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Schedule for the Foreign Service Officer Test and Associated Oral Assessment Schedule

The Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) is expected to be administered multiple times each year, each time for a period, or window, of eight days. Candidates who are invited to take the Oral Assessment should schedule their assessment to take place during the Oral Assessment session associated with their test date. The dates below may be revised periodically so applicants are advised to check this schedule frequently.

FSOT Test Window Oral Assessment Location Oral Assessment Dates
March 1-8, 2008 Washington, DC August 25-September 26, 2008;
November 18-December 19, 2008
  San Francisco, CA October 1-23, 2008

July 12-19, 2008 Washington, DC January 29-April 7, 2009;
May 4-15, 2009
  To Be Announced February 5-19, 2009

November 1-8, 2008 Washington, DC May 18-June 19, 2009 (tentative)
  Chicago (tentative) June 4-17, 2009

February 7-14, 2009 Washington, DC To Be Determined
  To Be Announced To Be Determined
June 6-13, 2009 Washington, DC To Be Determined
  To Be Announced To Be Determined

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