Rogers Act of 1924

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Foreign_Service_Act_of_1924
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Foreign_Service_Act_of_1946
gptkbp:dateEnacted May 24, 1924
gptkbp:effect created the United States Foreign Service
established merit-based recruitment and promotion for Foreign Service officers
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rogers Act of 1924
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Jacob_Rogers
gptkbp:purpose to merge the diplomatic and consular services of the United States
gptkbp:replacedBy previous separate diplomatic and consular services
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Foreign_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5