In what year did Congress pass the Rogers Act, creating the career Foreign Service that Rubio's 2025 reorganization dismantled?

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Congress passed the Rogers Act on May 24, 1924, replacing the spoils system with merit-based hiring and promotion for diplomats. The act created the "Foreign Service of the United States of America" with competitive examinations, regular rotations, and a retirement system. When Rubio fired 246 Foreign Service officers in July 2025, he cut into a professional corps that took a century to build. Sources: State Department Office of the Historian; American Foreign Service Association.

In what year did Congress pass the Rogers Act, creating the career Foreign Service that Rubio's 2025 reorganization dismantled?

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