Careers Representing America: Registration Opens for the Foreign Service Written Exam

Following is the text of an announcement sent to Universities, organizations, and interested individuals to announce the registration period for the Foreign Service Written Examination:

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Are you ready for a lifetime of adventure? A Foreign Service career may be your ticket. Becoming a Foreign Service Officer begins with taking the Foreign Service Written Exam. Registration has opened for this year’s April 24, 2004 exam. Deadlines for registration are March 24 in the U.S. and March 17 overseas. Visit the Department of State’s interactive web site, www.careers.state.gov, to determine your eligibility for a career in the Foreign Service and to register for the exam.

A career in the Foreign Service provides a variety of opportunities that enable you to make a difference wherever you are in the world. Your “office” will be U.S. embassies and consulates in any of 163 countries as well as in Washington, D.C. Your job will be the advancement and promotion of American foreign policy objectives. Five different career tracks – Management, Consular, Economic, Political, and Public Diplomacy – will give you the opportunity to apply your expertise to and develop your interests in important issues.

For example, consider the Management career track to become the “Chief Operating Officer” at a U.S. embassy, consulate or mission. You will work with multimillion-dollar budgets, hire and direct mission-critical personnel, and manage large real estate portfolios. Other front-line jobs in Public Diplomacy and Consular, Economic and Political affairs also await you at the Department of State.

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