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Foreign Service Exam Eligibility

The Foreign Service Written Examination is administered throughout the United States and at American Embassies and Consulates abroad. To be eligible for the written examination, an applicant must be:

  1. between 20 and 59 years old on the date of examination. Appointment to the Foreign Service must take place before the candidate's 60th birthday;
  2. a citizen of the United States;
  3. available for worldwide assignment, including Washington, D.C.

Exam Date

The next Foreign Service Written Examination is scheduled for Saturday, September 29, 2001. Registration for the 2001 Foreign Service Written Examination will be available by June 15, 2001.

If you would like to receive a hard-copy of the 2001 Foreign Service Written Examination registration book when it is available by June 15, 2001, fill out the form below and click "submit," or write to the address below.


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U.S. Department of State
HR/REE, SA-1
2401 E Street, NW, 5th floor
Washington, DC 20522

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