William Taft actually said...

Initial appointments from outside the service to secretaryships in the diplomatic service shall be only to the Classes of Third Secretary of...

No person shall be certified as eligible who is under twenty-one or over fifty years of age, or who is not a citizen of the United States, o...

The examinations shall be both oral and in writing and shall include the following subjects:—international law, diplomatic usage, and a know...

Neither in the designation for examination or certification or appointment after examination will the political affiliations of the candidat...