The times in which I tend to log on to this blog and write a bit is always interesting. It started off as a Peace Corps blog, to chronicle my journey and possibly lay a trail of breadcrumbs for those that might be interested in following. There were some follow up posts, some posts during grad school, some posts during my deployment with the Red Cross, and then a reflection post now and again.
There is a chance I'm starting another trail of bread crumbs, so it seem appropriate to log that here.
On May 9th, I took the Foreign Service Oral Assessment and I passed. Passing the FSOA was the culmination of 8 months of work for this round, 2 years and 8 months of work since the first time I took the Foreign Service Officer Test, and over a decade of thoughts, information sessions, conversations and contemplation since the seed of this idea was planted in my head after my parents staid with two retired Foreign Service Officers while coming to see a concert of mine at Interlochen Arts Camp.
From what I have read online, only about 2% of people who take the FSOT end up becoming US diplomats, so though this has been a dream for a long time, the concept of it ever really becoming reality wasn't something I entertained, until the Assessing Officer broke into a smile and said "Congratulations Ms. Psarouthakis, you passed." As I've been in my clearance process for a few months now, I'm hoping that I can use this space to process through my thoughts as they come up. Consider this an introductory post with more to come!
Timeline Thus Far:
FSOT: October 1st, 2018
Personal Narratives Submitted: November 8th, 2018
Invited to FSOA: December 31st, 2018
Passed FSOA: May 9th (5.7 within the PD Cone)
Medical Clearance Received: December 20, 2018
Security Clearance Status: Final adjudications
There is a chance I'm starting another trail of bread crumbs, so it seem appropriate to log that here.
On May 9th, I took the Foreign Service Oral Assessment and I passed. Passing the FSOA was the culmination of 8 months of work for this round, 2 years and 8 months of work since the first time I took the Foreign Service Officer Test, and over a decade of thoughts, information sessions, conversations and contemplation since the seed of this idea was planted in my head after my parents staid with two retired Foreign Service Officers while coming to see a concert of mine at Interlochen Arts Camp.
From what I have read online, only about 2% of people who take the FSOT end up becoming US diplomats, so though this has been a dream for a long time, the concept of it ever really becoming reality wasn't something I entertained, until the Assessing Officer broke into a smile and said "Congratulations Ms. Psarouthakis, you passed." As I've been in my clearance process for a few months now, I'm hoping that I can use this space to process through my thoughts as they come up. Consider this an introductory post with more to come!
Timeline Thus Far:
FSOT: October 1st, 2018
Personal Narratives Submitted: November 8th, 2018
Invited to FSOA: December 31st, 2018
Passed FSOA: May 9th (5.7 within the PD Cone)
Medical Clearance Received: December 20, 2018
Security Clearance Status: Final adjudications
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