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Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute
To achieve this language proficiency for its staff, the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) provides intensive language instruction and assesses the proficiency of personnel before they ...
State Department releases reorganization plan
The State Department released its plans for reorganizing the agency Tuesday, a first step toward reducing what the Trump ...
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Rubio denies that Trump will politicize the Foreign Service and slash embassies
The draft executive order, obtained by Government Executive, would have ended the use of the Foreign Service Officer Test and created new guidelines for evaluating potential hires, which would ...
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State Department Alums Take Aim at Foreign Service Reform
The Hudson Institute hosted a Tuesday panel discussion on the potential for a reform of the State Department and the U.S. Foreign Service under the incoming Trump administration. The panelists ...