Recent listing of international jobs as of Dec. 1, 2009 distributed by the US State Department:
92 required or preferred French
36 for Spanish
11 for a UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish)
7 for Arabic
5 for Russian
1 for Japanese
1 for Hindi
1 for German
1 for Chinese
Recent listing of international jobs as of Dec. 1, 2009 distributed by the US State Department:
92 required or preferred French
36 for Spanish
11 for a UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish)
7 for Arabic
5 for Russian
1 for Japanese
1 for Hindi
1 for German
1 for Chinese
http://www.fll.vt.edu/French/whyfrench.html
That doesn't really say much about the actually usefulness of a language over-all though, just how geographically widespread it is and which countries the US happens to be dealing with.
That's probably not a good list to be on. It means the USA is gonna come and send you back to the Dark Ages! Not exactly a great thing for the importance of your language.
Usa will speak spanish in the future.