I retook it and got 121. I am scheduled to retake it this October. I have talked to an older Black-American gentleman who told me that it took him 3 times to take the test before he finally passes and was accepted. I'll never give up, I'll keep on trying until I get work for the State Department.
HenryJ TV Wow. I've been really interested to be a Foreign Service Officer. What's the minimum passing score of the FSOT? and How are you preparing for it?
This was a great documentary. I liked the candor of the FSOs regarding what they thought State could improve on. I also liked that you had many different perspectives: FSOs, ambassadors, assistant secretaries, SFSOs, etc. Thanks for airing this!
Thank you so much for this documentary! I was so happy to see many of the people I have come in contact with within the Foreign Service. I am also doing a research project upon diversity of the Foreign Service and this serves as a good visual resource. Thank you!
@@jackharper2100 dedicated to service? You go around the world and preach what you don't practice. If you were on the other side you will not be making such comment. We were in the service for 12 years and left because of daily discrimination and biases from white officers. It's not a place for black and brown people. All the systems around this organisation is in favor of white supremacy.
any degree is fine, but the test is extremely hard, since a lot of questions is basically about opinions you would do. for example, you are in Afghanistan US embassy, and you notice that the water is not clean in the nearby town and schools are underfunded, what suggestion will make to the US ambassador? something like that.
Hi I'm Ariful Islam leeton im software engineer and members of the international organization who and members of the international telecommunications and investors public and members of Congress
they are not doing enough, there is a reason why less and less African Americans are in the FS. AA typically have fewer means of family/financial support. They apply to these scholarships because they have no other means of attending school and applying to the FS. If less and less AA are getting selected for fellowships, there will be less AA in the FS and less representation. In conclusion, more scholarships need to be offered to at least let those who don't have the means to apply by themselves.
really? I went to the military and went to Iraq twice to get my education paid for? should have identified as minority to get free scholarship, because I sure in hell didnt find a white privilege check to pay for college. 2 close friends of mine did the same thing and they both died in Afghanistan, they were white to.
In the quest to learn something about diversity at the State Department, I was eager to see this promotional video that clearly aims to profile diversity in the workforce of America's State Department. The video does a good job of profiling various jobs, however I think it stops short of accurately representing diversity in the State Department. With more than 20 million America veterans, many of whom have served on the frontlines in America's military services, I was disappointed that not a single military veteran was featured or even mentioned in this promotional video about diversity in the State Department. By highlighting women, ethnic minorities, and LGBT+ individuals while ignoring those with veteran status, the video implies that the manifestations of diversity such as sex, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are important to the State Department whereas veteran status is not. Coming from the department which is tasked with representing America to foreign nations, ignoring its veterans is a travesty. There are more than 20 million American veterans today, many of whom make careers in public service. Given the many levels of approval required to produce a 25-minute promotional video, the State Department should consider why no one on the approval team thought to feature veterans in a video intended to highlight organizational diversity. The public should be informed that many secretaries of state were veterans and that veterans serve with distinction at all levels in the State Department.
Agreed, us veterans only matter in few fields ( police / fire department ) maybe shitty jobs like security ($9 an hour) CIA,FBI, most police departments, NSA, DOS, DOJ and other, don't give 2 shits about your military history or status, but want you to pass the test or at least have a 3.5 + GPS bachelors
This is NOT true. The State Department is NOT in search of diversity. It is in search of selecting individuals for assignment to overseas posts who will promote one segment of America: The White segment. The State Department has not and still is not aggressively seeking or recruiting African Americans into the Foreign Service ranks. I was in the Foreign Service (FSO) and served at two overseas posts; one in Asia and the other in Africa. My appointments amounted to nothing but "tokenism." That is, to say, "Look, we have Blacks in the Foreign Service." What I have learned (and this is easily verifiable) most U.S. Ambassadors are White males and a few White women. I challenge anyone to list the number of African Americans serving as US Ambassadors and stack that number up against the number of Whites who are in those positions. And, in particular, in Africa. I knew one African American Ambassador in Africa. It is most telling and shameful. I find this very odd on the continent of Africa. Why is that? Why are White males and a few White women predominate US Ambassadorships IN AFRICA (and even Asia). Diversity within the Federal Government mean lowly positions in the "fields" picking the cotton and White task masters at the top watching over them. Thus, there is NO true diversity at the top. I know what I am talking about, I have 42 years of Federal Service.
I have recently been researching the FSO opportunity for myself....your observation isn't surprising to me, but it is quite disappointing that the State Dept's goal when hiring black people is within the lines of tokenism. Welp, now I have no clue what to do with my life. lol. Do you regret that you spent almost half a lifetime in Federal Service?
I do not regret entering the Federal Government or Foreign Service. I have worked very hard and dealt with unimaginable racism throughout. Though highly educated, skilled and performance rated throughout my career, I have seen "MANY" White people who have 5-7 years vested enter in and jump past me and be given promotions and Foreign Service assignments in which they are not qualified. You see, they may have a relative already in the Foreign Service who pull some strings for them. When I confront the selection board, they hem and haw and clear their throats and object to you questioning them or asking for a reason why lesser virtually unknown persons are put in those positions. They do not give you an answer. You feel cheated. What it really boils down to is that you are the wrong color OR you are too Black. I retire from Federal Service within a month and I will be writing a book on this subject. Most people have no idea what goes on (and what Black Folk go through) within the Federal Government and in particular with Foreign Service. I highly recommend you read a book entitled "No Fear" by Marsha Coleman-Adebayo. Or at least listen to her story via UA-cam videos about her experiences at the Environmental Protection Agency. It is heart-breaking, eye-opening, and it will make you angry. Something very similar happened to me within the Foreign Service. Strong African American males and females are viewed as a threat and as persons who MUST be kept in the barrel.
Token or not I️ want to be there in Africa . I️ did not make the world I️ was born into it. I️ wake up everyday African American and I️ know the odds are stacked against us but that is exactly what keeps people from trying and this field fascinates me. Discrimination everywhere in every forum from the grocery store to the u.s government I️ have worked hard and watched people who barely do anything on the job get promoted or never be reprimanded for ignoring policies and putting our clients at risk. I️ want it be a FSO and discrimination does not put fear in my heart .
Farrin Bailey I agree I think it’s easier to change a place from working within vs. working from the outside in. I want to make sure I am apart of the change I want to see. Our ancestors r extremely strong and resilient people so there is nothin that can hold us back it’s all a matter of time.
Hey, I am really interested in being in the Foreign Service and I feel like I could really make in impact in this field, I am an AA male and have traveled to many countries meeting people, learning and listening to them and have been told that I could make a great diplomat . This is my dream job. Would you mind providing some guidance for me? Thanks.
To the contrary, race, gender, and sexuality aren't the only American diversity markers. Disgraceful not to include disabled folks (and, as mentioned below, vets}
Or how about we promote the best qualified candidates irrespective of any of these immutable characteristics? The only thing disgraceful here is your face.
Foreign Service Officers are the face of America around the world. At a time in the not so distant past, FSOs were almost always European American, middle to upper class and from the Northeast. Today, there are more women and minorities, but they are underrepresented, because they under apply. But let's not address that. The State Department is working to remake the institution into one that looks like America today; diverse and multi-cultural. The government has been trying to make all government jobs, state and federal as non-white as best they can for decades. You can only get a government job if you are white by having a degree in a very technical field.
So 82 and 86% of the Foreign Officers are EUROPEAN AMERICAN, while only 5.6% of the Officers are black. So if you are European American and male, the government is doing all they can to make sure you are turned down based on your ethnicity. But not to worry as for decades in so many areas, the push to get more blacks interested enough to apply and also to qualify has had little success. It is kind of an insulting way to treat European Americans after being there and going overseas for your country, by telling them that they are not wanted at this time. Whites need not apply should be the sign hanging up. But we are used to it.
Sadly, many don't care to be or they would be I'm sure, with all the encouragement and support for blacks to be a U.S. Ambassador. The push to land any non-white applicant as ambassadors seems to be very high. The video just stopped short of telling all whites to not apply. What else can the government do if people are not interested. I went on a mission trip to Rwanda and all of the locals asked us why they never see any black Americans come to their country on missions? I didn't know what to tell them, but I felt bad for them. But the bottom line is that this video is offensive and borderline racist in some of their presentation. I guess their idea is that if we demonize whites some, then maybe that will motivate more blacks to apply? Who knows for sure.
you have to acknowledge the fact that many African American lack the means and resources to learn about these types of career opportunities. I'm 21 years old and my newly established mentor JUST informed me about this, when I've never heard anything about it in my life. How could you blame people's ignorance when those at fault are ones who refuse to spread their own knowledge about an opportunity like this?
I hope diversity does snot mean sacrifice skill. say for example you had 2 white man scored 130 on the test, one female scored 95 and one black male scored 55 which is below the passing, will we tell the white male to go to hell and take the female and black male? we should take skill over diversity.
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Hopefully, I can retake the FSOT again for the second time and pass it. The first time, I had 105. Hopefully the next time, I can do well.
Did you retake it? How'd it go?
update??
I retook it and got 121. I am scheduled to retake it this October. I have talked to an older Black-American gentleman who told me that it took him 3 times to take the test before he finally passes and was accepted. I'll never give up, I'll keep on trying until I get work for the State Department.
I retook it and got 121. I am scheduled to retake it this October. I hope I get a higher score.
HenryJ TV Wow. I've been really interested to be a Foreign Service Officer. What's the minimum passing score of the FSOT? and How are you preparing for it?
I'm Alaska Native, and if I pass I have a good feeling about getting hired
This was a great documentary. I liked the candor of the FSOs regarding what they thought State could improve on. I also liked that you had many different perspectives: FSOs, ambassadors, assistant secretaries, SFSOs, etc. Thanks for airing this!
A great documentary, which really reflected the greatness of USA as Country.. I enjoyed watching & learned more about foreign service..Thank you
This was an amazing documentary!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Hi whats the name of the program that the mention here in the video?
Thank you so much for this documentary! I was so happy to see many of the people I have come in contact with within the Foreign Service. I am also doing a research project upon diversity of the Foreign Service and this serves as a good visual resource. Thank you!
Please share your thoughts about this program.
I hear a lot of people focusing on their race and gender rather than dedication to serving their country.
Jack Harper we got a smart alec over here
@@jackharper2100 dedicated to service? You go around the world and preach what you don't practice. If you were on the other side you will not be making such comment. We were in the service for 12 years and left because of daily discrimination and biases from white officers. It's not a place for black and brown people. All the systems around this organisation is in favor of white supremacy.
Can you apply with a political science degree ?
+Shawn Afshar Anyone can apply with any degree, you just have to past the exam and go through the interview process :)
+InnocentSage thanks :)
any degree is fine, but the test is extremely hard, since a lot of questions is basically about opinions you would do. for example, you are in Afghanistan US embassy, and you notice that the water is not clean in the nearby town and schools are underfunded, what suggestion will make to the US ambassador? something like that.
ThereIS diversity.Very good.
Subpar candidates are being hired/promoted simply because of their skin color and vaginas. Very bad.
I took the practice test and I got 132. I got a 56 on the situational though.
Long Live Indian American Friendship and Mutual Understanding.
DeEtta Craven's mom is Native American and European American.
why?
I Love America and all Americans irrespective of caste, colour,creed,race,sex, language region or religion.
As long as the diverse people obey the think tanks!
Almighty God bless you always 🙏🙏❤️
It helps if your parents/spouse have been diplomats
Hi I'm Ariful Islam leeton im software engineer and members of the international organization who and members of the international telecommunications and investors public and members of Congress
Orrr you could just hire the best candidates regardless of what's between their legs, or what their skin color is.
they are not doing enough, there is a reason why less and less African Americans are in the FS. AA typically have fewer means of family/financial support. They apply to these scholarships because they have no other means of attending school and applying to the FS. If less and less AA are getting selected for fellowships, there will be less AA in the FS and less representation. In conclusion, more scholarships need to be offered to at least let those who don't have the means to apply by themselves.
really? I went to the military and went to Iraq twice to get my education paid for? should have identified as minority to get free scholarship, because I sure in hell didnt find a white privilege check to pay for college. 2 close friends of mine did the same thing and they both died in Afghanistan, they were white to.
The department cares more about gender and race than qualification?
they said that scholarships are really competitive. They've got to be people of color as well as the cream of the crop.
@@darkbeauty44
People of color and the cream of the crop aren't mutually exclusive. But, I do get your point.
OP: Get a life 😒
In the quest to learn something about diversity at the State Department, I was eager to see this promotional video that clearly aims to profile diversity in the workforce of America's State Department. The video does a good job of profiling various jobs, however I think it stops short of accurately representing diversity in the State Department. With more than 20 million America veterans, many of whom have served on the frontlines in America's military services, I was disappointed that not a single military veteran was featured or even mentioned in this promotional video about diversity in the State Department. By highlighting women, ethnic minorities, and LGBT+ individuals while ignoring those with veteran status, the video implies that the manifestations of diversity such as sex, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are important to the State Department whereas veteran status is not. Coming from the department which is tasked with representing America to foreign nations, ignoring its veterans is a travesty. There are more than 20 million American veterans today, many of whom make careers in public service. Given the many levels of approval required to produce a 25-minute promotional video, the State Department should consider why no one on the approval team thought to feature veterans in a video intended to highlight organizational diversity. The public should be informed that many secretaries of state were veterans and that veterans serve with distinction at all levels in the State Department.
Agreed, us veterans only matter in few fields ( police / fire department ) maybe shitty jobs like security ($9 an hour)
CIA,FBI, most police departments, NSA, DOS, DOJ and other, don't give 2 shits about your military history or status, but want you to pass the test or at least have a 3.5 + GPS bachelors
This is NOT true. The State Department is NOT in search of diversity. It is in search of selecting individuals for assignment to overseas posts who will promote one segment of America: The White segment. The State Department has not and still is not aggressively seeking or recruiting African Americans into the Foreign Service ranks. I was in the Foreign Service (FSO) and served at two overseas posts; one in Asia and the other in Africa. My appointments amounted to nothing but "tokenism." That is, to say, "Look, we have Blacks in the Foreign Service." What I have learned (and this is easily verifiable) most U.S. Ambassadors are White males and a few White women. I challenge anyone to list the number of African Americans serving as US Ambassadors and stack that number up against the number of Whites who are in those positions. And, in particular, in Africa. I knew one African American Ambassador in Africa. It is most telling and shameful. I find this very odd on the continent of Africa. Why is that? Why are White males and a few White women predominate US Ambassadorships IN AFRICA (and even Asia). Diversity within the Federal Government mean lowly positions in the "fields" picking the cotton and White task masters at the top watching over them. Thus, there is NO true diversity at the top. I know what I am talking about, I have 42 years of Federal Service.
I have recently been researching the FSO opportunity for myself....your observation isn't surprising to me, but it is quite disappointing that the State Dept's goal when hiring black people is within the lines of tokenism. Welp, now I have no clue what to do with my life. lol. Do you regret that you spent almost half a lifetime in Federal Service?
I do not regret entering the Federal Government or Foreign Service. I have worked very hard and dealt with unimaginable racism throughout. Though highly educated, skilled and performance rated throughout my career, I have seen "MANY" White people who have 5-7 years vested enter in and jump past me and be given promotions and Foreign Service assignments in which they are not qualified. You see, they may have a relative already in the Foreign Service who pull some strings for them. When I confront the selection board, they hem and haw and clear their throats and object to you questioning them or asking for a reason why lesser virtually unknown persons are put in those positions. They do not give you an answer. You feel cheated. What it really boils down to is that you are the wrong color OR you are too Black. I retire from Federal Service within a month and I will be writing a book on this subject. Most people have no idea what goes on (and what Black Folk go through) within the Federal Government and in particular with Foreign Service. I highly recommend you read a book entitled "No Fear" by Marsha Coleman-Adebayo. Or at least listen to her story via UA-cam videos about her experiences at the Environmental Protection Agency. It is heart-breaking, eye-opening, and it will make you angry. Something very similar happened to me within the Foreign Service. Strong African American males and females are viewed as a threat and as persons who MUST be kept in the barrel.
Token or not I️ want to be there in Africa . I️ did not make the world I️ was born into it. I️ wake up everyday African American and I️ know the odds are stacked against us but that is exactly what keeps people from trying and this field fascinates me. Discrimination everywhere in every forum from the grocery store to the u.s government I️ have worked hard and watched people who barely do anything on the job get promoted or never be reprimanded for ignoring policies and putting our clients at risk. I️ want it be a FSO and discrimination does not put fear in my heart .
Farrin Bailey I agree I think it’s easier to change a place from working within vs. working from the outside in. I want to make sure I am apart of the change I want to see. Our ancestors r extremely strong and resilient people so there is nothin that can hold us back it’s all a matter of time.
Hey, I am really interested in being in the Foreign Service and I feel like I could really make in impact in this field, I am an AA male and have traveled to many countries meeting people, learning and listening to them and have been told that I could make a great diplomat . This is my dream job. Would you mind providing some guidance for me? Thanks.
❤️🤍💙Stronger Together 💯💯💯💯💯
Looks more like a meeting of the Soviet Comintern than America
100%. And this must change quickly (across the board) or we risk losing our country.
To the contrary, race, gender, and sexuality aren't the only American diversity markers. Disgraceful not to include disabled folks (and, as mentioned below, vets}
Or how about we promote the best qualified candidates irrespective of any of these immutable characteristics? The only thing disgraceful here is your face.
Foreign Service Officers are the face of America around the world. At a time in the not so distant past, FSOs were almost always European American, middle to upper class and from the Northeast. Today, there are more women and minorities, but they are underrepresented, because they under apply. But let's not address that. The State Department is working to remake the institution into one that looks like America today; diverse and multi-cultural. The government has been trying to make all government jobs, state and federal as non-white as best they can for decades. You can only get a government job if you are white by having a degree in a very technical field.
So 82 and 86% of the Foreign Officers are EUROPEAN AMERICAN, while only 5.6% of the Officers are black. So if you are European American and male, the government is doing all they can to make sure you are turned down based on your ethnicity. But not to worry as for decades in so many areas, the push to get more blacks interested enough to apply and also to qualify has had little success. It is kind of an insulting way to treat European Americans after being there and going overseas for your country, by telling them that they are not wanted at this time. Whites need not apply should be the sign hanging up. But we are used to it.
How many African American FSOs are US Ambassadors? Better yet, how many African Americans are US Ambassadors in Africa?
Sadly, many don't care to be or they would be I'm sure, with all the encouragement and support for blacks to be a U.S. Ambassador. The push to land any non-white applicant as ambassadors seems to be very high. The video just stopped short of telling all whites to not apply. What else can the government do if people are not interested. I went on a mission trip to Rwanda and all of the locals asked us why they never see any black Americans come to their country on missions? I didn't know what to tell them, but I felt bad for them. But the bottom line is that this video is offensive and borderline racist in some of their presentation. I guess their idea is that if we demonize whites some, then maybe that will motivate more blacks to apply? Who knows for sure.
you have to acknowledge the fact that many African American lack the means and resources to learn about these types of career opportunities. I'm 21 years old and my newly established mentor JUST informed me about this, when I've never heard anything about it in my life. How could you blame people's ignorance when those at fault are ones who refuse to spread their own knowledge about an opportunity like this?
12 Digits, project white america? lol you said this 8 months ago? you think the world does not know that the president was black for the past 8 years?
Myla Clay you’re completely right about this. This is never even broached as a possibility for students in inner city schools.
I hope diversity does snot mean sacrifice skill. say for example you had 2 white man scored 130 on the test, one female scored 95 and one black male scored 55 which is below the passing, will we tell the white male to go to hell and take the female and black male? we should take skill over diversity.