Exclusive By: Kanwal Abidi
Washington D.C. U.S. Department of State has announced a series of reforms to the United States Foreign Service to ensure that U.S. diplomats are prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century and effectively advocate for national interests across the globe.
These modernization reforms impact both the selection and orientation processes for the Foreign Service. Applicants will be tested on American history, foreign policy concepts and logical reasoning, while questions intended to test alignment with ideological agendas have been eliminated.
Foreign Service orientation will now focus on training on core skills, including public speaking and negotiation, as well as lectures on essential topics like economic strategy, commercial diplomacy and diplomatic history.
The State Department has invited patriotic Americans to apply to join the Foreign Service. Testing registration is now said to be open. Tests are scheduled from May 15th to May 22nd.
“The Trump administration is modernizing the Foreign Service to prepare America’s diplomats to advocate for our national interest on a dynamically changing world stage,” Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.
Pigott further added that “in this revamped program, Foreign Service Officers will be trained in crucial skills like public speaking, negotiation and engage with international relations theory on topics ranging from commercial diplomacy to grand strategy”.
The State Department is encouraging the many patriotic Americans from across the country looking to serve their country to apply to join the Foreign Service.
