Foreign Service looks back on last 100 years, highlights plan to recruit next-generation diplomats

The State Department, looking back at 100 years since the birth of the modern Foreign Service, is highlighting the steps it’s taking to recruit, hire and train the next generation of diplomats.

The department brought together current and former members of the Foreign Service and civil service last Friday at its headquarters, in celebration of Foreign Affairs Day.

Later this month, on May 24, the department will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Rogers Act, which established the diplomatic agency as a career and merit-based civil service.

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