Welcome!

Thank you for considering a career in the Foreign Service!

The Foreign Service is a career like no other; every day Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) represent the United States to the world, promoting peace, stability and prosperity. We welcome your interest in this challenging, unique work where you can be involved in the important issues of the world, where you can contribute, and make a difference.

The FSO selection process has five stages:

1. In the first stage, you will fill out a Registration package that consists of an application form.
2. The second stage of the selection process is the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT). After you have submitted your Registration package, you will be notified by email with instructions on how to schedule your appointment. Seating during each testing window will be limited, so email invitations to schedule test appointments will be sent to registrants on a first-come, first-served basis according to when the completed Registration package was submitted.
3. If you receive a passing score on the FSOT, you will receive an email instructing you to log in to your account and complete the Personal Narrative questions.
4. In the fourth stage, a Qualifications Evaluation Panel will consider your full file.
5. You will then receive an electronic notification informing you whether or not you have been invited to the fifth stage, the Foreign Service Oral Assessment.