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STEP 2: Foreign Service Officer Test
The Foreign Service Officer Test is administered online at hundreds of test centers across the United States and abroad. The test will measure your knowledge, skills and abilities, including writing skills that are necessary to the work of a Foreign Service Officer. The test lasts approximately 3 hours and and draws upon a candidate’s writing [...]
STEP 1: Register for the Test
The first step in the State Department’s selection process is the actual registration and application process. All registrations for the Foreign Service Officer Test are completed online. The registration package consists of an application form that gathers factual information about your academic background, work history, and other relevant data. You must submit your application before [...]
Political Cone
The first step to becoming a Foreign Service Officer is choosing a cone, or career track. While every officer is a generalist and free to bid on any job in the world, doing jobs within your cone is vital to being promoted within the Foreign Service. The five cones are Consular, Management, Public Diplomacy, Economic, [...]
Economic Officer
The first step to becoming a Foreign Service Officer is choosing a cone, or career track. While every officer is a generalist and free to bid on any job in the world, doing jobs within your cone is vital to being promoted within the Foreign Service. The five cones are Consular, Management, Public Diplomacy, Economic, [...]
Public Diplomacy
The first step to becoming a Foreign Service Officer is choosing a cone, or career track. While every officer is a generalist and free to bid on any job in the world, doing jobs within your cone is vital to being promoted within the Foreign Service. The five cones are Consular, Management, Public Diplomacy,Economic, and Political. The first [...]
Management Cone
The first step to becoming a Foreign Service Officer is choosing a cone, or career track. While every officer is a generalist and free to bid on any job in the world, doing jobs within your cone is vital to be promoted within the Foreign Service. The five cones are Consular, Management, Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political. The first [...]
Consular Cone
The first step to becoming a Foreign Service Officer is choosing a cone, or career track. While every officer is a generalist and free to bid on any job in the world, doing jobs within your cone is vital to be promoted within the Foreign Service. The five cones are consular, management, public diplomacy, economic, andpolitical. The first [...]
Foreign Service Blogs & Websites
Featured Blogs & Websites
DipNote – The State Department’s Official Blog
Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide
American Foreign Service Association
Overseas Expat Life from Tales from a Small Planet
Life After Jerusalem
The Hegemonist – A great blog on the FSOT and Foreign Affairs
The Daily Demarche – a career FSO blog devoted to the life [...]
