Interested in joining the U.S. State Department as a Foreign Service Officer? The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo will be hosting the computer-based Foreign Service Officer Test on Feb. 9 and 10, 2009 (time and date of testing will be assigned by Washington). Application deadline for overseas test centers is Jan. 29, 2009, 11:59 p.m. (CST). For registration and other information, please visit www.careers.state.gov on or after Jan. 5, 2009.

Eligibility Requirements:

• All applicants must be U.S. citizens on the date they submit their registration package.
  
  
• On the day you submit your registration, you must be at least 20 years old and no older than 59 years of age.
  
  
• On the day you are appointed as a Foreign Service Officer, you must be at least 21 years old, and not yet 60.
  
  
• You must also be available for worldwide assignments, including Washington, D.C.