The first efforts by the United States to create a professional Foreign Service staff started ________.
A) during the Spanish-American War
B) after World War I
C) during the Korean War
D) in 1972, along with opening relations with China
E) after World War II

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The first efforts by the United States to create a professional Foreign Service staff started after World War I with the passage of the Foreign Service Act of 1924. Prior to that, the United States relied on a mix of political appointees and ad hoc staffers to manage diplomatic affairs.

The First Efforts by the United States to Create a Professional