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Foreign Service applicants sit for updated exam amid subjectivity concerns

In late April, the State Department announced that the Foreign Service Officer Test would no longer serve as a mechanism to cull the ranks of applicants, but rather all applicants would now move forward onto the Qualifications Evaluation Panel and their FSOT score would be factored into the evaluation.

18 months ago

US ambassador to Panama, a Marine vet, says he can’t serve under Trump, resigns

“As a junior foreign service officer, I signed an oath to serve faithfully the president and his administration in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies,” Feeley said, according to an excerpt of a resignation letter read to Reuters on Friday.

By Staff Report

6 years ago