Brigham Young University's Foreign Service Student Organization (FSSO) is sponsoring a series of free preparation courses for the Foreign Service written exam beginning Thursday, March 17, at 11 a.m.

The old civl service hiring exam is a thing of the past, a victim of lawsuits and the mainstreaming of what had once been alternative hiring techniques. But the rigorous Foreign Service exam lives on ...

It was a balmy, starlit night that first Friday in December in Austin. At 2 a.m., we were outside drinking beer and dancing to Beto y los Fairlanes. At 8 a.m., I was to take the Foreign Service exam, ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Images: Getty Images Composite: Mark Kelly Since 1924, anyone who wants to become an American ...

WASHINGTON — With a focus on Los Angeles, the State Department is pressing to bolster the number of Latinos, African Americans and other minorities in the U.S. Foreign Service -- the diplomatic force ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The State Department is failing to recruit a Foreign Service that fully represents the American people, as required by the Foreign Service Act of 1980. One of State’s most glaring recruitment ...

Students at least 21 years old and under 31 are eligible for competitive examinations in the Foreign Service, the State Department announced yesterday. Applications must be made on or before July 1 ...