The Foreign Service is making a permanent switch to virtual assessments for candidates looking to join its ranks, after figuring out a remote format at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.\nThe State Department is moving to a fully virtual Foreign Service Officer Assessment (FSOA), an intermediate step for candidates looking to join the Foreign Service, after taking the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT).\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices