US State Department Announces End to Diversity, Inclusion Agenda in Foreign Service

NAMPA / Sputnik
2026-08-13
WASHINGTON, August 13 (RIA Novosti) - The US State Department announced on Thursday it is abandoning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in diplomatic training, returning priority to merit and professionalism. "The U.S​​​. Department of State has put an end to the ideologically extreme and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda, restoring merit, rigor, and accountability to the Foreign Service and refocusing trai......
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