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Article: Foreign Service Act of 1946
Major Acts of Congress;      700+ words ...Foreign Service Act of 1946 Shahla F. Maghzi T he Foreign Service Act of 1946 (P.L. 79-724) is a reorganization ... to develop professional opportunities to attract foreign service officers and to train them to become a "disciplined ...

Article: The Rigors of Foreign Service.(Essay)
American Diplomacy;  January 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Some commentators have taken Foreign Service personnel to task for objecting ... about 11,500 people in the Foreign Service, 6,500 commissioned officers ... staffing shortfall in the Foreign Service--a result of under funding ...

Article: Joining the Foreign Service--then, now, and ...
American Diplomacy;  May 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... s Note: A senior active-duty Foreign Service Officer examines the process of entering the Foreign Service, from the Rogers Act of 1924 to ... at how the changing needs of the Foreign Service have affected the examination ...

Article: Rep. Smith Introduces Foreign Service Global ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... New Jersey, has introduced the Foreign Service Global Compensation Act of 2007 ... reform the compensation system of the Foreign Service of the U.S., and to amend the ... payable to surviving dependents of Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries ...

Article: Online registration for the U.S. Department of State ...
M2 Presswire;  February 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... registration for the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service written exam begins(C)1994-2005 ... 23, 2005 U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Written Exam is open. Foreign Service candidates are now able register by visiting ...

Article: OUTLOOK ON WASHINGTON: Choosing a Career? How about ...
The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education;  December 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... WASHINGTON: Choosing a Career? How about Foreign Service? DESPITE SOME SETBACKS, SUCH AS THE ... college, might want to consider is the Foreign Service of the United States. Today's Foreign Service consists of 4,000 officers and 3 ...

Article: 2 Reports Urge Overhaul of Foreign Service; ...
The Washington Post;  May 31, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... policy require an overhaul of the Foreign Service involving major changes in the way ... solutions, the reports found that the Foreign Service is failing to recruit sufficient women ... the revisions mandated in the 1980 Foreign Service Act have improved the efficiency of ...