US EditionState Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation
The department said the revised exam will drop diversity, equity and inclusion questions and add American history, foreign policy and logical reasoning.
- On Wednesday, the State Department announced revisions to the Foreign Service entrance exam and A100 orientation, removing questions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion while introducing an 'America First' curriculum.
- President Donald Trump ordered an end to federal DEI programs on his first day in office, prompting the State Department to align the agency with the administration's priorities and worldview.
- New orientation requirements feature historical readings from George Washington and James Monroe alongside selections from the Federalist Papers and works by George Kennan and Samuel Huntington. The State Department calls on 'patriotic Americans' to apply.
- John Dinkelman, president of the American Foreign Service Association , warned that 'political ideology could now be introduced into the selection process,' risking the politicization of Foreign Service recruitment.
- The recruitment drive follows the departure of nearly 250 Foreign Service Officers last year, as the department rebuilds its diplomatic corps with new entry-level personnel during a period of considerable disruption.
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday a series of changes in the U.S. foreign service entrance exam, with special emphasis on eliminating the alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” within the Trump administration's efforts to reform the diplomatic corps. In its statement, which also includes a new curriculum for the diplomatic orientation process, the State Department called on “patriotic Americans” to sub…
State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation
The US State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the US foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as the Trump administration attempts to reshape the diplomatic corps.
State Department announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the U.S. foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged "diversity, equity, and inclusion" as the Trump administration attempts to reshape the diplomatic corps.
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