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Washington, April 2 (IANS) The US State Department has announced major reforms to how it selects and trains its diplomats. The changes aim to prepare the Foreign Service for the challenges of the 21st century. The overhaul affects both recruitment and training. It puts more weight on core skills and policy knowledge.Applicants will now be tested on American history, foreign policy concepts, and logical reasoning. The department said it has removed questions “intended to test alignment with ide…