Herbert Hoover actually said...
Persons formerly employed abroad as United States diplomatic or consular officers of career or foreign service officers of career for the period of at least four years, for service in the Department of State as administrative officers or executive advisers in positions comparable in salary with the associate professional grade or higher.
Context
Executive Order 5513—Amendment of Schedule B, Positions Which May Be Filled Upon Noncompetitive Examinations Under the Civil...
12/12/1930