PATH to the Foreign Service Act

Summary

The bill creates a career pathway for former USAID Foreign Service members to join the State Department’s Foreign Service at a grade and tenure level that reflects their previous service. It waives the standard entrance exam, gives hiring preference points, and counts prior USAID service toward seniority and retirement. The goal is to retain experienced development professionals within U.S. diplomacy.

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