are driven by the post and the contract. Vetting often differs from DoD work, and host-country rules can affect who can be hired and where. Firms are tagged here when their own materials name State Department or embassy work. Pair this page with the region view for the post's location, and read the embassy security jobs guide if you are weighing security roles.
Which recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles do embassy & state dept support?
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| Company | Headquarters | Specialties | Size | Best for | Website |
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Acuity International
Africa, Middle East
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Reston, VA, USA | Mid-size | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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American International Contractors (Special Projects), Inc. (AICI-SP)
Europe, Asia-Pacific
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McLean, VA, USA | — | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit | |
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American International Contractors, Inc. (AICI)
Middle East, Africa
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McLean, VA, USA | — | Construction & Engineering Support | Visit | |
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Caddell Construction
Global/OCONUS
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Montgomery, AL, USA | — | Construction & Engineering Support | Visit | |
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Continuity Global Solutions
Global/OCONUS, Middle East
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Falls Church, VA, USA | Mid-size | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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CTP, Inc.
Global/OCONUS, CONUS
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Herndon, VA, USA | — | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit | |
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Global Language Strategies (GLS)
Middle East, Global/OCONUS
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Fairfax, VA, USA | — | Linguist & Interpreter Staffing | Visit | |
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Horizon Global Partners
Global/OCONUS
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Reston, VA, USA | Mid-size | Construction & Engineering Support | Visit | |
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Michael Baker International
CONUS, Global/OCONUS
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Moon Township, PA, USA | Large | Construction & Engineering Support | Visit | |
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Midi Enterprises
Global/OCONUS, Europe
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New Town, ND, USA | — | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit | |
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Perini Management Services
Middle East, Africa
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Framingham, MA, USA | Large | Construction & Engineering Support | Visit | |
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Pernix International
Africa, Global/OCONUS
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Lombard, IL, USA | Mid-size | Construction & Engineering Support | Visit | |
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Planate Management Group
CONUS, Africa
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Alexandria, VA, USA | — | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit | |
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Serpteam
Global/OCONUS
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Fairbanks, AK, USA | — | WPS & Security | Visit | |
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Vates
Africa
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Kenya | Boutique | Embassy & State Dept Support | Visit |
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15 shownAICI-SP is a design/build construction company established by AICI to pursue secure U.S. embassy construction for the Department of State's Overseas Buildings Operations. It has also completed Department of Defense construction projects in the Middle East, and maintains an employment page.
AICI is a design/build international construction firm specializing in U.S.-funded infrastructure in the Middle East and Africa, with projects also in Asia and Europe. Its government clients include USACE, NAVFAC, USAID, and the State Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, and it maintains an employment page for project staffing.
Caddell Construction recruits international management staff and Cleared American Workers (CAWs) for overseas construction projects. Its site lists project managers, project engineers, superintendents, security/TSS, QC and safety managers, plus journeyman craft trades, and prefers Secret clearance and prior international or embassy experience.
Continuity Global Solutions, formerly Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions, provides security and risk management, staffing and project management, and linguistic services for U.S. government and embassy clients, including Local Guard Force contracts and bodyguard details for U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. Its staffing division handles direct hire, executive search, and temporary and contract-to-hire placements for security, linguistic, and operational-support roles in austere environments.
CTP, Inc. recruits, retains, and manages staff for U.S. government programs both CONUS and OCONUS, including State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security Anti-terrorism Assistance (ATA) training and border-security missions, USAID's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program, and international narcotics and law enforcement support. The firm has placed subject matter experts in diplomatic security, anti-terrorism, criminal justice, and strategic trade and export-control roles.
Global Language Strategies provides translation, interpretation, vetting and screening support, and recruiting and pre-deployment services to U.S. government contractors. Its published DoD work includes Military OneSource document translation, bilingual screening specialists at Air Force bases in the Gulf region, and language testing and training for local guard forces at U.S. embassies.
Horizon Global Partners recruits for overseas construction, technical security, and telecommunications infrastructure roles supporting State Department Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) projects, including project engineers, project managers, and site installation managers requiring extended OCONUS travel and security clearances.
Michael Baker International is an engineering and program-management firm with a federal practice serving the Army, Air Force, Navy, and civilian agencies, including more than 25 years providing value-engineering and cost-management services to the State Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations for worldwide Foreign Service posts. The firm also delivers contingency operations and logistics support through its MLU Services subsidiary for rapid, sustained overseas mission support.
Midi Enterprises is a tribally owned federal contractor (formerly Mandaree Enterprises, owned by the MHA Nation) whose MEC Energy Services unit recruits for U.S. Department of State embassy and consulate support overseas. Its open roles span facilities management, skilled trades, logistics, and technical services, with Top Secret clearance required for some positions such as Facilities Supervisor in Frankfurt, Germany.
Perini Management Services, a Tutor Perini subsidiary, provides design-build and design-bid-build construction for U.S. federal agencies at overseas locations, including a $151 million embassy housing and infrastructure project in Baghdad, Iraq. The firm has delivered Department of Defense construction in remote locations across the Arctic, Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean since incorporating in 1975.
Pernix International is an international construction contractor delivering design-build, general contracting, construction management, and engineering, procurement and construction work, including U.S. embassy compounds, such as the Maputo, Mozambique project shown on its site. It lists a careers page for construction roles and is based in Lombard, Illinois.
Planate Management Group is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in Alexandria, Virginia, offering architecture, engineering, and operations support. A 2023 company announcement describes a contract to provide logistical, life support, and operations and maintenance services at select international U.S. Department of State locations. It lists regional pages for Africa, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine.
Serpteam describes itself as a global private military company. Its WPS Contract Services page covers protective work under the U.S. State Department's Worldwide Protective Services program and similar frameworks: static and mobile protection, convoy and motorcade security, tactical medical support, and site security for embassies, consulates and compounds. It says its personnel come from special forces, law enforcement and intelligence backgrounds.
Vates is a U.S. veteran-owned intelligence and risk management firm operating in Somalia and East Africa, with offices in Kenya and Somalia. Its workforce solutions line recruits and deploys international subject matter experts, embedded analysts and security advisors, plus vetted local linguists, technical staff and security personnel across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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